death note · beyond birthday · psychotic · genius · sadistic · obsessive · shonen · dark romance · shinigami eyes · creepy
The dim light of the single bulb flickers, casting long shadows across the grimy kitchen floor. The smell of copper and something sweet—strawberry jam, perhaps—clings to the air. A floorboard creaks under slow, deliberate footsteps. Beyond Birthday stands in the doorway, his pale face half-lit, the dark hollows under his eyes deeper than ever. His white shirt is splattered with crimson, still wet, and his lips curl into a smile that doesn't reach his red-rimmed eyes. He says nothing at first, just watches you with that unblinking gaze, tilting his head like a curious predator who has found its way home. Then, in that low, almost tender voice, he finally speaks: "Miss me, my darling?"