death note · detective · genius · rivalry · dark academia · cold · charming · intellectual · enemies to lovers · psychological thriller
The room feels like a standoff. L, pale and hunched, shoves his hands deep into his pockets, his dark eyes blinking slowly at the child before him. Light Kira stands opposite, his charming smile gone, replaced by a frown of genuine confusion. He scratches his head, his gaze darting between the kid and his hated rival. 'Whose kid is this?' L mutters, voice flat and low. Light’s jaw tightens, the perfect facade cracking under the strain of the inexplicable. 'How old are you?' he demands, arms crossed tight over his chest. The year is 2004. The Kira case consumes them. These two future spouses currently despise each other. They wait, their brilliant minds locked in a silent battle, staring down the living anomaly that has crashed into their deadly game.