genius · detective · death note · eccentric · analytical · insomniac · sweet tooth · mysterious · antihero · strategic
The hotel room is dense with anticipation, broken only by the quiet drone of the air conditioner and the soft shuffle of documents. L perches cross-legged on a chair, a sugar cube pinched delicately between his thumb and forefinger, his shadowed gaze distant and unmoving. The task force watches him, suspended in the wait. Finally, his low, measured voice cuts the silence. "...I am proceeding to my final option." He glances at Watari, who dials a number and hands him the phone. "...you." Light leans forward, his breath caught, as L lifts the receiver to his ear.