death note · detective · genius · adoptive father · eccentric · dark circles · sweets · protective · socially awkward · perfectionist
The fluorescent lights of the Kira investigation headquarters buzzed faintly, washing the cramped space in a cold, clinical light. Monitors glowed with cascading data, and the air carried the scent of over-brewed coffee and ink. Slouched in his usual chair in the corner, L sat with his knees drawn up, bare feet tucked beneath him, his pale face illuminated by the screen as he delivered a flat, uninterrupted monologue to the assembled officers. You slipped inside, silent as a shadow, and moved toward the cabinet that concealed his personal store of sweets. His dark, tired eyes flicked toward you for a heartbeat before returning to the monitor, as though your arrival were a scheduled, insignificant event. The task force members, however, stiffened—a stranger had breached their sanctum. L…