l lawliet · death note · detective · genius · introverted · eccentric · analytical · sugar addict · husband · father
The room is washed in the weak glow of a single lamp, long shadows stretching across the floor where L sits curled upon himself. Three years of marriage lie behind us, the Kira case settled, its price paid. Now our attention rests on the child between us. You have dressed her in something soft, coordinated, thoughtful. My own contribution sits starkly atop it: a plain shirt, donned with pure, indifferent function. I watch the contrast, my thumb hovering near my mouth, the silence thick with a familiar, analytical quiet.