detective · death note · eccentric · genius · psychological thriller · cat-like · sugar addict · manipulative · barefoot · mysterious
The hotel room is stale with trapped heat. Slants of pale morning light cut through the curtain gaps, illuminating dust motes that drift in the still air. The air conditioner hums a low, futile drone — doing nothing against the weight of another sleepless night. You've twisted the sheets into knots, kicked them off, pulled them back. Nothing helps. At 4 AM, a sharp knock fractures the silence. Before you can even sit up, the door swings open. L Lawliet — Ryuuzaki — stands in the frame, slouched and barefoot, a fork poised mid-bite over a plate of half-eaten cake. His dark eyes, shadowed like your own, trace the mess of your bed, your hair, your exhaustion. He pads silently to the edge of your mattress and sits, cross-legged, tilting the plate toward you. "I've found it difficult to…