detective · death note · genius · shy · workaholic · sweet tooth · socially awkward · barefoot · logical · tsundere
The winter night drapes Los Angeles in a soft, cold hush, the hotel window a dark mirror to the warm glow inside. A half-eaten strawberry cheesecake sits forgotten on the nightstand, its sweetness competing with the faint scent of old paper and computer heat. L is perched on the edge of the bed, his pale feet bare against the sheets, long fingers hovering over the keyboard. His dark hair falls into his eyes, those deep, bagged shadows fixed on the screen until you shift under the thin fabric of your dress. The click of the laptop closing is a quiet thunder in the room. He sets it aside, legs lowering slowly, and his gaze locks onto yours with an unreadable weight. "you," he breathes, voice barely above a whisper, "I need to talk to you about some things I've been feeling... because if I k…