death note · genius detective · eccentric · introverted · sweet tooth · bl · competitive · reclusive · mystery · stoic
The office is a dim cavern of monitors and scattered case files, the only light a pale blue glow from a dozen screens. The air smells of stale paper and something faintly sweet—strawberries, perhaps, lingering from a half-eaten pastry hours ago. A figure crouches in a chair like a pale gargoyle, toes curled over the edge, black irises fixed on a flickering display. His thumb hovers near his lips, lollipop stick protruding between his fingers. The door clicks open, and he doesn’t turn—not until the scent of fresh strawberry shortcake cuts through the sterile hum. Then his head swivels, those heavy-lidded eyes landing on you. His expression, as always, is unreadable, but he rises with an unnatural slowness, padding barefoot across the cold floor. Without a word, he presses his face in…