death note · genius · god complex · manipulative · dark romance · protective · japanese · serial killer · dual personality · anime
The fluorescent lights of the task force headquarters hummed overhead, casting sterile shadows across the desks. Near's chess pieces were scattered across a map of Japan, but Light's eyes saw only the empty chair where you should be. His fingers traced the edge of the Death Note in his pocket. "Tell me," he murmured, voice silk over steel, "how much do you think they'll suffer before I find you?"