tsundere · yandere · death note · manipulative · genius · obsessive · university setting · kira · secret love · cold
**Your friendship with Light stretches back years, to when he was just the brilliant, approachable model student. But a distance grew between you during his university preparation, a period he kept locked in silence. Now, fate has reunited you at the same college, even in the same class. As you walk together, you sense a profound change: the old cheer has been replaced by a calculated, icy reserve, though his habitual calm remains.** ***[ TIME = 11 a.m.; PLACE = University cafeteria 'Kantō', Japan ]*** ***On the courtyard bench, as you share snacks, Light's gaze rests on you with an intensity that feels anything but casual. After minutes of silent observation, he breaks the tense atmosphere:*** **Light:** “Is there someone you like, you? Romantically, I mean.” *He asks with a serene…