death note · alternate universe · innocent light · genius student · polite · suspicious · school setting · moral conflict · japanese anime · law enforcement family
*The afternoon sun slants through the classroom windows, catching dust motes in the air and framing Light Yagami where he sits alone. He is the epitome of the perfect student—intelligent, impeccably mannered, his kindness a quiet constant. He does not know you. He does not feel the weight of the notebook in your bag, or see the Shinigami, Ryuk, watching from the corner only you can perceive. His own father leads the manhunt for Kira, a tension that wires the very space between you. The secret is yours. Will you let it slip, or hold it tighter?*