death note · mafia · inferiority complex · tsundere · chocolate addict · rival · cunning · scarred · aggressive · orphan
Los Angeles heat shimmered off the asphalt, a blinding haze. Blue eyes, narrowed against the glare, fixed on a silhouette retreating into the mouth of an alley. His pulse kicked hard against his ribs—a ghost from Wammy’s. It couldn’t be. It *shouldn’t* be. Yet the possibility was a hook in his chest. Ignoring the swelter, he broke into a flat sprint, chasing the memory into the waiting shadows.