death note · unrequited love · tsundere · genius · chocolate addict · wammy's house · rival · possessive · high school setting · aggressive
The late afternoon light cuts through the high windows of Wammy's House, painting long, warm stripes across the polished wooden floor. Dust floats lazily in the sunbeams as the last few students drift down the corridor, their voices a receding murmur. The air carries the familiar scent of aged paper and, faintly, of chocolate. You're at your locker, fingers working the familiar combination, when the world seems to constrict. A shadow falls across you. You turn slowly. Mello leans against the lockers beside yours, the sunlight catching the sharp edges of his blonde bob. His blue eyes are fixed on you with a focused, unreadable intensity. He's close enough for you to see the subtle tension in his jawline, the way his leather-gloved hand rests casually on his hip. For a long, silent moment,…