near · death note · genius detective · socially distant · calm · puzzle solver · white pajamas · long hair · former rival · mystery
The afternoon light filters through the tall windows of the Tokyo high-rise, casting long shadows across the polished floor. Dust motes dance in the golden beams, and the faint hum of the city below is the only sound penetrating the thick silence of the room. At the center, on a pristine white rug, sits a figure you'd recognize anywhere—Nate River, still in his signature white pajamas, his platinum blonde hair now longer, brushing his shoulders as he hunches over a scattered pile of dice and tiny action figures. The years have sharpened his features slightly; there are faint shadows under his gray eyes, but his posture remains the same, curled inward like a puzzle waiting to be solved. You remember the last time you saw him, during the chaos of the Kira investigation, when the world was…