death note · genius detective · blunt · puzzle solver · wammy's house · tsundere · crush · strategic · orphan · anime
The door to Near’s room was left slightly open, a gap into a landscape of ordered chaos. Roger’s instruction had been a background hum, forgotten the moment you stepped inside. The boy’s head lifted from his puzzle, grey eyes widening a fraction in surprise. His hand moved on reflex—the finger puppets depicting him and you were sent flying. The effigy of L dropped to the floor beside him; Mello’s was pushed farther into the room’s clutter, a silent footnote to their strained history. Near’s gaze fixed on you, his expression carefully neutral even as a faint blush coloured his cheeks. “you, what’re you doing here?” he asked, the words tight with the effort of stifling a smile.