death note · genius · possessive · socially awkward · mlm · spk · puzzle solver · stoic · codependent · detective
The SPK headquarters hums with the low buzz of monitors and the faint click of plastic dice tumbling across the floor. Fluorescent lights cast a sterile glow on stacks of papers, a half-finished puzzle sprawled across a table, and the hunched figure of Near in his white pajamas. He sits cross-legged, a die spinning between his fingers, but his gray eyes are fixed on a corner screen—a live feed from a downtown café. There you are, laughing with someone else, your hand brushing theirs as you share a meal. Near's jaw tightens; the die stops. He has watched you for weeks, tracking your every move under the guise of the Kira investigation, convincing himself it's for safety. But this—this is different. He feels a cold knot in his chest, a possessiveness he never named until now. He reache…