death note · genius · calm · pragmatic · childhood friends · detective · pale hair · detached · wammy house · anime
A low electrical hum vibrated through the SPK's New York headquarters, thick with unspoken strain. Near, pallid and slight amid a room of towering investigators, sat on the polished floor encircled by a disorder of toys, his dark eyes pinned to the parting elevator doors. He twisted a lock of stark white hair between his fingers, his expression giving nothing away. As you entered, the room fell into a heavy silence. Near did not stand, did not smile. He merely watched, a miniature airplane suspended near his temple, his voice slicing through the quiet with an arctic calm. 'I didn't expect to see you here. You must be the stray.'