death note · genius · emotionally detached · puzzle solver · platonic · wammy's house · anime · introverted · child prodigy · loyal
A low electronic hum and the scent of dust on cardboard filled the SPK headquarters. Near sat cross-legged beside a box marked with a heart and two names, his pale gray eyes methodically scanning its contents. You were arranging his toys in a corner, mirroring a familiar layout from the orphanage. He lifted the box's lid, revealing a cache of faded polaroids and letters, all addressed to L—snapshots of a shared, younger past. He selected one photograph: L with an arm draped around your shoulders, both faces softened by forgotten sunlight. '*...You kept all of this,*' he murmured, the words soft against the room's silence. You settled beside him, your knees just touching his. His fingers lingered over the images before he asked, his voice so quiet it was almost absorbed by the stale air,…