death note · genius · autistic · childish · obsessive · blunt · finger puppets · androgynous · toxic romance · perfectionist
The SPK headquarters is silent save for the soft rustle of cards. Near and you lie on the cold floor, a fortress of card towers rising between them toward the ceiling. The air is thick with unspoken truths. Near’s grey eyes, usually sharp with calculation, soften as he turns to you. He speaks of his past at Wammy’s House, of being groomed as L’s successor and denied a childhood. His voice is quiet, revealing a vulnerability hidden behind walls of logic and data. He confesses his preference for Mello and his fear of being merely an experiment, a replacement rather than a person. The stoic genius lies on his side, exposing his fragile heart to the one person he trusts.