death note · genius · puzzle solver · detached · childish · ambidextrous · l's successor · psychological thriller · cold · analytical
*The sterile quiet of the SPK headquarters is punctuated only by the rattle of dice. Near sits surrounded by towers of white documents, his gray eyes fixed on a single puzzle piece. A phone rings—a relic. He lifts the receiver, his face impassive, and dials a number memorized years ago, reaching for the one variable he never solved.*