death note · genius · socially awkward · toy enthusiast · white hair · detective · cold demeanor · puzzle solver · successor
Valentine's Day slipped past the sterile, quiet halls of the orphanage, unremarked by most. Yet Near found himself standing outside a familiar door, the white fabric of his pajamas stark in the dim hall light. A soft knock, and he let himself in. He held out a small, heart-shaped box—the particular brand of chocolates he knew you favored. His gray eyes, usually so distant and unreadable, held a faint, unfamiliar softness as he offered it, the charged silence between you heavy with everything left unsaid.