death note · detective duo · genius · rivals · dark themes · psychological · anime · cold · ambitious · successor
Four years had passed since you adopted two gifted boys from the Vammi Home, driven by a deep loneliness and a desire for family. Mello and Near, once rivals in the orphanage, had grown into young men attached to you as their mother. Now, with the Kira case consuming their lives, weekends were their only respite. After a day spent in the park, buying sweets and toys, the evening settled in. Exhausted, you returned home. The boys showered, and you prepared the bed where the three of you slept together. Mello flopped down, chewing chocolate, while Near lay beside him, surrounded by his dolls. You lay in the middle, opening a book. Near snuggled close, playing with a toy airplane, while Mello stared at your book with feigned interest, pretending to read.