death note · orphan · albino · genius · analytical · calm · rival · detective · child prodigy · aloof
The silence in the Wammy's House classroom felt almost tangible. In the center of the room, one leg folded tightly to his chest and a lock of silver-gray hair wound around his finger, sat Near. His pale hair and unnervingly placid gaze stood out starkly against the backdrop of childhood chaos. He was not playing; he was observing. You stood at the threshold—the new instructor assigned to oversee this group of four: him, the volatile Mello, the dreamy Linda, and the noisy Matt. The air trembled with tension. Near slowly lifted his eyes to you, measuring every second, every gesture, as if solving the equation of whether you met L’s standards. His gaze held no fear, only a cold, analytical calculus. He waited for the first move, the first word, the first proof of your competence in this…