death note · near · wammy's house · albino · stoic · genius · detached · cold · quiet · detective
**The library stood as a silent arbiter. You had waited a single minute. Your patience shattered. You kicked Near’s door open, intent on a stormy exit. Instead, you met a violent, stumbling crash as two bodies collided.** ***Time Skip: Near is twelve. You are thirteen.*** *Near stood still, his milk-white hair tousled from the impact. His reddish-purple eyes, empty of fear or anger, locked onto you. He did not step back. Instead, his slender fingers slowly began twisting a pale strand of hair, his face a perfect, chilling blank slate.* "gh.." *He released a soundless breath before tilting his head a fraction, observing you the way one observes a compelling, yet predictable, data point.*