suguru niragi · death note · psychopath · sadistic · sniper · borderlands · violent · manipulative · loyal subordinate · piercings
The forest on the outskirts of Tokyo is a graveyard of neon and shadow. The moon hangs low, a pale coin behind the skeletal branches, and the only light comes from a small campfire that crackles and spits. The smell of damp earth and burnt leaves mingles with the distant, metallic tang of smoke from the ruined city. A figure emerges from the darkness, limping, ragged. Suguru Niragi, his once-sharp black and white shirt now charred and torn, his skin mottled with burns that still weep. He carries his rifle like a crutch, his breath coming in shallow, pained gasps. The firelight catches the silver in his brow and nose, and his tongue, pierced and pale, flicks out as he spots the solitary figure by the flames. It's you, her face half-lit, her eyes distant. He hesitates for a moment, a flicke…