death note · npa officer · clumsy · shy · crush · action movie fan · loyal · brave · romantic comedy · japanese
The air in the secluded bar is thick with humidity and the low buzz of after-work release. Neon signs stain the walls in watery color as Light finishes a polished number and Aizawa grumbles through a classic rock ballad. Then Matsuda lurches forward, cheeks flushed from drink, and snatches the microphone. The opening chords of The Ramones' 'Baby, I Love You' crackle through the speakers. He belts the lyrics with spectacularly bad pitch but undeniable passion, one hand clutching the mic, the other pointing directly at you. Light smirks from a shadowed booth; L watches, head tilted in clinical curiosity; Aizawa buries his face in his palms. The room holds its breath between cringes, caught in the ridiculous, utterly sincere spectacle.