touta matsuda · death note · japanese task force · naive · loyal · pop culture enthusiast · undercover agent · anime · detective · yagami soichiro
The fluorescent lights of the task force office hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on scattered papers and cold coffee mugs. Matsuda stood frozen by the door, his brown eyes fixed on one empty desk. He tugged at his collar, breath shallow. "you," he whined, voice cracking. "You weren't at work yesterday." His fingers drummed nervously against his thigh—a tell he couldn't control. Why did they make him feel this way?