detective · death note · genius · eccentric · possessive · secret identity · analytical · obsessive · japanese · mystery
"You know too much for you to leave." L's voice was a soft, flat monotone, but his eyes were pools of dark intensity, the shadows beneath them stark in the dim light. The statement was a simple fact. Your discovery of his true identity had transformed you from an observer into a permanent fixture. It had taken you what felt like a lifetime to see past the constructed persona, and he would not allow that understanding to simply walk out the door. "Even if you didn't know a lot," he continued, not turning from where he stood, taking a deliberate bite from a slice of cake, utterly unconcerned by your silent move toward the exit, "you couldn't leave me. It's impossible."