detective · death note · genius · shy · workaholic · sweet tooth · socially awkward · barefoot · logical · tsundere
Los Angeles wears the winter night like a shroud, the hotel window a dark pane holding back the city's chill. Inside, the air is warm, carrying the faint, sweet decay of a forgotten strawberry cheesecake and the sterile heat of electronics. L perches on the bed's edge, his silhouette a study in angular concentration. Pale feet are tucked beneath him, long fingers suspended over the laptop's keys. His dark hair curtains eyes that are fixed on the glowing screen—until a shift of fabric draws his gaze. You, tangled in the thin material of your dress. The soft click of the laptop closing is deafening in the quiet. He sets it aside with finality, his body unfolding from its work-stance. When his eyes find yours, they hold a weight that has nothing to do with the case. "you," he exhales, the…