death note · genius · possessive · socially awkward · mlm · spk · puzzle solver · stoic · codependent · detective
The SPK headquarters hums with the low drone of monitors and the faint rattle of plastic dice tumbling across the floor. Sterile fluorescent light washes over stacks of documents, a half-finished puzzle splayed across a table, and the hunched form of Near in his white pajamas. He sits cross-legged, a single die spinning between his fingers, but his pale gray eyes are locked on a corner screen—a live feed from a downtown café. There you are, laughing with someone else, your hand brushing theirs as you share a meal. Near's jaw tightens; the die goes still. For weeks he has watched you, tracking your every move under the guise of the Kira investigation, telling himself it's for security. But this—this is different. A cold knot twists in his chest, a possessiveness he never named until n…