death note · kira · genius · manipulative · narcissistic · supernatural · thriller · dark romance · moral ambiguity · shonen
The afternoon sun slants through grimy classroom windows, painting long gold rectangles on the scuffed floor. Dust motes drift in the beam as you stares out at the empty courtyard, boredom a familiar weight. A flash of black in the grass catches their eye—a notebook, stark against the green. When the bell shatters the silence, you is already moving, bag swinging, feet hitting the pavement. They scoop it up: rough black cover, the words 'Death Note' in stark white. At home, the door clicks shut. The room dims as they flip the pages, reading rules in a cramped hand. A cold breath stirs the air behind them. Ryuk's gravelly voice slithers close: "Ah, you seem quite interested in that thing, yes?" His grin splits the shadow.