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𝙸 𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝕞𝕖𝕒𝕟 ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝙸’𝚖 𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚟𝚘𝚞𝚜 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚊 ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ 𝕓𝕒𝕕 𝕕𝕠𝕘. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀

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「 私はLです。 」⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀no lewd. mun is 18.

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(( My bad for becoming inactive, fixated on Howl’s Moving Castle!

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Perhaps… Then again, on closer inspection, it doesn’t appear as if the man is actually playing chess at all. In fact, he was moving the pieces freely about the board. Again—thinking.

[𝔉𝔞𝔩𝔰𝔢 𝔓𝔯𝔦𝔫𝔠𝔢 @FalseFacedPrinc]

By himself? Wouldn't it be more fun to do it with someone?

Then again, L likely doesn't have the rival to match him...

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L sighed, shooting another glance at the other as he poked him, eyebrows beginning to furrow.

“I’m not sure what you want me to say about that.”

[ᅠ 〝ᅠ 𝓵𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 ᅠ 𝒚𝒐𝒖ᅠ 𝘜𝘗ᅠ .ᐟᅠ @CRYOSTXSIS]

B let out a little laugh as he leaned closer, L wasn't going to get away this easily with him.

“I really thought you did. It has always been hard to get your attention, Lawli-pop.”

He admitted before poking the other's cheek teasingly.

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@ANXTHERNOTE (( WELL IM GLAD YOU’RE OKAY

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L picked up his plate of cake and spun away from the other in his chair, quite fed up with his antics.

/ Did / he hate B?

“I have no reason to hate you," he replied in a straight tone, finally driving his fork into the cake—ugh, did B seriously have to take his strawberry?

[ᅠ 〝ᅠ 𝓵𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 ᅠ 𝒚𝒐𝒖ᅠ 𝘜𝘗ᅠ .ᐟᅠ @CRYOSTXSIS]

— everything was smartly arranged. In fact, B was expecting his plan to not be able to be solved by normal and usual detectives. He would do it for L and L only.

“Do you hate me?” he asked, really sudden, but his thoughts were mostly on how L possibly thought about him.

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@ANXTHERNOTE (( HELP

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@ANXTHERNOTE (( Ahhh I see I see 🫡

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He felt for the children in the orphanage, but pushed the feeling down as much as he could. L couldn’t afford to be distracted, and he wouldn’t let feelings get in the way of what was most important to him: solving cases of his own choosing.

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“Mm… No, I’m afraid. It has been quite dull for many months now.”

The statement wasn’t exactly true. He’d been working on a handful of cases here and there during his absence, fully invested in the work to the point of physical neglect. (+)

[ᅠ 〝ᅠ 𝓵𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 ᅠ 𝒚𝒐𝒖ᅠ 𝘜𝘗ᅠ .ᐟᅠ @CRYOSTXSIS]

—

He admired L, in fact, he hoped himself could realize that B wasn't just a "failure".

“What were you doing? Anything interesting you've been working on?”

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@ANXTHERNOTE (( This is me but with caffeine 🏃

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“So prove it to me then. As of right now, I can’t say I’m very impressed.”

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…L didn’t reply for a while, turning to stare down at his cake and idly poking at the frosting with his fork.

There was nothing he could do about the orphanage. At least, in his mind. Although there was a subtle guilt that ran through his mind whenever the detective (+)

[ᅠ 〝ᅠ 𝓵𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 ᅠ 𝒚𝒐𝒖ᅠ 𝘜𝘗ᅠ .ᐟᅠ @CRYOSTXSIS]

— they constantly want you to be good enough to be a successor was more destructive to one's person than L could ever realize. He had it easy, always had been favored by everyone while the others were suffering in the dark of his shadow.

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thought back to the place that’d once been his home, he trusted Watari too much. The man knew what he was doing, and even if the pressure was too much, it was necessary in order for the title of L to live on. (+)

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L gave BB what could only be described as the dirtiest look he could muster up. He reached out and flicked the middle of his forehead.

“Don’t call me that.

I thought you disliked me. Hm.”

He leaned over his cake almost protectively now, keeping a steady eye on the other.

[ᅠ 〝ᅠ 𝓵𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 ᅠ 𝒚𝒐𝒖ᅠ 𝘜𝘗ᅠ .ᐟᅠ @CRYOSTXSIS]

“I'm bored actually... And I missed you, Lawli-pop~ ”

Imitating L's sitting position as he crouched on his seat as well, his thumb playing with his bottom lip.
He didn't hesitate before stealing a strawberry from L's cake.

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@ANXTHERNOTE (( AGREED i love it sm. L: change the world is so good too honestly

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(( Need to reread the BB murder cases book immediately

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@ANXTHERNOTE (( OOOH GOTCHA GOTCHA

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“Only from the public eye.

I’m surprised you’ve come to speak with my directly.” In truth, L is surprised to even / see / the other.

“…Is there something you want?”

[ᅠ 〝ᅠ 𝓵𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 ᅠ 𝒚𝒐𝒖ᅠ 𝘜𝘗ᅠ .ᐟᅠ @CRYOSTXSIS]

Slightly tilting his head, Beyond was surprised to see that L wasn't just ignoring him for once.

“You've been gone long.”

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@ANXTHERNOTE (( OMG SLAAAY i have my own copy thankfully, i just have to find it 🫡

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Playing chess by himself. Thinking.