demeter918 | [ficlet] Death Note

discontent maketh my fingers type.

have not written any of the memefics yet. ;_; laziness laziness so much laziness

Title: "Off the Path"
Rating: G
Characters: L, Raito
Words: 179
Warnings: pre-second arc

He looked rather guiltily at the four love letters in his hand and made a silent apology before throwing them into the trash. L watched him from the nearby couch, the metal cuff digging into his wrist. His long and thin fingers dangled sugar cubes and malnutrition over the rim of a delicate cup of tea. A big gulp was prefaced by a tiny sip that balanced on the edge of caution.

"More love letters, Yagami Raito?"

Irritated, Raito said, "Yes, and so?"

"I think Misa-chan will be very upset."

"Why do you think I threw them away?"

There was itty bitty kitty stickers plastering the top envelope and already the heavy smell of perfume was seeping from the plastic bag and snaking around the floor, up the chair legs, and into the sensitive nose of L. He sneezed, once, twice. The garbage was suddenly too close and reminded him of big eyes and broken hearts.

L drummed his toes against the stuffed leather and tried to see how long he could hold his breath without instinct taking over.

~ fin ~