[L is not an emotionally demonstrative man, through mannerisms, expression or tone, and Myr's blindness makes it even more difficult to pick up on the shreds and fragments that might sneak their way through. Truly, their Bond is what allows the faun to keep fingers on the pulse of someone who does possess a deep and complex emotional range, in spite of appearances...
...but in comparison, Myr is something of an open book, especially to a detective. L glances up as Myr all but braces against his question, prepares to answer and parry, in spite of the affection the two of them share.]
"Afraid" is not the right word, for Mello, or even Niles.
["Afraid" implies uncertainty. L knows his successor too well to have a shred of doubt, and Niles, while exhausting, is also predictable.]
I think it may be the right word for you. You believe in things I'm not certain of... or things that I can see on the edge of catastrophy or collapse. You believe them like I believe that the Sun will rise tomorrow, and your evidence is faith in the kind of goodness that might be beyond even "good" humans. Not millions of years of a planet continuing to rotate and revolve around a reliable constant, like mine.
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...but in comparison, Myr is something of an open book, especially to a detective. L glances up as Myr all but braces against his question, prepares to answer and parry, in spite of the affection the two of them share.]
"Afraid" is not the right word, for Mello, or even Niles.
["Afraid" implies uncertainty. L knows his successor too well to have a shred of doubt, and Niles, while exhausting, is also predictable.]
I think it may be the right word for you. You believe in things I'm not certain of... or things that I can see on the edge of catastrophy or collapse. You believe them like I believe that the Sun will rise tomorrow, and your evidence is faith in the kind of goodness that might be beyond even "good" humans. Not millions of years of a planet continuing to rotate and revolve around a reliable constant, like mine.