#catboy!l

rain pitter-pattered against the windows as you laid in bed, a soft light radiating from the bed side lamp, illuminating your features in the dark. it was just a few minutes past twelve yet you were still up, wrapped in fuzzy blankets and pillows while you flipped through the pages of one of L’s old books.

said owner of the novel you were reading laid comfortably beside you, his lips against your shoulder. not kissing you—just resting. his hand took place upon your chest, directly on your breast—not in a dirty or perverse way, that was far from it. the true reason—the plain yet romantic truth was that he simply just liked listening to your heart.

“your heart is beating faster than it was previously. approximately 120 beats per minute. without looking at your face..i’d say you’re flustered or nervous.”

his hand slowly slid down from your chest to your wrist, lithe fingers tightening their hold around you. you stayed perfectly still as his lips inched closer to the side of your neck, your focus completely skewed.

“is it because of me?”

you yanked your hand away from his grip, dropping the book before turning to your side in hopes of distinguishing his curiosity of how you felt—because in all honesty—you were flustered. and nervous. and it was all his fault. you’d tried to ignore his quiet, sneaky little advances—advances he probably didn’t even know were internally killing you, but it was impossible..

“no. it isn’t.” you mumbled, your entire face warmer than a freshly baked cookie—melty and gooey.

“you’re lying.” he stated, silently moving closer, before finally ducking his head completely into the crook of your neck.

“mmh” an involuntary, tiny whisper of a noise left your lips when L’s lips bushed against your skin—your embarrassment skyrocketing when you felt the corners of his mouth twitch.

“you’re skin has increased in its warmth…shedding a few layers should help.” he whispered, his greedy arm already twisting itself around your waist—and as if it couldn’t get any worse, you felt his tail drag against your ankles before locking around the top of your foot.

“I..” you could barely speak. it was as if your throat was so dry you couldn’t get anything out except for small noises of protest.

one kiss. then two. then three. L’s mouth was hot and soft over your neck, his tongue occasionally darting out to kitten lick at the sensitive skin. you tried to wriggle around, but his tail just kept you in place—one foot free and one caught.

“L, s-stop.” you whimpered, biting your own lip so you could stifle the sounds that threatened to escape you.

at first, it really did surprise you when his kisses stopped, when his mouth pulled away, and his tail loosened its grip.

you immediately looked back at up—hair slightly disheveled, your skin burning with embarrassment.

L stared at you blankly, his ears perked up and alert. “you’re an…interesting test subject.”

“i’m..i’m a what!? this was a test!?” you exclaimed, jaw slightly ajar as you examined his facial expression. the tiniest of smiles on his lips.

“correct.”

“but—why!?”

L looked down to the side for a moment, his kitten ears drooping as he did so. “a personal hypothesis.”

you let out a loud groan, flopping back onto your side. “you’re an idiot, Lawliet.”

“statistically, you’re incorrect..”

a moment of silence passed before he spoke again.

“did you not want my actions to be the cause of a test..?”

“i could care less…” you huffed, smooshing your face into a pillow.

“does that mean you still care, even slightly?”

“…don’t you know curiosity killed the cat!? you should quit with your experiments..they’ll come back to bite you!” you quipped in hopes of changing the subject.

suddenly, he was back to his previous position—wrapped around you like a big spoon.

“i don’t believe in such, but if you’re the cause of my death…i wouldn’t mind dying.”

illi’s notez; this is lowkeh chopped cheese, but frick it we bawlllllll + he def just wanted to tuch up on ya wink wink, but when you said stop he respected it…but he was too embarrassed to reveal his true intentions :3

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