@phayse // light is ... confused // cont’d
PERHAPS LIGHT SHOULD HAVE EXPECTED THE RESPONSE , though he didn ‘ t think the other would hear him . shit , if he took too long to come up with a retort , L WOULD WIN .
“ it ‘ s a figure of speech . are you sure you aren ‘ t desperate ? even you had to know that ‘ s not what i meant . ” the young man allowed himself a confident smile . ‘ there , a success , ’ he thought smugly . still , it did make him think . while light did technically have a girlfriend , he didn ‘ t love her . he considered them friends at best . but L . . . could he be attracted to the other man ?
light always tried to avoid lying to himself . while there were many things he hid from the prying eyes &. ears of others , he almost never deceived himself .
turning his outward focus back to his screen , he allowed himself to think . did he respect L ? absolutely . the detective was smarter than anyone else light had ever met before , possibly as intelligent as light himself , albeit lacking in social graces . but was he attracted to the other man ? gender aside , the detective had rather . . . disgusting habits , at least as far as light was concerned . he was sloppy , in both manners and appearance , and he seemed to never bother to take care of himself . still , he wasn ‘ t ugly . with a little work - a lot of work - , the man could be handsome . possibly .
intelligence was attractive ; light always fancied the idea of having an intellectual peer for a partner , and L certainly fit the bill in that regard . and they did get along fairly well , despite being chained together .
the biggest question at hand , of course , was whether or not light wanted a relationship , at least a physical one , with his . . . L . the man was no fool , he knew the . . . logistics of such things . but there was pleasure involved too , right ? it would be an interesting experiment if nothing else . so long as no one else found out .
“ i must say , i am surprised . i didn ‘ t think you were capable of such feelings . ”
the detective ‘ s response would let light know if the other was thinking the same thoughts . if he was , well , light wasn ‘ t sure what to do .
before this case , light would have probably punched the detective for the insinuation . perhaps he was just tired . it was hard to sleep with someone watching you .