Chapter 77: …Is It Because Of That Kid?
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Stephen performed without fully grasping the extent of his own abilities, while Timothée acted with the precise knowledge of what he was doing - and the unwavering confidence that it was right.
They are quite parallel if one were to differentiate their approaches... but they effortlessly complement each other.
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Coming back, they were filming one of the pivotal moments of the story.
Light and L's first confrontation.
Not face-to-face, but through a screen.
The tension crackled in the air as L, hidden behind his alias, dissected his opponent's moves with cold, unshakable logic.
The moment where he first cornered 'Kira,' narrowing down his location with nothing more than sheer intelligence and manipulation.
Stephen, playing Light, maintained a composed exterior, but Ross could see it, the subtle flickers beneath the surface, the restrained shifts in his posture. It wasn't just an act. It was a battle. A clash of minds is unfolding in real-time.
And Timothée, as L, delivered his lines with an eerie calm, a quiet but unrelenting force that filled the space. His presence alone was enough to unsettle, to make it clear this wasn't just an ordinary game of cat and mouse.
Ross leaned forward slightly in his chair.