This story might not make much sense lowkey. I'm not too great at story writing and this idea just came to me soooo. At sixteen, (y/n) is a runaway with nothing but scars, surviving alone on the streets of Los Angeles-until a violent encounter leads her to cross paths with Mello and Matt, two teenage outcasts with a criminal edge. Offered shelter in a crumbling warehouse and reluctant friendship, she finds an unexpected sense of belonging-especially with Mello, whose sharp edges begin to soften around her. But their safety is short-lived. When the abandoned warehouse turns out to be a mafia hideout, Mello sees opportunity in the danger, pulling himself and Matt into the criminal underworld.

For the first time, you realize. Living here had never been living at all. It was surviving behind bars. __ Growing up in Wammy's House meant to never experience your childhood. Labeled "Number Three", your life only seemed to have a meaning if you were outstandingly brilliant and dedicated. Called back into this mess by L himself, you arrive in Japan to assist in the most dangerous cases of all: The Kira case. Haunted by ghosts of your past and a broken heart. Will you finally break free from this toxic cycle Wammy's House brought upon you? Or will it finally break you? -- Check TW first, 18+, LxReader, MelloxReader, brief love triangle.