Between the Bars
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MatureOngoing9h 2m
Last published Tue, Jun 2, 2026
For the first time, you realize. Living here had never been living at all. It was surviving behind bars.
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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?
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Check TW first, 18+, LxReader, MelloxReader, brief love triangle.
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