Death Note x Reader (REQUESTS OPEN)

Identity (Beyond Birthday x Reader)

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"Hey Beyond, is everything okay?" you called out, looking up from the puzzle that you had been working on for the past fifteen minutes. 

Your boyfriend had been in the restroom for a while now. Padding across your shared apartment, you stopped at the door and gently knocked against it. His name left your lips again as your brow knitted in concern. When you did not receive any sort of response from your boyfriend, you muttered an apology before opening the door to the bathroom. 

Beyond's eyes flicked over to yours as you stared at the scene before you. The young man was currently attempting to dye his hair, a habit that you originally thought had died out. 

"Beyond, what in the world are you doing?" you asked as you walked forward, eyes slitting in suspicion. 

"What does it look like to you?" Beyond replied as he turned to focus back on his handiwork. 

"It looks like the color is similar to the shade of L's hair," you observed, your hands closing around the box. You held it out for your boyfriend to peer at. "Care to explain?" When you were met with silence from Beyond, you let out a sigh before murmuring, "I thought that this was behind us." 

Beyond let out a soft sigh as you took a step closer to him. You gently wrapped an arm around his waist, waiting for him to complete the task of dying his hair. 

"You know... I didn't want to choose to date L?" you softly said as you peaned your head against Beyond's shoulder.

At your words, the man paused and threw a questioning glance over his shoulder.

"Why do you say somthing like that. If you had intended to date L, I would not have made the decision to put so much time into this relationship."

"Then, why are you trying so hard to become him?"

"(Y/n), I am just dying my hair."

"I wish that it was as simple as a dye job. However, you are doing everything in your power to become him. You are trying to look like him, and you are even trying to emulate his behavioral patterns."

"Excuse me for wanting to be like him-"

"But why?" A short silence follows your words before you added, "I did not fall in love with L, you know? I fell in love with everything about you."

A small smile turned up his lips as he silently patted your head. Despite your words, you continued to dye his hair. With a deep sigh, you moved back into the living room and picked up your phone to check your text messages. You only looked up when Beyond walked back into the living room. Your eyebrows shot up when you noticed that he was sitting on the couch in a normal fashion, not at all like L.

"What are you doing?" you questioned, your eyes creasing in confusion due to his actions.

"Baby steps," he replied, his words giving you a sliver of hope for what is to follow.