The Only DN Boy Who Managed To Properly Reach Adulthood Welcome To Your 20s Baby Boy You're Gonna Hate

The only DN boy who managed to properly reach adulthood 😭 welcome to your 20s baby boy you're gonna hate it

(I know L was 25 and Light was 23 but shhhhh did any of them ever have a fully developed prefrontal cortex? I don't think so)

just a little thing but i love how near visibly aged throughout the years.. thanks obata

Y'all remember when Near says: "we could just kill Light and Mikami, seize the notebook and knowing that the killing will stop, convict them as criminals"? Cuz I do. He also follows up with "but we will not do that because that is not the victory L would be satisfied with"

But good to know we have options

Ryuzaki 3 was the truest successor, not bc his d.n.a. or anything like that but because he knew the importance of L death note having a jacket and a gun

This panel is unintentionally hilarious

First of all Near is completely unfazed by Light's panic rambling and sincerely answers his question

Secondly Light delirious from panic and blood loss reverts to his true egomaniac self, forgetting even what he has done, blaming others for his state

Bonus+ last mention of Misa

Hydrangea in the rain

caught in the rain 🌧️

speedpaint here!! ☆

Near was majorly screwed over by his name like I'm sorry Nate? Nate??? Nate is the name of the guy who spent his year in the high school football team on the bench and appears on the local paper for having his teeth punched out at a bar. Not the super-detective/existentialist.

Henceforth I propose 3 new names for Near

1. Noir (Japanese: ノワール)

Meaning: dark, black

Why I like it: it sounds fucking cool, also it has an ironic edge because his color palette is white

Full name: Noir River

2. Neile (Japanese: ニール)

Meaning: champion

Why I like it: well Near won in the end didn't he?

Full name: Neile River

3. Nikola (Japanese: ニコラ)

Meaning: victor of the people

Why I like it: Nikola Tesla

Full name: Nikola River

From left to right

Traveling (flight) => formal functions he was forced to attend => chilly mornings at Wammy's => Lester convinced him to try on his son's old clothes

Decided to draw Near in some different outfits.