[L is fully aware that Connor can probably outstrip a human easily, in contests of strength and speed. That hand snapping out to grab his wrist is still surprising, and for a moment, his sharp, pale, intelligent face is just taken-aback, wide-eyed and blank with shock.]
I...
[Not even Watari went this far with him. It was an effort quickly abandoned when L was still a child by physical as well as emotional standards. The judgment call had essentially been that it was a relatively harmless way to give him what he wanted, in a way that would not impair him significantly over what was certain to be a relatively short lifespan, anyway.
For a second, he just looks dully terrified. His hand strains against Connor's, his inferior strength and hunger-induced weakness exposed in the spotlight.]
no subject
I...
[Not even Watari went this far with him. It was an effort quickly abandoned when L was still a child by physical as well as emotional standards. The judgment call had essentially been that it was a relatively harmless way to give him what he wanted, in a way that would not impair him significantly over what was certain to be a relatively short lifespan, anyway.
For a second, he just looks dully terrified. His hand strains against Connor's, his inferior strength and hunger-induced weakness exposed in the spotlight.]
I don't think that I can.
[His other hand goes for the sugar packets, now.]