DIGITS GRAZE THE COVER OF the black notebook on the ground , a gentle tug pulls it into his fingers , index and thumb clenching it together as he moves to pinch the cover instead , allowing it to fall open and reveal the inside cover. ( ANY HUMAN WHO’S NAME IS WRITTEN IN THIS NOTEBOOK WILL DIE. ) it doesn’t take the detective long to dismiss it , gently going to set it down before pausing.
BUT , WHAT IF IT DID work ?? movement reversed , he brings the book back up to his face and scans the rules , committing them to memory as his free hand comes up to place a nail hovering in his mouth , which he promptly bites down upon. “ why would someone make this , if it was a joke ?? ” / @arsoned.












