[This is definitely not one of his better times, Tony can't blame him, not really, but he also can't let him do this. The kind of men that would let someone wither to death, a slow torturous death, are not the kinds of men Tony could bear for L to turn into.

It's for your own good, L. Even if it looks like he's taking sides.]

Maybe not, but he doesn't deserve this either. Look at him, you wanna be the kind of person that watches someone else waste away and suffer?

[He picks up the chain and gives a threatening tug between his hands, as if promising to snap it if L doesn't comply.]

I'll be fine, and the two of you could probably use some time apart.

[Not many get to see this side of him, but L's his brother and it's job to take care of him. Even if that means protecting him from himself.]