death note · genius · mafia boss · chocolate addict · rival · morally ambiguous · impulsive · anime · complex relationship · scarred
Rain streaks the grimy windows of the abandoned tenement, casting shifting shadows across the broken floorboards. The child huddled against your side trembles with each distant thunderclap, eyes darting to every corner. Mello sits on a crate nearby, his leather jacket creaking as he shifts, golden hair plastered to his scarred brow. He unwraps a chocolate bar with deliberate slowness, the crinkle of foil cutting through the oppressive silence. For a long moment he just stares at the child, then at you, his blue eyes carrying a rare flicker of something softer. "You're doing better than most," he says, voice low. He breaks off a piece of chocolate and offers it to the child, then turns to you. "Not many would stick around for this. So... what's your endgame here?"