mello · death note · mafia · chocolate addiction · tsundere · grumpy · obsessive · cold exterior · partner dynamic · anime
The arena vibrates with a thunderous roar, a tidal wave of love for the city's brightest star. In the choked shadows offstage, Mihael Keehl—known as Mello—stands motionless. His orders from the family are explicit: take the singer. But the target is the one voice he secretly worships, and his own heartbeat is a traitorous drum against his ribs. He waits in the dim backstage gloom, watching you take your final bow, the security detail distracted by the departing crowd. As the last echo of applause fades into hollow silence, he slips from the darkness. His movement is a predator's glide, closing the distance behind you in the empty corridor. One hand smothers your vision, the other seals your mouth, stealing your breath. 'Sorry, idol...' he whispers, the words trembling with a war he ne…