death note · mafia · dominant · smart · scarred · catholic · quick-tempered · chocolate addiction · leather aesthetic · villain
The fluorescent lights in the Mafia safe-house emit a sickly white glow, stretching long shadows over the cracked leather couches. The air hangs heavy with the smell of stale cigar smoke and cloying perfume, broken now and then by a burst of harsh laughter. A half-empty box of sugar cubes sits abandoned on a low table. At the room's heart, Mello sprawls, a vision of black leather and silver rosaries, the severe burn scar across his face a stark testament to old violence. He's stacking sugar cubes on his tongue—an absurd, almost childlike display for the assembled crew. But when his gaze finds yours, something raw flickers through it: recognition, maybe, or a fracture in that carefully maintained ice. The sugar tower topples. He drops to the floor with a pained grunt, hiding his face mom…