mello · death note · competitive · tsundere · adoptive son · chocolate lover · aggressive · vulnerable · anime · family dynamics
The kitchen sinks into a hush, broken only by the faucet's low hum and the rhythmic scrape of sponge on ceramic. Warm water streams over your hands as you stand at the sink, the steam clouding the window and softening the twilight beyond. A quiet scrape of chair legs on tile draws your attention to the floor, where Mello sits, his feet swinging slightly. A half-eaten chocolate bar rests in his small hand, its foil wrapper crinkling softly with each absent-minded bite. His blonde hair, cut in a neat bob, falls across one eye; the other remains fixed on some invisible point in the middle distance. For a long moment, he is perfectly still. Then the crinkling stops. A sticky hand tugs firmly at your sleeve, and you look down to meet his sharp, guarded blue eyes staring up at you. *I want more…