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Despite Matt’s best efforts, Mello had never been all that interested in video games.
He could just about tell Mario and Pikachu apart if Matt pestered him about it, but anything beyond that was knowledge he considered a waste of perfectly good brain capacity.
(If anything, he probably thought that thinking too hard about it would actively cause him to lose brain cells).
And sure, Matt would have loved to drag Mello into playing multiplayer games with him and make cheesy gamer jokes, but Mello’s indifference was probably for the best considering his competitive streak. Matt played games because he needed to ease his boredom and turn off his brain; he didn’t want to have to take that hobby too seriously on top of everything else because Mello demanded it.
Imagine his surprise when Mello curiously looked over his shoulder while he was sprawled over their couch and playing Tomodachi Life, and instead of scoffing and walking away, continued to keep watching.
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Or: Matt and Mello play Tomodachi Life and Mello gets a little too much into it.
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‘Congratulations on the opening of your gallery, Linda.’ Near said, which made her smile for a bit.
Said smile lasted for about two seconds, after which she let out a long sigh.
‘Well, tell me what you need, then.’ she said. ‘You’re hardly the type of person who’d go around making courtesy calls, so as much as I appreciate your support, I must assume you’re calling about a case.’
‘You’d make a fine detective, should you ever tire of creating art.’ Near mused. ‘But yes, I have a favour to ask.’
Linda was curious to know what she could possibly contribute to the case he was working on – she’d happily paint him a portrait of Kira if she knew his identity, but that would kind of defeat the point of his identity being unknown – but Near had always had a rather roundabout way of handling these things. Most kids thought him and Mello weren’t anything alike, but she knew they both had a flair for the dramatic, so to say.
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Or: Linda gets a call from Near, and then another one from Mello, asking her to make fake portraits of them, should anyone ask. Unbeknownst to them, her work ends up saving more than one life.
(She knew she should have raised her commission prices, damn it!)
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Matt and Mello are no strangers to risks considering the dangerous lives they lead, but sometimes, sometimes, they have the luxury of enjoying a peaceful morning.
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Things at Wammy's could be kind of overwhelming.
The kids were messy and chaotic, and overly friendly yet cruel at the same time, not to mention hard to read, and Matt just didn’t have the energy to deal with that kind of thing. Combined with the shared spaces where both the space itself as well as the people in it were overloading him with information, he felt like he was in his own personal hell. Everyone and everything was too much all at once.
Everyone except for Mello.
Mello was bold and loud and vibrant, always demanding everyone’s attention be on him. When he entered a room, he walked in like he was convinced he was the most important person there. All the other details in that room became insignificant all of a sudden, because he was there, and that was all anyone needed to focus on.
This didn’t mean Matt didn’t still prefer looking at his feet, or covering his eyes with his bangs, it just meant the world was a little less loud when Mello was there, because Mello would always be louder still.
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Or: Mello gifts Matt a pair of goggles to help make the world seem a little less overwhelming, and Matt thinks he might just have fallen in love in the process.
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Breaking the unspoken rules of sleepovers: a guide by M2 by purplesan
Fandoms: Death Note (Anime & Manga)
23 Mar 2026
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‘Let’s have a sleepover.’ Matt told him casually one rainy afternoon.
Instead of the excitement or enthusiasm he had hoped for at the suggestion though, Mello looked at him as if he’d just suggested they should volunteer to do the dishes for an entire week for fun or something.
‘You want to invite other kids over to our room?’ Mello scoffed, his face scrunching up in disgust or displeasure.
And honestly, fair enough. The thought of bringing other kids into their room didn’t appeal to Matt either, so he kind of understood Mello’s reaction. If he assumed that’s what Matt meant, then it was no wonder he’d respond like that. Perhaps he was more open to the idea if he understood properly.
‘No, I meant just the two of us.’ Matt clarified, his tone hopeful.
Now, Mello just looked puzzled.
‘You want to have a sleepover.’ he said.
‘Yeah.’
‘With just the two of us.’
‘Yeah.’
‘Matt, we’re roommates.’
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Or: Matt doesn't know how sleepovers work. Neither does Mello, but he's a little too proud to admit that. (They make it work in the end).