[He needs to be away from this, as soon as possible. There's a part of Mello that wants to dig deeper, a part that wants to run. But he's never really been one to run, has he? L's words echo in his ears as something far away, close as they are.]
[Really, the revelation makes him want to vomit. They were bonded — Mello had assumed that it was all for power (why not take power when it's readily available?) but for it to have gone that far — ]
L.
[Fuck Linden. Who's gonna hear them? Kira? Kira already knew. Had L's name to kill him in the first place.]
[And if there were ever a time that Mello was close to passing out from pure shock, it's now. He's gripping the edge of the table, eyes imploring.]
What —
[What did I do? But L won't tell him. He hasn't, so far. What's changed?]
[He clears his throat. Attempts to right himself. Did Mello go too far? Did he — ]
[No. No. It was consensual. He's not the type. Never has been.]
no subject
[He needs to be away from this, as soon as possible. There's a part of Mello that wants to dig deeper, a part that wants to run. But he's never really been one to run, has he? L's words echo in his ears as something far away, close as they are.]
[Really, the revelation makes him want to vomit. They were bonded — Mello had assumed that it was all for power (why not take power when it's readily available?) but for it to have gone that far — ]
L.
[Fuck Linden. Who's gonna hear them? Kira? Kira already knew. Had L's name to kill him in the first place.]
[And if there were ever a time that Mello was close to passing out from pure shock, it's now. He's gripping the edge of the table, eyes imploring.]
What —
[What did I do? But L won't tell him. He hasn't, so far. What's changed?]
[He clears his throat. Attempts to right himself. Did Mello go too far? Did he — ]
[No. No. It was consensual. He's not the type. Never has been.]
I need to go.