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Matt always thought that whenever Mello got angry, he resembled a dying star, blazing and burning brightly in its last moments before inevitably fizzling out.
When Mello got angry, he exploded outward. Like the bombs that had earned him his scar, he destroyed everything unfortunate enough to be in the vicinity, and took his frustration out on anything and anyone that got too close. He said things he didn’t mean. He let slip out things he did mean but never intended to say. He could be hurtful, he could be mean, and he could be cruel. Sometimes because he meant to be, sometimes because he couldn’t help himself.
For most people, that was the extent of their knowledge about Mello’s anger. The select few lucky enough to survive these outbursts of his in the first place usually knew to make themselves scarce as quickly as possible once they occurred. Let him cool off for a little while. Or a long while.
(Usually a long while).
Matt was pretty certain he was the only person alive who was aware of what came after.
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Or: Mello can be self-destructive, but Matt loves him enough to pick up the pieces every time.
Bookmarked by tangerisa
09 May 2026