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1. armageddon/kill game by bolide

   Fandoms: Death Note (Anime & Manga)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   08 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Mello | Mihael Keehl/Near | Nate River
   • Matt | Mail Jeevas & Near | Nate River
   • Matt | Mail Jeevas & Mello | Mihael Keehl
   • Mello | Mihael Keehl
   • Near | Nate River
   • Matt | Mail Jeevas
   • Linda (Death Note)
   • Rod Ross | Dwhite Gordon
   • Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
   • Chess
   • Poker
   • Rivalry
   • of sorts
   • Unreliable Narrator
   • POV Alternating
   • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
   • Games of Chace
   • Gambling
   • Mental Health Issues
   • Magical Realism
   • (lowercase)
   • Medical Conditions
   • Ableism
   • Mild Sexual Content
   • Disordered Eating

   Summary

   Mello fashions himself like a mobster. Like an American cowboy in leather. Ostrich feather and alligator skin.

   Mello becomes a millionaire the day Near wins the Sinquefield Cup for the second time.

   (Poker/Chess AU)

   Series

   • Part 1 of red dragon

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   31,204

   Chapters:

   9/10

   Comments:

   59

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   74

   Bookmarks:

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