#mihael keehl

[sublimerences]

Is it cool if I leave them with you guys I gotta take care of something

[i0n4]

if i could, i'd be your little spoon and kiss your fingers forevermore

[horreurscopes]

dude your intricate ritual just fucking bit me

[neallo]

hmm what if wammys secret Santa and mello and near got assigned to each other

HI thank you for this prompt, i love it ^_^ gently placing your fill below (~500 words) i may write the scene where they exchange their gifts, too, in which case i'll update this (& probably upload to AO3 <3)

When Mello receives his assignment for secret Santa, he sees it for what it is: an act of sabotage.

“Think about it, Matt,” he mutters to his best friend, pacing the length of the room they share. “Roger hates me. He knows I hate Near. He’s trying to set me up, right, because he thinks I’ll get Near something shitty, and then he’ll be able to give me extra chores or something for bullying him.”

“You pulled Near’s name from the hat,” Matt points out. “I’m not sure how Roger would’ve rigged that to happen.”

Mello waves his hand dismissively. “I can think of, like, a hundred ways to do it. It’s not that hard.” A pause. “Anyway, like I was saying, he thinks I’m gonna fall for it. He thinks I’m such a stupid piece of shit that I’ll just walk right into his trap, but that’s where he’s wrong.”

“What are you going to do?” Matt asks nervously.

“I,” Mello says, “am going to get Near a present that’s so good, and so thoughtful, that it completely blows his fucking mind. It’s going to be so good it changes his life. And then— and then, this is the best part, because Near’s just gonna get something small and dumb for whoever he has, and he’s gonna look like an idiot having to follow my gift.”

Matt says something in response to this, but Mello isn’t listening. His eyes are already on the prize— and he has work to do.

—

When Near receives his assignment for secret Santa, he counts himself lucky. He’s pleased, but apprehensive. Selecting and obtaining a gift Mello will enjoy may help him convey the depth of his care for the other boy, but it is not an easy task, and he is working under a short deadline. Christmas is in only ten days.

He takes to his duty with all the dedication he typically devotes to his studies. With the semester over, he has the time and energy to scrutinize what he knows about Mello, and to translate that information into a choice of gift. In the end, Near concludes that no one present will be satisfactory. Mello’s interests are diverse, and so must be Near’s offerings.

The days tick by, and Near crosses items off his list. He obtains an expensive notebook with buttery paper from a shop in town, and a beautiful fountain pen. He purchases several skeins of soft yarn and teaches himself to knit, producing a satisfactory scarf and something that almost looks like a hat. He throws the “hat” under his bed and obtains a pair of earmuffs to replace it.

This last purchase almost exhausts Near’s allowance stockpile. He frowns over the money he has left. It is not quite enough to pay for the box of chocolates he originally had his eye on, and he is not skilled enough to make confection from scratch. 

His intention was to work alone, but these are desperate times.

[mttmll]

old sktch lol

[im-resident]

"5am" Sketch and Proof of Concept.

[mihaelkeehl]

Body language

Rating:

Explicit

Category:

M/M

Fandom:

Death Note (Anime & Manga)

Relationship:

Matt | Mail Jeevas/Mello | Mihael Keehl

Words:

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“Matt? You good?” Mello repeated.

“Idon’tlikeitwhenitsbrightout.” Matt spat out to the floor.

Mello blinked incredulously for a moment. “What?”

Matt didn’t raise his gaze. “I don’t like when you can see me.”

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[freakymello]

yipepeppe

[vampirekeehl]

is this anything

[rxvera]

I am a Mello ADHD truther, that man definitely has RSD and does not know how to cope with it

[koiyoiki]

Near holding the L, Light and Mello plushies

[veggiefritterz]

Song Number One on my Mello Playlist and Why I Added It

Киетка by Молчат Дома (Molchat Doma).

Молчат Дома is a Belarusian band and Mello is Slavic to me. If I had to be real specific I'd say Croatia — this is where the name Mihael is most commonly used. Sure, Keehl is not a Croatian surname, but maybe his grandfather was Irish. Who cares.

"Knock on that door / And no one will open for you / Run fool"

I feel like this line especially relates to his time at Wammy's House, and how he was likely isolated — aside from Matt, and Near I guess — as well as how he runs away from it all.

"Down the stairwell, through the notes on the walls / Forgotten forever"

This ties into my thoughts about him and Matt, and could be taken as either one's perspective. For Mello, this would be him leaving Wammy's, and therefore the memories associated with it. For Matt it would be similar — though instead of leaving, he's trying to remember things about Mello that he keeps stored away. It could also be taken more literally, about love letters gifted to each other.

"Inexplicable like me"

Mello likely struggled, at least for a bit, to disconnect his sense of self with who he was being trained to become. It's possible that he found it hard to describe who he was, rather than the concept of "L".

"On which floor are they waiting for us?"

If you refuse to look at anything literally you can do whatever you want. I have decided that this line is about Mello trying to ascend to L's level, and wondering how much it will take to get there.

"Where without knock I will enter"

Entering without knocking relates to how he chose to live his own way, instead of following the instructions given to him anymore and throwing away his chance to be one of the Ls.

Thankyou for reading. More at 8. I hope my over-analysis of these select lyrics will provide someone other than myself some enrichment.

[niightniines]

it came to me in a dream

[sublimerences]

Some old Meronias 🙇

[neallo]

meronia yuri, magical girl AU

OOH i love this. i will be so for real and admit i'm only, like, vaguely familiar with the conventions of the genre, so i've given it my best go, kept it light & quite silly, and i'm hoping it's satisfactory ^_^ you can read this as an Actual AU or you can read it as a real-person fanfic that fem!Near wrote about her and Mello while taking a break from the Kira case. choose your own adventure <3 ~200 words!!

“Mello, we have no choice,” Near says, expression grim. “The fate of the universe hangs in the balance. If my calculations are correct, this is the only way to generate enough power for us to defeat our evil nemesis, the wicked wizard Kira.”

Mello’s eyes flash in determination. “You’re right, Near,” she says bravely. “We must make sacrifices. Evil cannot be overcome if we hesitate to do what’s right.” She smiles dazzlingly, and holds out her gloved hand, her magic gem sparkling in the moonlight. “Come here.”

Near takes her hand and squeezes it, focusing all her energy on their point of contact. The magic gems around their necks begin to glow with the power of their alliance, which is the closest thing to friendship Mello is willing to offer her.

“It’s working!” Near cries.

But in the next moment, the bright shine of their gems begins to weaken. The connection of their hands is simply not enough!

“No!” Mello shouts. “We need more power!” 

“I have an idea,” Near says, turning her head to face Mello. “Will you trust me?”

Mello nods. “Do it!”

Without another word, Near throws her arms around the older girl’s neck and presses her mouth to Mello’s.