A.N.
Had to get away from my usual fluffy antics. Been thinking about this for a while.
I thought it needed a prologue too, proper chapter will be up within the week.
Enjoy and review.
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It was simple really.
It was always simple. Matt glanced at his reflection in the mirror, slender fingers tracing the purpling eye, glancing away from his reflection for a moment as though it would disappear if he didn't look at it. Of course it was simple.
That's what Mello had said at least, cruel words slipping from a sharp tongue at Matt's carelessness when the coffee slipped from between his hands, shattering on the floor, staining it a putrid brown colour.
"God, what the fuck is wrong with you? Clumsy piece of shit." The blonde hissed.
Matt knew the pain. It was familiar, almost a comfort. He withdrew his hand from his face, pressing the ice wrapped in the cloth back to it, ignoring Mello when he sat on the tub behind him. "…I didn't mean to drop it." Matt mumbled. "Sorry. I'll clean it."
"Damn right you will." Mello grumbled back, teeth digging into the chocolate bar, snapping off a corner.
Yes it was simple. Avoiding making stupid mistakes, the ones that people with a normality to their lives made. The ones humans made. Easy. Simple.
A shiver ran down Matt's spine, the cold from the ice penetrating the warm skin, the swelling refusing to go down to. Mello watched, a flash of amusement in the sharp blue eyes, smirking again when the ice was removed, at the sight of his handiwork.
Matt could feel the strings embedded in his hands and wrapped around his feet, forcing his limbs to move against his will no matter how hard he struggled. He knew he would always come back to Mello. He knew he would let Mello dictate his every action, thought and feeling.
And he didn't mind in the slightest.