U – Unbreakable
"No."
Mello cannot be broken. Mello resists, Mello refuses, Mello rejects. Mello's resolve cannot be shattered, nor can he be moved to tears. Mello has only his angry mask and hateful words; he has nothing else. Still, he is and must always be unbreakable. No one may change his mind about a single thing. He is stubborn, he is livid. He is everything that everybody else dares not to be. Matt cherishes it. Near envies it. And between them, Mello is all. He is unchangeable, he is cold. Mello will not allow himself to become anything less than flawless in his state of hard-earned accomplishment.
"No."
He cannot be anything less than steel. He resists change, refuses to be outshined, and rejects undying loyalty. His decision to ignore Matt's wish t be lovers and Near's hand in friendship because it would break him, and he will not be broken. It is unacceptable to be breakable.
"No! No!! No!!!"
So how come Near is effortlessly chiseling off chip after chip of his marble-slab-thick barriers? Why, through all the loathing and rivalry, is Near reaching his core as if they are friends?
"NO!"
Mello shouts and screams and hollers the single-syllable word over and over as he pushes and shoves and rams Near out of his way. But the persistent little bugger constantly moves back in place. The white boy kisses him when he can, and Mello hates it. He wants out. This should not be happening! Mello is unbreakable, Mello is –
"No…"
His resolve is wearing thin. His angry mask is diminishing. His stubbornness is fading. His livid attitude is waning. He is changing, he is warming. He is becoming flawed in his current state.
Mello is losing this battle.
"N–"
And with each gentle, careful touch, Mello breaks.