Life is all fun and games until you realize that not only do Near and Mello complete each other, but they’re also polar opposites in every conceivable way. Near sticks so closely to white that it’s all he wears, Mello is bright haired and always goes for dark colors like black, brown, maroon. Near is socially inept as hell to the point of having no friends and Mello seems to have new connections popping up left and right. The spk crew had a pure business relationship with near devoid of warmth and Mello jokes around with the mafia like a found family. Near is a high maintenance adult who can’t even handle flying on an airplane by himself while Mello left an orphanage at age 14 and survived on his own, even making his way into a gang that adopted him after seeing him prove his worth. Near spends his time cooped up in a room where he can make precisely calculated decisions and leave the rest up to others, Mello takes things into his own hands at any chance because he’s a go getter and highly ambitious. Near tangled up with his opponent up close, hidden in plain sight, blurring the lines between ally and enemy, Mello shot from afar and dealt a devastating blow each time. Near lives, Mello dies. Both win.
