Bleh.

Thinking about Mello and his constant need for control from the very beginning. Mello and his understanding of relationships as using and being used. “I’m not just a tool for you to use to solve the puzzle” vs “it’s my turn to use you” and the way he fights tooth and nail to reach the top of whatever hierarchy he finds himself within and how everyone around him is his pawn or else he’s their pawn and of course the Kira case is a game that can only be won by using others but even before he was a player... he wanted L’s title. He wanted it entirely for himself and he wanted billions of dollars at his fingertips and every police force at his disposal and he was willing to hide away from the rest of the world for the rest of his life to become something untouchable