[ There are different kinds of intelligence, to be sure. Mello's is the grittier sort, the intelligence that pushes him to get shit done, with a willingness to employ whatever means to get there. Setsuna is the same way, for the most part.
That does not mean he's willing to slice into someone to satisfy a morbid curiosity. Setsuna makes no claims that he can veer into unstable territory at times, and maybe has enjoyed slicing up certain opponents more than he should, but it's a side of himself he keeps carefully under wraps, stowed away under lock and key. Mello might wear it as a badge of honor, but Setsuna is more than a little ashamed that sometimes, he's taken just a hint of pleasure at tearing into someone.
It reminds him that he lost most of his sanity a long time ago.
Setsuna's fingers close around the knife immediately, around Mello's, but he won't budge another inch, or even do anything else, besides thin his eyes. ]
I don't want to hurt you, Mello.
[ He'll drop his tone too, then. That, combined with his half-lidded expression, should hopefully convey that this is Mello's last chance to cut the overtly sexual advances. Setsuna is controlled, but he is not quite controlled enough to stop himself if he is interested and if said interest is reciprocated and blatantly provoked. ]
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That does not mean he's willing to slice into someone to satisfy a morbid curiosity. Setsuna makes no claims that he can veer into unstable territory at times, and maybe has enjoyed slicing up certain opponents more than he should, but it's a side of himself he keeps carefully under wraps, stowed away under lock and key. Mello might wear it as a badge of honor, but Setsuna is more than a little ashamed that sometimes, he's taken just a hint of pleasure at tearing into someone.
It reminds him that he lost most of his sanity a long time ago.
Setsuna's fingers close around the knife immediately, around Mello's, but he won't budge another inch, or even do anything else, besides thin his eyes. ]
I don't want to hurt you, Mello.
[ He'll drop his tone too, then. That, combined with his half-lidded expression, should hopefully convey that this is Mello's last chance to cut the overtly sexual advances. Setsuna is controlled, but he is not quite controlled enough to stop himself if he is interested and if said interest is reciprocated and blatantly provoked. ]