[For one fleeting moment, Mello looks surprised, caught slightly off guard. He had been formulating his next move and hadn't expected...this. Maybe a little more banter, a little more shoving, blades dancing around skin...but Setsuna is showing a side of himself that Mello hadn't been sure he had. From liking to a jugular tease.
And then that statement — good at uncovering the truth? The surprise is easily and quickly replaced with an icy glare. Setsuna doesn't know the buttons he is pushing, how dangerously close he is to winding up on the wrong side of this situation.
Because like Setsuna, Mello doesn't lose. Being second-place is not enough, and has never been enough. He risks everything in the name of coming up on top and winning — and this will be no different. It will take more than a mere knife to make him submit, to get him to kowtow to Setsuna's whims. Mello is all-in, now. Say goodbye to any limits or holding back.
Stuck for the moment and staring at Setsuna with narrowed eyes, Mello just continues to ease the gun against him, calmly, down and then a nudge, and then up — and just when it seems like he's getting a rhythm, he jerks the gun up with the goal of hitting Setsuna in the head. And, whether or not it meets its target, Mello lunges with the intention of straddling and shoving Setsuna down, sword be damned. He has risked much, much worse before, a wayward blade is trivial, however deadly the hands holding it may be. He knows, too, that Setsuna is capable of overpowering him, which is why, if this is successful, he'll have to segue into his next move quickly.]
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And then that statement — good at uncovering the truth? The surprise is easily and quickly replaced with an icy glare. Setsuna doesn't know the buttons he is pushing, how dangerously close he is to winding up on the wrong side of this situation.
Because like Setsuna, Mello doesn't lose. Being second-place is not enough, and has never been enough. He risks everything in the name of coming up on top and winning — and this will be no different. It will take more than a mere knife to make him submit, to get him to kowtow to Setsuna's whims. Mello is all-in, now. Say goodbye to any limits or holding back.
Stuck for the moment and staring at Setsuna with narrowed eyes, Mello just continues to ease the gun against him, calmly, down and then a nudge, and then up — and just when it seems like he's getting a rhythm, he jerks the gun up with the goal of hitting Setsuna in the head. And, whether or not it meets its target, Mello lunges with the intention of straddling and shoving Setsuna down, sword be damned. He has risked much, much worse before, a wayward blade is trivial, however deadly the hands holding it may be. He knows, too, that Setsuna is capable of overpowering him, which is why, if this is successful, he'll have to segue into his next move quickly.]