[While he'd fully expected L not to appreciate the physical contact, the actual reaction to it throws Mello off completely. He's never seen his mentor express such pure and naked emotion. Part of him wants to let go immediately, but the other...
The other part of him is so fascinated that he can't bring himself to break contact just yet. He turns L's wrist just slightly, gently, running his thumb over the gauzed up coin as the other man pleads with him. At that final 'please' he lets it go.
Silver and sunlight. So a vampire almost certainly. But why the coin? Do they make silver coins here? He can't think of any other reason for L to have something like that strapped to himself. Either he's testing for when the silver weakness actually kicks in, or he's determined not to be caught without money for a pay phone.]
... Sorry.
[And he is, for the most part. It wasn't his intention to cause L that much discomfort.]
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The other part of him is so fascinated that he can't bring himself to break contact just yet. He turns L's wrist just slightly, gently, running his thumb over the gauzed up coin as the other man pleads with him. At that final 'please' he lets it go.
Silver and sunlight. So a vampire almost certainly. But why the coin? Do they make silver coins here? He can't think of any other reason for L to have something like that strapped to himself. Either he's testing for when the silver weakness actually kicks in, or he's determined not to be caught without money for a pay phone.]
... Sorry.
[And he is, for the most part. It wasn't his intention to cause L that much discomfort.]
Are you alright?