early 2008 - 2010

• I think it would come from one or the other getting more and more depressed when they leave so eventually it winds up w that one only running to their place for clothes or random bits and one kinda blurts it out as a joke and they other is just oh :)))) I like that :))))) a lot But you have got to learn to pick your hairs out the shower Or they move the shit in their flats around to make two beds or just two matresses fit beside each other until one of em goes "or.....OR..... we'll just get a bigger flat, how about that" "... you wanna move in together again?" "Yeah why not?" "You mean as A COUPLE??" "no as bartendersOF COURSE AS A COUPLE MATT" "NICE :)))))))))))))))))”
• Mello mentions to Rod that he lives in some dump on the other side of town and Rod’s like "my consigliere lives in WHAT NOW" and talks him into moving in some fancy modern, freshly rennovated apartment that’s in closer proximity to the gang’s main area so Mello doesn’t have to travel through half the city to attend meetings.
• The building is mafia owned, a couple of stories high and has several empty flats bigger heads use when they’re in town. Their flat is on the second floor (american; british would be first floor) because Matt gets vertigo, and they chose Apt 212 for nostalgic reasons.
• The building has concierge and security on lower levels.
• It has an underground garage that can be accessed directly through the main building or through the elevator. Matt can’t let his 68’ Chevy parked on the street after all.
• The whole flat is gorgeously modern but after a couple of months, it looks like their last flats because they're not doing chores.
• Mello advertised to Rod that he’ll share the flat with his little brother Matt. Rod’s suspiscious “you never mentioned you had a brother” but it’s Mello - he’s been as secretive as he can be since he joined, so Rod doesn’t question it any further.
• The name on their front door says “Parker”. Every gang member that ever came to their door was thrilled to see that name. “PARKER, huh? I know something about the boss that the others don’t :)))”
• Als sie dort einziehen, suchen beide die gesamte Wohnugn nach Wanzen und Kameras ab - man kann nie sicher sein. Finden aber keine. Sie treffen sich inner Küche und Matt meint “also sind wir sicher, ja? Keine Wanzen, keine Kameras?” “Jo sieht wohl so aus, I triple-checked everything. Vents, outlets, light switches—hell, even the back of the toilet tank just in case someone thought they were being cute. We checked under the floorboards in the bedroom, the smoke detectors are brand new, the—” “good” Matt grabs Mellos waist and pulls him into a needy passionate kiss, completely catching Mello off guard but its so welcome as matt usually isnt this upfront

• I love the idea of Matt and Mello’s room being one half tidy on Mello’s side bc he likes to keep things together for his aesthetic and Matt having a messy disaster half
• Matts pillow has like hair dye and sweat stains and is vaguely yellow
• Mello’s pillow is goose feathers
• They defo have separate quilts bc Matt keeps leaving cugarette burns in his
• "It's my good luck pillow" "No its not its the one you stole from wammys and its a bio hazard"
• (No longer has duvet cover now he’s raw dogging the quilt)
• After spending some time at a really nice hotel room at the mafia wedding, Mello comes home and realises “we could have that level of comfort as well if we put some efford in, ya know…” as he’s looking at their pretty fucked up flat. With sheets that have been last washed months ago, overflowing trash bins, general stench, that uncomfortable feeling of crumbs under his feet when walking anywhere, etc etc. and he starts cleaning, tidying up, making a cleaning plan. Skip forward a few weeks and the flat looks presentable for once.
• Like four books one of them is the first volume of the bb manga he was obsessed w the others are the communist manifesto, the mafia for dummies and a sudoku book
• There’s dead plant there probs a few spider defo empty cans, ashtrays (that aren’t real ashtrays but empty cups or whatever’s available often can w a lil monster at the bottom) one ratty dish towel that hasn’t been washed in forever
• Various rings that mello uses dotted around, spare contacts and solution for matt, dish washing stuff (they have a scrub daddy) kitchen roll w one piece left on it not thrown away and a half used one right next to it
• Half abandoned tasks (mello has taken ibuprofen but not put the enormous USA sized bottle away
• I also think Matt is bad at returning wet towels to hang dry or wash and he ALWAYS leaves them on Mello’s side of the bed doesn’t even think about it it’s not on purpose he just lets the towel fall back when he’s done drying his hair sat on his side of the bed
• (And general paranoia which is absolutely NOT influenced by his permanent second hand high he has going on)
• Matts got a real nice bong but also the one he made at wammys out of a plastic bottle and it’s entirely black/yellow w resin but he can’t get rid of it no matter how gross bc baby’s first bong
• Like mello bought he the gaudiest fanciest bong w his first paycheque post dating bc he wanted to spoil him and matts jazzed bc it has a sick ass dragon curled around it
• sex toys God in their shared apartment if you don’t include toys include used condoms in the bin At the very least I can see handcuffs, probs a cock ring, a vibe and maybe a dildo or smthn. Maybe they got spicy one time and tried smthn like nipple clamps or rope decides they didn’t like it and they lay forgotten in the drawer. Probs some diff types of lube like warming lube - maybe condoms too? Like ribbed or smthn And then Matt can be like haha these condoms taste nothing like ribs I can see belts being used in a variety of ways bc they’re to hand and Matt is VERY grabby and sometimes mello just likes to put on a show and make Matt squirm “If you can’t keep your hands to yourself I’ll make you” situation Maybe smthn stupid like some lacy underwear Matt swears he’s gunna get mello to wear for him one day or vice versa Idk I feel like they buy things to try and then just…..don’t Yeah I can see that but maybe post canon The older they get the more comfortable they get with trying out stuff
• Die Bude haben sie entweder von Rod vermittelt bekommen oder sie haben die irgendwie dont ask mit mafiageld gekauft/gemietet. Und Rod schlägt mal bei denen auf. Will mal gucken. Und der Besuch ist mega angespannt. Rod kommt rein und meint nur irgendwas wie “Scheiße digga, machst mal eben ein fenster auf, die luft hier drin ist ja schlechter als bei Rodriguez daheim Bruder holy fuck…” und er meint weiter “Jungs das geht so nicht. Wenn ihrs nicht schafft, die Bude einigermaßen instand zu halten, hol ich euch ne Putze, das geht ja auf keine Haut. Ich will nur sicherstellen, dass du auch weiterhin deine Arbeit machst, Junge.” und in 2.1 fängt Mello an zu schwitzen. Er ruft Rod später nochmal an “Rod, die Putze muss die älteste, runzligste Omma sein, die du finden kannst” “Wat” “Ich hab meine Gründe” (der Grund ist, dass er Angst hat, Matt schmachtet der Frau hinterher. Eifersucht und Angst, Matt kann seine Hände nicht bei sich behalten. Es ist noch nie irgendwas auch nur ansatzweise in der Richtung vorgefallen, aber Mello ist halt uneingeschränkt paranoid und erstickt lieber alles im Keim). uNd Rod liefert. Die ist ein richtig abgebrühtes Eisen, die hat schon die wildesten Sachen gesehen, die Frau und sie ist super wortkarg und sieht fies aus. Die stellt keine Fragen, ganz sicher.
• Und (weiß ich noch nicht, wie ich das lös) einmal sind 2.1 Mello und Matt grade zu Gange als sie nen Staubsauger nebenan hören und mit Panik im Gesicht festellen “FUCK. WIR HABEN DIE PUTZE VERGESSEN” und Matt kommt völlig verstrubbelt nur in Unterhosen aus dem Zimmer, in das der Putze verboten wurde zu gehen, sagt nur verstohlen hallo, wird von der Putze aber ohne ihn eines Blicks zu würdigen beiseitegeschoben und er huscht ins Bad.
• Bei denen inner Bude liegt neben dem Klo ein Edding und die Wände ums Klo sind vollgekritzelt mit Ideen. Im Bad liegen außerdem haufenweise Sachen, die nicht in ein Bad gehören. Schraubenzieher, Akkuschrauber, in der Waschmaschine steht ne Pepsidose.
• Matt knocks all of Mellos shower bottles over when he showers by accident. every time.
• In der Spüle in der Küche liegt ALLES voll mit Teebeuteln. Willste ja nicht direkt in den Müll hauen, sondern erstmal ausseihen lassen, deswegen packste den Beutel in die Spüle. Der Schritt mit dem Wegschmeißen fehlt bei denen halt.

Little Details

• lil dustpan and broom covered in dust
• Half eaten bowls of cereal
• His nice chair probs made it with them bc mello can’t bear to give up the first semi decent furniture he had Reminds him of how hard he worked
• Maybe the walls actually have a design, colour or wallpaper that’s nice bc everything else has been landlord white
• Die haben einen Overheadprojektor rumstehen und ab und zu macht Mello ne Präsi für Matt
• A garbage disposal they refuse to use bc it’s terrifying and one time Matt pretended his hand got stuck and shit mello up SO bad
• They’d have a fancy coffee maker bc Americans love their coffee and one of those enormous fridge freezers
• NASTY NASTY BASEBOARDS
• Gay fridge magnets
• Matts underwear that lives permanently on the living room floor bc mello always ends up throwing them off him
• Matt keeps his boots cluttered near the front door, Mello trips over them every day
• Overflowing recycling
• holes in the walls u know I’m rite
• I am also thinking about how their blinds are broken from mello being a chismoso about the neighbours
• Matt has made dinner but left the cutting board and cheese grater out etc
• dirty bois Literally. I need someone to enter their apartment and be all "Bitches, you live like this?" Maybe Rod Ross. He can just sigh, look at them all disappointed, and say, "I will literally pay you to let me hire a cleaning service for you. Because you will get sick and die if I don't. This is me protecting my investment from itself, because fuck. Really? Just god damn, you two."