Starved for affection and freedom, Mello, a teenager, finds solace in the arms of a rugged stranger that just moved in next door - and is also married. [AU]

In attempts to decode mafia thug, Rod Ross, Mello finds himself bending over backwards when a drunken night reveals secrets and unravels in unexpected ways.

On the night Mello left Wammy's forever, he was suffocated by the smell of chocolate cakes and strawberry syrup.