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02 Revolver - Good Morning, Ratio!

Secret agent! Aventurine x Criminal! Reader | Revolver masterlist

Word count : 1,010

TW : cursing, weapons

As Aventurine walked down the fancy academy halls, every student and teacher kept their gaze on him, whispering to one another. Even so, Aventurine heeded them no mind as he continued walking until he reached a certain door with the name 'Veritas Ratio' carved to a gold plate on the door. Without bothering to knock, he pushed down the door handle, then kicked it open, a wide, obnoxious grin on his face, similar to that of a younger sibling padding into their older sibling's room to annoy them.

"Good morning, Ratio!"

Ratio groaned loudly, "can you not? When I said that you are welcome to ask for my help whenever, I do not mean you can barge into my office this way."

"Oh, sorry," Aventurine's apology was half-hearted. He knocked on the door, then proceeded to walk to the seat across Ratio, "good morning, Ratio!"

Ratio rolled his eyes, "good morning, gambler. What do you need this time?"

"I need you to help me come up with a plan," Aventurine answered casually.

"For your mission?" Ratio asked.

"Yeah. I told Y/N I'd talk to you and come up with a plan," the blond waved his hands, "so here I am."

"Fine. I will help you... Again," Ratio rolled his eyes.

"Fabulous," Aventurine smiled, clapping like a little kid receiving candy.

"But I know that street rat does not trust me, so if she does not follow the plan I made for you two, that is on you."

"Not fabulous."

Ratio took out a map of the city from his drawer, and laid it out on his desk, "WYVERN may appear strong, but they are more vulnerable than you think. You need to get rid of their most prominent allies: Genesis Orphanage, Belladonna, and The Luminos, which I reccomend you start with since, considering your addiction for gambling, it will be the easiest for you."

"The Luminos... That's a casino in the south of the city, no?" Aventurine asked, his tone serious, "I heard it's just a big scam... Only idiots would go there."

"Correct," Ratio nodded, "and for once, you aren't one of these 'idiots'.

"The owner of The Luminos, Mr. Corneo, plans to hold a gambling tournament tomorrow night. It is but another big scam, but with your ridiculous luck... Who knows?"

"Heh... Is that a challenge?" Aventurine smirked. Ratio merely stared at him uninterestedly before tapping on a spot on the map where The Luminos is located.

"Do whatever you need to do to end them, and once you're done, come see me again."

"What the heck?! This isn't the price we agreed on!" Y/N yelled, slamming her first on her employer's desk, "you said a million credits for stealing this jewel! This— This is half of that!"

"No, this is exactly the amount we agreed on," her employer smiled slyly, "500,000 credits. It's mentioned in our contract—"

"Bullshit!" Y/N argued, standing up from her seat, "the contract said a million! Cough it up before I—!"

The female's eyes widened when one of her employer's bodyguards aimed his gun at the side of her head.

"A slight correction, Y/N," her employer tsked, "you take your 500,000 credits and leave before I kick you out with zero pay."

"Tch... You bitch..." Y/N gritted her teeth. Her employer smiled, pushing the pouch of credits over to her.

"I have no more need for you. Thank you for your service, Revolver."

"Tch, stupid rich people..." Y/N grumbled as she entered her apartment, tossing her pouch of credits up and down, "500,000 credits my ass... Why do they always find the need to do this—"

"Hello, Y/N!"

Out of shock, Y/N whipped out her pistol and pulled the trigger. Aventurine quickly rolled to the side to dodge the bullet, making it pierce her worn out couch instead. The blonde male stared at the bullet hole with wide eyes, then looked at Y/N, "why did you shoot?!"

"Fuck, Kava!" Y/N yelled, "how did you get inside?!"

"Oh, I have my ways."

Y/N groaned, dropping her pouch of credits on her dining table, "way to mess up my already-ruined day."

"Why? What happened?" Aventurine stood up, eyes seeming worried.

"My employer scammed me," Y/N grumbled, grabbing a can of soda from her fridge, "but enough about me. Why are you here?"

"Ratio gave me a gist of what to do," he answered, "we're going to The Luminos tomorrow night. They're having a gambling tournament, and I'll be sure to crush them by participating in it."

"The Luminos? That's the casino that scams people, isn't it?" Y/N raised a brow, cracking open her soda.

"Yeah. And tomorrow, I'll be doing all the work. Well, most of it," Aventurine grinned, "you just follow me, and be prepared for any sudden fights."

Y/N stared at him for a second as she took a sip of her soda, then shrugged, "sure then. Why not?"

"Lovely," Aventurine hummed before looking around, "by the way, do you have any SoulGlad?"

Y/N stared at him with an 'are you serious' look, "you're asking someone who lives in a run-down apartment for SoulGlad? What, do I look like a five-star bar?!"

Aventurine blinked twice, then grinned, "maybe."

"... That's it. Get out of here."

"W-wait, I'm sorry!" Aventurine held his hands up and laughed nervously, stepping back with each step Y/N took towards him, "c'mon, Y/N!"

"Nope, nope, out you go," she shooed him away.

"Okay, okay, I'll see myself out," Aventurine walked towards the door, "I'll pick you up tomorrow at seven."

"Okay," Y/N waved her hand dismissively.

"Wear something nice."

"I don't have something nice."

"I'll prepare you something nice," Aventurine smirked, "stay at home and expect a delivery tomorrow at twelve."

"Hey, you don't get to tell me what to do!" Y/N argued, but Aventurine waved his hand dismissively as he exited her apartment.

"Bye bye, Y/N!"

Y/N groaned, rolling her eyes. She was definitely not excited for tomorrow.

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01 Revolver - Your Hand in Marriage?

Secret agent! Aventurine x Criminal! Reader | Revolver masterlist

Word count : 860

TW : Cursing, alcoholic drinks

The bar reeked of sweat, alcohol, and cheapness: something Aventurine had long forgotten.

He walked inside, eyes scanning the place. In a sea of people dressed mediocrely, he stood out like a peacock among crows with his expensive suit and gold accessories.

Aventurine made his way over to the edge of the bar counter, where a girl about his age was drinking a cocktail alone.

"I knew I'd find you here," he grinned, smoothly sitting on the seat beside hers. He watched her freeze at the sound of his voice before shooting him a glare.

"What do you want?" she asked through gritted teeth.

"Oh, is that a way to greet an old friend?" he sighed, shaking his head, "whatever happened to 'hello'? Too mainstream for you?"

The girl glared at him for a little longer before finally responding, "hello, Kava. What do you want?"

"At ease, dear," he chuckled at how she spat out his name like it was an insult, "you didn't respond to my letter, so I decided to come see you personally."

"Did you consider the fact that maybe I purposely ignored your letter?" she scoffed before taking a sip of her drink.

"No I didn't," he winked, turning to the bartender with his usual charming smile, "one cosmopolitan."

Really, he did consider that fact. Multiple times. And it honestly pained him.

Y/N heaved out a loud sigh, staring at her cocktail on the counter.

"C'mon Y/N," Aventurine smiled, tilting his head to get a better look at her face, "help an old friend out?"

Y/N glared at him, and they just stared at each other in silence.

"Don't you want revenge against WYVERN?" He asked in a low voice, making Y/N's eyes widen for a brief second.

"With you? Don't be silly," she scoffed.

Aventurine sighed at her answer, his eyes softening, "is it about me betraying you? You know that's not—"

"You don't get to say shit like that," Y/N growled. The two stared at each other for a moment in silence before Y/N looked away, taking a sip of her cocktail. "I won't help you. End of story."

Aventurine went quiet. This was more difficult than he had anticipated.

"I'll give you whatever you want," Aventurine sighed as the bartender placed his drink in front of him. He shot him a quick smile before returning his gaze to his friend, "you want money? I'll give you double the amount you want. You want to run to another city? I'll cover everything and make sure you live luxuriously. I'll do anything you ask. Just please help me."

Y/N tapped her fingers against the counter before looking at him as he took a sip of his cocktail, "your hand in marriage then."

Aventurine choked on his cocktail, coughing as he put the drink down. Y/N made no move to help him catch his breath, just staring judgementally. Once he managed to recover, Aventurine glanced at her, eyes wide, "I'm sorry... What?"

She stared at him for a moment before rolling her eyes, "fine, I'll help you, and you owe me a favor. There? Happy?"

"H-hold on, are we just going to ignore what you just—"

"What's the mission?"

Aventurine stared at her, eyes still in shock, while Y/N seemed nonchalant about her answer earlier.

"U-um, alright," he cleared his throat, "thank you... For agreeing. So do you remember what I wrote in the letter?"

"You said that you were threatened to be kicked out by the IPC," Y/N recalled, "and they asked you to end WYVERN, which is, in my opinion, a suicide mission."

"And that is why you're going to help me," Aventurine smiled.

"Do you have a plan?"

"No."

"Good, we're going to die," Y/N smiled sarcastically, "you might as well pack your things and leave the IPC now."

"Hey, don't say that!" Aventurine laughed nervously, "l-look... I'll talk to Ratio, and we'll come up with a plan."

"I don't trust Ratio," Y/N stood up, shoving her hands into her jacket's pockets, "but it's your mission... As long as I don't get into trouble, I won't abandon you."

Aventurine tensed slightly, but masked it with a smile. He couldn't mess up. He doesn't want to be kicked out of the IPC, and more importantly, he doesn't want her to abandon him. He might have done so to her, but as selfish as it sounds, he doesn't want the same to happen to him.

"Deal," he nodded. Y/N took out some cash from her pocket and was about to slip it under her glass, but Aventurine placed his hand on top of hers to stop her, "it's on me."

Y/N stared at him for a moment before she harrumphed and walked away, "come find me if you have a good plan. I'll be waiting."

He watched as Y/N walked away before calling out to her, "Y/N, wait."

"Hm?" she glanced at him. They stared at each other for a while before he smiled.

"Thank you."

Y/N nodded curtly before walking off, leaving Aventurine alone with his thoughts.

Author's note : I GOT AVEN YIPEEEEEE 🤸‍♀️ I also finally got Bailu from standard banner so I just need Aven's LC 🥹

Good luck to everyone pulling and hopefully all Aven wanters will be Aven havers 🧚‍♀️🫶

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00 Revolver - Introduction

Secret agent! Aventurine x Criminal! Reader | Revolver masterlist

Y/N : A notorious criminal in the city of Penacony known as Revolver who somehow always manages to escape the IPC. Rumor has it that she was captured by a criminal group, but ended them alone.

Aventurine : A member of the IPC, an organization who keeps the peace in Penacony. He is said to have mysteriously risen to become one of the high leaders with nothing but luck.

Dr. Ratio : A good friend to Aventurine and a shady man to Y/N. He acts as Aventurine's informant outside of the IPC.

Topaz : One of the IPC's high leaders and another good friend of Aventurine's. After a slight downfall in her career, she becomes adamant of catching Y/N in order to climb higher in the ranks.

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I need to stop accidentally posting crap in my drafts like what the fuck first I accidentally post the 1st chapter of the Scara fic before I posted the masterlist n introductions, and now I accidentally posted the Aven fic's masterlist and now I have to hurry and finish the 1st chapter 😭

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Revolver

An Aventurine Fic

"There's no 'best friend for life'." Synopsis : Threatened to be kicked out of the IPC, Aventurine was assigned to an impossible mission by his exasperating boss: track down and end WYVERN, a notorious criminal group. To do that, he enlists the help of another notorious criminal: his childhood friend Y/N who has some type of vendetta against him.

Pairings : secret agent! aventurine × criminal! reader Tags : Childhood friends to enemies to lovers, fluff, angst, hurt/comfort, slow burn (?), slight crack Warnings : does not take place in the HSR timeline, references to Aventurine's backstory and some HSR plot, blood, swearing, character death, death threats, human trafficking, abuse, drugs, reader's pronouns are she/her, fluff, angst, hurt/comfort, slow burn (?), slight crack

Status : ongoing Author's Note : I was so scared of posting this because I thought, 'what if my fic gets dragged down for some of the warnings I put there', but I wanted to post something for Aven's release and I liked the idea for this fic and decided to go for it anyways... As per my last fic, Y/N's character might not be everyone's cup of tea, as she was written based on my OC, who's more on the rough side. I will always put a tw before every chapter, so please read that first, and if I missed and warnings, pleaze let me know. I'll also be sure to update the tags and everything as the story progresses, and I apologize in advance for any mistakes 😭

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01 : Your Hand in Marriage?

02 : Good Morning, Ratio!

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02 Romeo! - It's Perfect (It's Not)

Criminal! Scaramouche × Aristocrat! Fem! Reader | Romeo! masterlist

Word count : 1105

TW : Swearing

For all the years Scaramouche lived in the Duchy of Fontaine, he knew one thing: he hated the duke and his daughters.

He had little recollection of his past: one of them being the way the kids would look at him weirdly at the orphanage.

Well, that, and the fact that he was never satisfied.

He never ate to the point where he was satisfied. He never spent money to the point where he was satisfied. Every meal was eaten slowly to result in being full sooner, and every penny was spent carefully.

And if he looked around, everyone seemed to be living the same way.

The duke of Fontaine loved making promises he either doesn't want to or couldn't keep. Free food for the people? He promised that months ago and people are starving. Taxes will be lowered? They seem to be getting higher instead. If Scaramouche ever got the opportunity to see him, he would very much like to slap him across the face. Hard.

To make everything worse, his daughters don't seem to care about how the people are suffering. One is too busy with her acting career, and the other is rarely seen. Scaramouche just concludes that the duke's daughters are, if not as then more ignorant as their father.

No thanks to them, he was forced to avert to more unpleasant means in order to survive: steal, kill, and so on. He left the orphanage when at the end of his teen years, and soon, he formed a small criminal criminal group of six, all about the same age, and all just wanting to survive in the corrupt duchy...

Which brings us to now: he was in his group's shared home, sipping bitter tea in the living room as his eyes boredly skimmed the newspaper. Heizou and Xiao were engaged in a heated card game, while Kazuha was in the corner with a white cat in his lap, writing poems.

The door slammed open after a while, revealing Aether. The blonde held up a bag, a big smile on his face, "I got the fruits!"

"That took a while," Kazuha looked up from his paper, "how much was it?"

"Quite a lot. The merchant was busy arguing with this man about his durian prices, so I went ahead and snagged what I could," Aether placed the bag on the kitchen counter before sitting next to Xiao. He eyed the living room for a moment, noticing someone was missing, "where's Venti?"

"Bar," Scaramouche answered shortly, his gaze not leaving the newspaper in his hands, "said someone has information that could help us steal from the duke's manor tonight."

"We're stealing from the duke?" Heizou stared at him with a raised brow, "you didn't tell us that."

Scaramouche shot Kazuha a glare, "you didn't tell them?"

"Oops," was all Kazuha could say, smiling sheepishly.

"You little—"

The door swung open once more, effectively cutting Scaramouche off. Venti walked inside, a bottle of wine in one hand.

"There's our favorite drunkard," Aether hummed.

"Favorite?" Scaramouche scoffed, rolling his eyes, "favorite is the last word I'd describe him with. Especially considering the wine he bought."

"Now, now. I had to treat our informant something," Venti sat beside Scaramouche, a goofy smile on his face, "you're just jealous you didn't get any."

"Unlike you, I don't drink in broad daylight."

"Mm, pity."

"Anyways, did you get the information?" Scaramouche sighed exasperatedly. Venti took a letter out of his pockets, albeit slightly crumpled. The group gathered around the table as Scaramouche opened the letter, then placed the paper in the middle. It was a small layout of the duke's manor, and directions on how they could enter through the library window and sneak in to the duke's trasury.

"This looks..." Kazuha trailed off.

"Dangerous," Xiao finished his sentence.

"It's perfect," Scaramouche grinned.

It was not perfect.

Scaramouche and Xiao were the ones assigned to the heist. As they were sneaking in, Scaramouche was confident he could snag a few antiques in the halls, and his greed got the best of him, so he and Xiao parted temporarily.

Bad idea, really.

Scaramouche ended up getting lost in the spacious manor, often having to hide as some of the manor's staff would suddenly pass by.

"Tch. Almost got caught again," Scaramouche grunted as he managed to hide from a maid who had suddenly passed by. He started to walk again, picking up the pace as he looked at every door which, unfortunately for him, all looked the same, "where was that damn library again—?"

More footsteps. Great.

Scaramouche looked around, biting his lower lip when he saw there were no good hiding spots. He had no choice but to enter the nearest room, which was a fancy bedroom, and dashed to the far left corner to hide in the small space between the wardrobe and the wall.

The door of the bedroom opened, making him hold his breath.

'Shit, I'm gonna get caught,' he thought to himself. He waited for the lights to turn on, for whoever who came into the room to walk over and drag him out... But instead, he heard the person throw themselves onto the bed, followed by soft sniffles.

Scaramouche peeked out of his hiding spot and although it was hard to see due to the dark, he could make out the figure of Lady Y/N, lying down with her back facing him as her body shook from sniffles.

He desperately wanted to roll his eyes and continue hiding. He hated the duke and his daughters, after all. But the way she was now, she looked so vulnerable, and something in him just felt the need to at least make sure she was okay.

Slowly, he stepped out of his hiding spot, leaving his bag of stolen antiques there for the moment and making a mental note to not forget them. Then with the softest voice he could muster up, he asked her, "why are you crying?"

Y/N quickly turned to look at him, and he noticed her reaching for the light on her bedside table, making him panic, "wait...! Don't turn on the lights... I'm not here to hurt you..."

He held his breath as he watched her hand linger by the lamp for a few seconds before she slowly retracted her arm from the lamp, making Scaramouche feel relief wash up in him.

"And you are...?" Y/N asked softly, her voice still laced with sadness. Scaramouche let out a sigh, quickly thinking of an alias he could use.

Unknow... Anonymous... Stranger... Passerby... Nomad...

"Just call me... Wanderer..."

Author's Note : WHAT THE HECK I FORGOT TO ADD TAGS WHEN I POSTED THIS AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 😭

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00 Romeo! - Introduction

Criminal! Scaramouche × Aristocrat! Fem! Reader | Romeo! masterlist

Y/N : Second daughter of the duke of Fontaine. Strictly trained to be the "perfect lady" by her father so that she could one day be married off to a man of high rank.

Scaramouche : Leader of a small but notorious criminal group in the duchy of Fontaine. His true name is Kunikuzushi, but barely anyone knows, and even those who do never refer to him by that name.

Furina : First and more favored daughter of the duke of Fontaine and a rising theatre actress. Cares a lot about Y/N and often helps her escape her lessons.

Kazuha : Scaramouche's right hand man. His kind and friendly attitude makes it easy for him to blend in with people.

Heizou : A member of Scaramouche's criminal group. He normally brings in information and intel for the group. Also helplessly in love with Kazuha.

Xiao : A member of Scaramouche's criminal group. He is considered their strongest fighter and spy. Also likes to keep a protective eye on Aether.

Aether : A member of Scaramouche's criminal group. He normally acts as the mediator who keeps the group together.

Venti : A member of Scaramouche's criminal group. His love for wine makes him seem untrustworthy to others, but he is actually one of the smartest amongst the group.

Ambrose : The duke of the duchy of Fontaine. A strict and corrupt man.

Author's Note : lmao honestly I just needed a name to use for the duke so I picked out whatever I found that looks okay---

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Romeo!

A Scaramouche Fic

"I’ll protect you 'til the bitter end, even if it takes my life." Synopsis : Y/N is the daughter of a corrupt duke in Fontaine. Her entire life, she was strictly forced and shaped to be the perfect lady: kind, elegant, and so on. But when Scaramouche, the boss of a criminal gang, snuck into her manor one night and into her room during one of her breakdowns, things started to change for them both... Pairings : criminal! scaramouche × aristocrat! reader Tags : forbidden love, historical setting (victorian era), fluff, angst, hurt/comfort Warnings : blood, swearing, death threats, abuse, kidnapping, story may not be too accurate with timeline, gentle reader, probably ooc scaramouche (he soft at points), reader's pronouns are she/her, fluff, angst, hurt/comfort, furina is reader's sister (is that even a warning---) Status : ongoing Author's Note : Y/N's character might not be everyone's cup of tea, as was written based on my OC, who's more on the gentle and pure side. I will always put a tw before every chapter, so please read that first, and if I missed and warnings, pleaze let me know. I'll also be sure to update the tags and everything as the story progresses, and I apologize in advance for any mistakes 😭

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01 : "Tch. Nobles."

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01 Romeo! - "Tch. Nobles."

Criminal! Scaramouche × Aristocrat! Fem! Reader | Romeo! masterlist

Word count : 1050

TW : Abuse

"Lady Y/N! Get back here this instant!"

Furina clamped a hand over Y/N's mouth as they hid behind a wall, stealthily watching as Y/N's teacher stormed from room to room in search of her.

"Lady Y/N, I will be letting your father know about your unacceptable behaviour!" the teacher yelled, making Y/N freeze. Her father would be furious if he heard of her escaping again, and although her escapes are usually forced by Furina, she would always be the one to get hit in the end.

"S-sister, I think I should just go back," Y/N pulled Furina's hand away from her mouth, "father won't be pleased if I—"

"Shh!" Furina hushed her, watching the tutor walk away, probably to find her in a different hall or room. She grabbed Y/N's hand, then dragged her to the other direction, "okay, let's keep moving."

"Sister...!" Y/N tried to argue, "what about father...?!"

"Oh, don't worry," Furina flashed her a wink as they walked as fast as they could, the hems of their dresses sliding across the marble floor, "leave father to me. You go get some fresh air in town."

"B-but—!"

"Shh! C'mon now!"

Y/N sighed, following her sister out of the manor through the back door. She never wanted to disobey her father because she knew the consequences it would bring, but she would be lying if she said that she didn't enjoy the times Furina helped her sneak out of the manor and escape her tutors.

When they reached the garden, Furina grabbed a cloak on the washing line, and shoved it into Y/N's arms. She opened the door at the back of the garden, then proceeded to push Y/N out, "quickly now! I'll take care of father!"

Before Y/N could thank her or say anything at all, her older sister slammed the door shut. Y/N put on the cloak in her arms, then proceeded to walk towards town.

The town was lively as always, with merchants yelling out cheap prices to gain the attention of passerby. She walked past two men engaged in what sounded like a serious conversation.

"My wife and children are starving. In fact, most of my friends say that their families are facing the same thing. Is the duke not going to do anything?" one asked.

"Last month he mentioned that he wanted to give the poor people free food, but I don't think it's happening," the other man sighed, "one of his daughters ought to take over at this point. He is a terrible duke."

"Lady Furina is pursuing her acting career, so that should mean that Lady Y/N will be the one taking over, no?"

"But Lady Y/N is rarely seen... I think she's just as ignorant as the duke."

Y/N lowered her head as she walked past the men. Was that how people viewed her? Well, she couldn't really blame them, her father liked to keep her away from the public.

Y/N was so deep in her thoughts, she didn't notice the man in front of her, causing them to bump into each other.

"Ah, sorry," she bowed a bit to the man. He looked her up and down with a scowl on his face, then walked past her.

"Tch. Nobles," he spat. This made Y/N's eyes widen a bit before she glanced at him. Unfortunately for her, the man had already disappeared into the crowd.

Y/N stared at the crowd for a moment, as if hoping the man would reappear. After a moment, she hesitantly started to walk away.

"I told you to stop sneaking out like that!"

The cane whacked the back of her legs, making her bite down on her lip to stiffle her cries.

"You know better than to escape!" another whack to her legs. "You ungrateful girl!"

"But father," Y/N's voice was small, but audible enough for her father to hear, "sister was the one who suggested I go to town..."

"Yes, your sister said that too," he tsked, "and honestly? I do not care. She told me not to punish you because it was her fault."

"T-then why are you...?" Y/N trailed off.

"You know better than to sneak out," he scoffed, "you ought to be grateful because if she hadn't said anything, I would have gone harder at you."

Y/N swallowed the lump in her throat. She knew her father enjoyed punishing her for the littlest mistakes to take his anger out on her. Every time her father calls her to his office, which was nearly every day, and she saw papers filled with complaints on his desk, she knew she was in for a beating. He even instructed her teacher to hit the back of her hands with a ruler every time she answers a question incorrectly.

She knew, but she couldn't fight back.

Her thoughts were interrupted by her father's palm slapping her across the face. Y/N's eyes went wide, a hand slowly moving up to touch her stinging cheek.

"You are pathetic," her father growled, "get out of my sight."

Y/N gave her father a curtsy before leaving his office as fast as she could. She hurried to her room, then flopped on her bed, silently crying to herself. Her room was dark and cold, and she didn't even bother to change into her nightgown. If she were to fall asleep like that, so be it.

And as she broke down, she heard a voice from behind, "why are you crying?"

She turned around, spotting a figure standing in front of her wardrobe, although thanks to the darkness, she could only see his silhouette. She reached for the lamp on her bedside table, but the figure quickly spoke, "wait...! Don't turn on the lights... I'm not here to hurt you..."

Y/N went quiet at that. She knew she should turn on the lights or maybe even scream for help, but maybe it was the way he told her he wouldn't hurt her. Maybe it was her being delusional that for once, someone asides her sister wasn't going to hurt her.

Ultimately, she decided to do as he says, and retract her arm from the lamp.

"And you are...?" she trailed off. The figure sighed softly.

"Just call me... Wanderer..."

Author's Note : Heyo! I just wanna say thank you for reading and I apologize for any mistakes as it's my first fic here 😭

Also I accidentally uploaded this chapter before the introductions and masterlist aha---

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