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i've had this thought many a time but "soft n sweet reader goes absolutely feral on red life"

that concept is just *rapidly bangs fist on table*

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Crimson Adoration

Pairing: C! Mumbo x Reader, C! Etho x Reader

Summary: In which you dive into a death game and find that you have a horrible soulmate and in a fit of rage, find a secret soulmate.

Genre: Fluff to angst

WC: 2,335

Extra notes: Listen to 'The red means I love you' by Madds Buckley! This is what this fic was inspired off of!

Content warnings (If any): CHEATING!!!!!!, MENTIONS AND EXPLICIT DETAILS OF DEATH!!!

16 people was a lot to have in a dimension for a death game.

Met by choice and fated by chance.

Mumbo wasn't a bad partner to be in double life with. Truthfully!

When they were green for the first few weeks they felt their love, their attraction towards each other, as if their red string of fate had tied them tightly together.

Session one was absolute bliss for the newly soul-bounded couple

But then their first death came during session 2

It was so STUPID!

It caused a screaming match between the two that took hours to cool off.

Etho had found you when you were fuming and cautiously approached you.

"You okay?" He asked softly and sat down next to you

"A Panda Etho! I didn't even know you could die to a panda in this stupid realm of possibilities!" Y/n exclaimed "We were at half a heart! I was healing! But HE WANTED TO FUCK WITH SCAR AND MESS EVERYTHING UP!"

your scream echoed off the cliffside as you panted and took shaky breaths

Etho's warm hand rubbed your back and you sighed, leaning against him.

"I wish I had a better soulmate." You muttered

Etho stayed quiet but he wrapped his arm around your waist

"I could be a better soulmate than him," The ninja said softly "And I wouldn't be so brash to die by a panda. I would treat you right and I know you would too, Better than Joel."

"Damn straight... Etho... You do know what I'm about to ask... right?" You whisper

"Yes..." He trailed off

"Are you really willing to ruin your relationship with him like that for me?" You ask and cup his face

"Y/n I would do anything for you, Even if it means killing myself." He muttered, leaning into your touch "I have been in love with you for the longest time."

"Are you saying this now because we won't remember anything after we leave?" You asked, slowly leaning into him

"If we are important enough we will remember and our love will stay alive." He whispered, lips so close to you're you could feel your breath

"Etho Will you be my secret soulmate? My real soulmate?" You asked, feeling your lips brush against his

"Yes," He sighed and pressed a gentle kiss to your lips

no matter how many times you kissed mumbo, you had never felt this

Etho's kiss was like a hurricane and the beach waves all at once. Overwhelming and calm, a whirlwind yet steady gentle crashing waves. It felt like you were being swept up in the excitement but being grounded at the same time.

it was heaven

it was peace

it was Etho

And Etho was perfect

"Y/n!" Mumbo called out, eyes worried and hair mussed up "You're okay!"

it was hours later when you returned home and Mumbo looked terrified and worried

"Yeah," Y/n gave him a soft smile "I'm sorry I got so mad. I just don't understand why you did it. We were on half a heart and I was trying to heal us."

"I got carried away," Mumbo said and walked forward to cup your face with one hand and rest his other hand on your hip "I'm sorry. I know it won't make up for what I've done but for now its all I can do."

"Its Fine," You replied softly

no its not

"I forgive you."

HA! Yeah right

"I still love you."

Etho. I want Etho.

"I Love you too," Mumbo said and caressed your cheek with his thumb "Can I kiss you?"

"Yes," You sigh and he pressed his lips to yours

Nothing

No butterflies

No fireworks

not even excitement

How disappointing

Just like Mumbo

The Next morning, you woke up early to meet Etho in a forest to kiss him and share breakfast. It lasted about 30 minutes until both Partners of yours began looking for you and You and Etho had to split, promising to text through communicators and meet up again when they had time away from their partners.

You were giddy, the exhilaration of cheating, the taste of something new, something so... Etho. It was wonderful.

You had to force down your smile when Mumbo found you in the forest, chopping down wood and collecting saplings, iron axe glimmering with the spotted sunrays singing through the trees.

"There You are!" Mumbo smiled and you stopped hacking at the tree to give a forced smile back, heart dropping at the sight of him "You disappeared this morning, I'm so glad to have found you."

"Yeah," You said and watched as he walked closer and placed a gentle hand on your cheek, a move you leaned into with a fake smile "Sorry, I was just so excited to get to work today."

"Have you eaten breakfast?" Mumbo asked

"Yeah," You nodded, "I grabbed some food before I left and ate out here."

Technically not a lie

"Anyway, Today I'm gonna head down to the enchanter with Etho," You said

A plan to meet with him and get some work done, something they came up with right before the boys arrived. It was a win-win

"Don't be mean," Mumbo said playfully before turning serious "And Don't get touchy-feely with him. I know how you can be."

"Why?" You teased playfully, hopefully hiding the panic "You jealous?"

"Yes," Mumbo admitted "I know you... I know you get along with him and Bdubs more, but right now, you're my soulmate. And I intend to keep that for as long as possible."

"Oh Mumbo," You sigh softly "It's You, It's only you and has always been you."

You use both your hand to cup his face and pull him in for a gentle kiss.

That should stave him off for now.

"Etho!" You whispered a wave of fear washing over you as he hid the corner, both hands over his mouth and eyes closed tight

he was there for a few minutes before the warden finally decided to go back into hiding and you quickly ran towards etho into his arms, whispering his name and breathing in him.

"Are You okay? Oh My gosh, that must have been terrifying for you," You exclaimed

"If it was so scary for me then why are you crying?" Etho asked gently and wiped a tear from your face "I'm okay. I promise. Are you okay?"

"It didn't even come near me!" You cried and took a few deep breaths "I'm fine... Yeah, okay... You're okay. You're here. I can feel you and hear you."

For some reason, you knew you could live with it if Mumbo was the one backed into that corner but the fact that it was Etho terrified you to oblivion and beyond.

That was session 3

Session four was a bit messy.

In session four, Etho had died due to his soulmate's stupidity and a fishing rod and You had died to Mumbo provoking Etho by taunting him and stealing his stuff.

You didn't blame Etho for your death, but you did blame Mumbo.

"YOU PROVOKED HIM! HE WAS A RED NAME!" You yelled

Your eyes flashed red and your skin heated in rage as fury pulsed through your veins.

"I DID THIS?!" Mumbo screeched, hair messy and wild and his eyes cold and cruel "THIS IS YOUR FAULT!"

"OH, AND HOW IS THAT?" Y/n asked, a tone so sarcastic that you could cut through it with a steak knife "I WASN'T THE ONE TAUNTING THE RED NAME AND HIS PARTNER WITH THEIR THINGS!"

"OH PLEASE! THEY WOULDN'T HAVE ACTED LIKE THAT HAD YOU NOT BEEN SEDUCING ONE OF THEM!" Mumbo shouted

there was a moment of silence as both caught their breath, eyes of pure rage staring at each other until you flipped him off and stormed off to Cleo's base

Session five came and went with both You and Mumbo ignoring each other and slowly killing each other. You spent a lot of time with two other reds.

Etho and Joel

Joel had no idea that when he turned his back, Etho snuck kisses and feather-light touches with you.

Unfortunately came session 6, there was a lot of bloodsheds and maniacal laughing.

Mumbo came across you as you swung an axe into Martyn with Scar cheering you on in the background. Once Martyn was dead, you swung your bloodied axe over your shoulder to take a scathing look at Mumbo.

"We need to stick together," Mumbo said

"No," You replied and turned your back on him "You survive on your own from now on. I wish you the worst."

"Even if it means you die too?" Mumbo asked, "What happens then?"

"Then it's your fault," You spun on their heel to glare at mumbo " I haven't been the cause of any of our deaths because unlike you, I don't provoke and rush into things. I have never done anything to harm us and get us killed. So whatever you do, it's your fault."

With those words, you turned around and walked off toward the burned relationship to meet with Etho.

Your actual soulmate

"Etho?" You asked searching around the wreckage only for you to see him making out with Joel "Etho-"

The silver-haired man pushed away from Joel who had a shit-eating grin on his face and looked at Y/n desperately

if it wasn't for the fact that Etho and Joel were soulbound, you would have killed Joel within the first five minutes of their soulbond.

"Its not-" Etho tried to explain but you gave him a pained smile

"It's fine Etho," You whispered and placed a gentle hand on his cheek "He's your soulmate and you actually get along with him. I'm only your side-piece."

Etho looked heartbroken to hear that but as you turned to leave, he followed you. He kept following you until the both of you came to a clearing of forest littered with bodies, some of which you killed some of which just popped up out of nowhere.

"Can I explain?" Etho asked softly

"You don't have to," You replied looking at him

"I want to," Etho replied "I promise It wasn't like that. He wanted to talk about maybe rebuilding the ship but he heard you calling my name and he grabbed me and forced me to kiss him."

Your eyes flashed in fury and you glared at Joel who was hiding behind a tree. His eyes widened and he tried to turn and run but you had caught up to him by throwing your axe and pinning him to a tree.

"You forced yourself on him?" You glowered standing over the man

"ONLY TO GET RID OF YOU!" He yelled, voice cracking from panic as he attempted to rip his shirt out from beneath the axe and escape "You're ruing my chances of winning!"

"You would have lost if you didn't share life points with Etho," You said "I would have killed you as soon as I turned red. You're lucky to even be thinking."

You grabbed the wooden handle of your axe and pulled it out and Joel scrambled to get away from you as You turned towards Etho and slowly walked towards him because you didn't want him to run away. Instead, he rushed forward and hugged you tightly.

"Etho wait-" You protested with a light laugh "I'm all bloody."

"'s fine" He murmured and he buried his face into the crook of your neck "Let's just-"

You stopped him by pushing him out of the way of a flying sword coming from your own soulmate. Unfortunately, the sword grazed Etho and he had a tiny cut on his cheek, cutting through the mask and revealing a patch of pale skin and freckles.

You turned to glare at your soulmate to see him glaring back.

"What Mumbo." You spat out, grip tightening on the handle of your diamond axe, the one Mumbo had given to you during the second session "What now?"

"Do You actually love him?" He asked, "Or did you just want to get away from me that badly?"

"I Love him." You stated before you turned to Etho "And the red on my face is matching you!" The sweet smile on their face didn't match the crazed look in their eyes and the words they were saying "And goodness you're bleeding! What a wonderful feeling! You're down and you're pleading! My head is just reeling!"

You gripped your head and watched how both their soulbound and secret soulmate reacted with horror. A giggle escaped your lips as you swung out a diamond axe, chipped from cutting down wood and stained with the blood of the bodies littered around the four people. Something in your mind turned twisted as their confession came out of their mouth

"The Red means I love you," You exclaimed and stepped closer to your secret soulmate and used your thumb to wipe the blood off of your secret soulmate's cheek before using your tongue to clean their finger "Tasting your blood means I love you-"

Your words were cut off as a phantom sword plunged through your heart and you dropped. Your legs crumpled underneath you as coughs of blood escaped your mouth and lungs. Behind you stood their soulbound, a sword piercing Mumbo's heart with tears running down his face

"You said there was only me," Their soulbound whispered out before their knees buckled and they landed on their face and chest, the sword impaling their heart deeper "This was your fault-"

"Y/N!" Etho's scream of your name was the last thing you ever heard in a world of death

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