đđđđđđđđđđđđ 'đ đđđđđđđ, CHAPTER I: you finish your last lecture of the day and head to get dinner before returning to your dormitories. you stumble upon an injured figure on your way home, laying in a dimly lit alley. despite the fear in your heart, you decide to reach out towards the unknown man in need of help.
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tags. assassin!toji x female reader. sfw; fluff-ish, angst. reader's best friend oc appearance (yona). mentions of murder, blood, knives, anxiety. general warnings for all parts of the series: size difference. age gap (reader early 20's, toji early 30's).
ten seconds. you shut down your laptop and close it. nine seconds. you put your laptop in your tote bag. eight seconds. you close your books and do the same. seven seconds. you put your coat on. six seconds. you check your phone for any messages.
five seconds. youâre thinking about what to eat once you arrive home. four seconds. you decide on a pack of noodles. three seconds. you realise that youâve ran out of them. two seconds. you make up your mind to go to your local supermarket. one second. you stand up from your seat.
â..thatâs all, students. have a nice day and iâll see you at our next lecture.â
a sigh of relief escapes your lips. youâre finally freed from the shackles of your statistics class. not like youâve paid much attention to what your professor had been yapping about anyway. it was too boring. the daydreaming you did about your potential future boyfriend and all the cheesy romantic stuff youâd do together was all the more important.
âearth to my best friend,â your friendâs voice snaps you back into reality. you look to your side and find yourself apologising for not hearing her the first time. yona chuckles and waves her hand dismissively.
âi asked if you had any plans after the lecture,â she continues whilst scrolling through her phone. you take a peek at her screen and notice that sheâs already looking up available restaurants in the area.
youâre grateful that sheâs looking out for you in her own way, but youâve already made up your mind. a pack of your favorite ramen noodles will fill you for tonight. youâre low on cash this month anyway. a fancy restaurant would have you surviving on water for the rest of the week.
âah, i actually do. gotta go grocery shopping ân stuff,â you pout apologetically before buttoning up your coat. yona nods in understanding, knowing the struggles of being a college student.
âaww, all right. weâll go next time then,â she replies with a smile.
you walk out of the building with your friend by your side, chatting about how boring the lecture was. of course, you also learn all about the recent gossip around campus. yona is practically your plug for that.
âdid you hear about that one girl that allowed her boyfriend to stay with her in her dorm room for a whole month and then got snitched on by her roommate?â yona snickers, not caring if anyone around you could hear the gossip.
you raise an eyebrow in surprise. your university has strict rules about guests staying over in the dormitories. they can spend a day or two, but youâd have to sign them in. plus the resident assistants usually check the rooms for any unusual activity every other week.
to hear someone had gotten away for a whole month is quite a surprise.
âhe couldâve stayed for longer if it wasnât for the roommate snitching,â yona continues and rolls her eyes. she takes a quick snack from her bag and bites into it.
you shake your head and shrug, making sure you donât trip and fall down the stairs whilst youâre talking, âguess the roommate got enough of the random man in their room. i meanâthey pay for that room as well. not like the girl is the only one living there.â
yona nods and turns a right. you follow, your eyes scanning the busy hallways. some students are rushing between the crowd to catch their train and others are making their way to their next two hour lecture. those poor souls.
âmhm. i wouldnât wanna live with a man i donât know either,â yona eventually adds after swallowing the last bite of her snack, âlet alone for a whole month.â
she throws the wrapper in a nearby garbage canâwhich is overly full already. talk about a âhygienicâ school.
âright,â you shiver as the thought gets put into your head. a random man living with you. . . sounds like a nightmare. youâve heard enough stories about how dirty they can be. in both the physical and mental aspects.
after some walking - and getting annoyed by random people who block your way due to how slow theyâre moving - you reach the exit of the building. yona stretches her arms and grabs her phone before turning to you.
âanyway, see you later, hun!â she enthusiastically gives you a hug. you return the affectionate gesture with a gentle smile, rubbing her back. you exchange your last words before both going your own ways.
music plays in your ears as you walk down the street. the wind blows against your face. itâs a cold day. you wouldnât be surprised if it were to rain in a bit.
âgotta be fastâ, you think. you are not carrying an umbrella with you, so youâd have to hurry back with your groceries. your legs pick up their pace and pass all traffic as fast as they can.
it takes you quite a while to get to your destination. thatâs the drawback of living in such a packed city like tokyo. there is no way to move, especially in the evening, when everyone is returning home.
you reach a crosswalk and wait for the light to turn blue. whilst youâre waiting next to a bunch of people, your eyes wander across the scenery. from the huge billboards to your right to the multiple cars to your left.
your gaze stops at one specific billboard. itâs playing some of the latest news. a recent incident had taken place just a few kilometres north from your university. three people had been found cruelly murdered in their apartments.
the definite cause of their deaths is still unknown. there wasnât any sign of a forced entry, even when reports say that all three victims had been killed in the same way.
they speculate that the person involved must have been quite skilledâsomeone whoâs done this multiple times before. there are absolutely zero traces of them left neither. the only reason theyâre able to conclude that it is indeed a homicide, are the similar wounds left on the victimsâ bodies.
another comment from the investigation team shows that there might be a survivor whoâs escaped the cold blooded killer. that person is now considered missing.
the police are still thoroughly investigating the matter; thatâs all you get to know before the news reporter moves on to the next subject.
you look down at your shoes. such scary stuff does make you afraid. youâre living on your own after all. youâd be less scared if you had a roommate, but you currently donât.
some call you lucky for that since itâs a rare occurrence, yet you still wish you had someone living with you. that would make walking back home at night less stressful.
the increase of footsteps around you makes you realise that the light turned blueâa sign for you to cross the street. you eventually reach the other side. you tilt your head back, anxiously staring at the sky.
âplease donât, please donât, please donât,â you chant in your head. like the weather is going to listen to your desperate pleas. you rush inside of the supermarket.
youâve been here often enough to know which products are in what aisle. you scurry over to the ramen, grabbing two packs. you get a few snacks along the way. unhealthy crap, thatâs what youâre surviving on.
you stand in line at the cashier. you tap your shoe and bite your lip, your gaze fixated on the sky outside. you beg god to give you just a few more minutes. a few more minutes of drought.
you check your phone and go through your recent notifications to kill time. you swipe left on almost all of themânone being time sensitive or urgent anyway.
you greet the cashier politely once itâs your turn and allow him to scan your products for you. you await for him to announce your total before handing him your debit card. your eyes flicker over to the television hanging right behind the cashierâs head.
that gruesome news again. twice in a row. you shiver and try not to think about it. your mind is already overthinking the entire thing; what if youâre next?
well, that should be the least of your worries. you grab the plastic bag and walk to the exit of the supermarket, taking a deep breath. what you actually should be worried about is getting home dry.
âjust my luck,â you mutter under your breath. your prayers are left unanswered as the first few drops of rain fall on your head. you kiss your teeth in annoyance.
you canât help but silently agree as a couple walks past you, complaining about the sudden change of weather. you watch as a few more people rush past you with their bags above their head.
looking at the bright side of things, you wonât be the only one whoâs running home with a bag as a shield against the rain and wind.
you take a deep breath again and mentally prepare yourself for the quick journey youâre going to make. you look to the left and then the right. when the coast is clear, you dash into the direction of your dormitory.
the rain is not letting up. you rush past a few people, those carrying umbrellas walking the slowest of them all. âdamn themâ, you think, âthey have it the easiest right now.â
you turn a corner and nearly bump into a woman. you politely apologise before continuing your little run home. damp droplets run down your forehead. the rain is already starting to block your vision.
you tightly hug your tote bag to your chest with one arm. the last thing you want is for your laptop to get water damage. youâve wasted tons of money on that thing to help you get through college.
you look down at the plastic bag with your food. thatâll survive. at least you think it will.
you squint. the rain is only getting worse and thus your blurry vision will as well. you try blinking the water away, but end up making it worse for yourself.
great.
your shoes are going through it. the deep puddles youâve run through leave the material moist and you can already feel the droplets seep into your socks.
greaaat.
you turn a left. this narrow street is one you hate to be near when itâs dark. itâs a fast shortcut, but also a scary one since itâs isolated from the bustling main streets.
you think back to the cruel news youâve heard earlier. scary images flash through your mind. your heart races a thousand miles per hour. you once again make up a doom scenario that could possibly happen.
what if the killer on the run is going after you next?
it doesnât make sense, logically, but everything is possible now that your anxiety has overtaken your rational thoughts. you have no connections to those victims and yet you think youâre next.
you are next.
you whimper out of fear. it feels like the walls of this narrow street are closing up on you the faster you run. you look over your shoulder, excepting someone to be thereâfollowing you.
no one is there. you turn your head again and run as fast as you can. if only you had someone with you. someone whoâd console you and tell you that thereâs nothing to be afraid of.
thatâs the worst thing about the entire situation: nobody seems to pass by this backstreet. the only things that could possibly give you any sense of comfort are the random boxes and trash laying around.
time seems to slow down once you see the end of the backstreet. thereâd actually be people once you make it through. you gulp and give yourself the motivation to get over there without scaring yourself any further.
the shadows looming over you due to the lack of lightning in this alleyway creep you out. the entire atmosphere is eerieâlike something or someone can jump out of those shadows and grab you by the ankles. drag you into the darkness and finish you off there.
you want to return to those vibrant lights you know so bad. you do.
your eyes are so intensely focused on the end of the streets to the point that you forget your surroundings. itâs already too late to realise that youâre tripping over something. you process that youâve lost your balance when youâre already mid-fall.
your body lands on the wet ground with a loud thud. luckily enough, your hands touched the concrete first, softening the fall for your head. you grunt and groan; it still hurt.
your ears pick up on the sound of running water. your head lays right next to a broken pipe thatâs leaking water onto the pavement. cold droplets fall in a rushed rhythm.
âah, fuck.â
your eyes widen. the sound of a man behind you sends a shiver down your spine. is that why you tripped? did he make you trip?
âiâm so done,â you conclude quietly. itâs probably the killer youâve heard aboutâthe one whoâs coming for you next. just like you had thought.
you shut your eyes tightly, awaiting the strike that would finish you. like the wounds that had finished the other victims. though, it never comes. the stabbing doesnât happen.
the only thing you can pick up on is heavy breathing. low grunts, barely audible. the sound of cloth ripping. a man mumbling under his breath.
you sit up on your knees and look over your shoulder. slowly, little by little.
the revealed sight is like a dream. or a nightmare. you donât know which it is. perhaps a mixture of both.
all you know is that this is the last thing you expected to see. the last thing you expected to experience today. you feel your heart drop and you freeze in place.
youâve seen your own fair share of blood, but this is simply too much. itâs like time has stopped for you. like time has stopped inside of this backstreet.
the world outside of this alleyway continues moving. the people keep walking, chatting and living their lives. the rain keeps falling. as if nothing is occurring at the moment.
as if there is no bloodied man on the dirty ground, leaning against the wall, with crimson stained hands clutching his abdomen. his wet bangs cover his eyes which makes his identity even more mysterious.
you probably tripped over his leg thatâs stretched out in front of him; also bloody. you feel bad for not noticing him earlier. your own selfish desires to get out of this alley caused you to overlook a person in need of urgent aid.
you donât think twice before reaching out towards him. itâs like your body moves on its own commandânot waiting for your brain to figure out what to do.
âoh my god,â youâre shaking badly, but your body crawls closer to the injured figure. you donât think twice. something you have always taught yourself to do before diving into unfamiliar situations.
not right now, however. you donât hesitate to check up on the stranger. if you didnât see his chest moving with each shaky breath, youâd have concluded that heâs dead.
âs-sir?â you panic. what do you do? youâve never landed in such a predicament before. you look to your left and then to your right. no one to help you nor the bloodied man.
he doesnât reply to your voice. that further worsens your anxiety. your eyes wander down towards the manâs abdomen. the wound was deep and painful, that much you can tell from the way heâs holding tightly onto it.
a bullet wound? youâre not sure.
rightâthe piece of cloth heâs keeping against the wound. thatâs what you do to try and stop the bleeding. the warm red liquid stains the manâs baggy pants. his black shirt is nearly ripped to shreds, the material hanging on by a thread. literally.
âuhm, uh,â you look around and spot your bag on the floor. in a puddle. you pray that your laptop has made it. you donât recall having anything with you that could help treat wounds.
you gulp and hastily take off your scarf. you carefully kneel in front of the half-conscious man. his head is held low. you donât know if he can even hear you.
you reach your hand out towards him, aiming for his own bloody hands that hold onto his abdomen. you cringe due to the sight, but try your best to be of assistance.
the man hisses the moment you touch the his hand. your fingers stop mid-air, not wanting to touch him if he didnât want to.
what am i thinking?
now is not the time for that. heâs bleeding out and you have this urge to get him to safety as soon as possible. even if youâre internally panicking because of the huge responsibility that fate has suddenly assigned you.
âiâll call an ambulance. please hold on,â you try to be reassuring, however your choked up voice betrays your true feelings. you change the old cloth with your scarf, pressing it tightly against his injury.
you fish out your phone from your pocket using your other hand. the rain makes it hard to do anything. your screen is wet, your vision blurry. you type in the first number of the emergency services.
suddenly, a bigger hand swats yours, causing your phone to go flying to the other side of the street. you watch with wide eyes as your cellphone comes to a stop right next to a big puddle of rain.
you whip your head to the direction of the injured figure in front of you. the man tries to lifts his head, slowly, so he could look you in the eye. your heart stammers in your chest.
âsir, youâre bleeding out, you need toââ
âi donât need anythinâ.â
you donât dare to move nor let out a single breath. you can feel the tip of a sharp blade rest under your chinânearly penetrating the flesh. one wrong move and you will lose your life.
the man had moved too fast for you to even process. you donât know how you even ended like this. with a bloody knife to your throat and an unknown manâs face right up against yours.
âleave,â the stranger demands. you know heâs not to be messed with, even in his weakened state, âi donât need yâr help.â
his voice sounds rough. deep and raspy. it shakes you to your coreâmakes you listen to what he has to say. itâs hypnotising. a gust of wind blows over the both of you.
his bangs move and your gaze finally meets his. the background noises fade for a split second. your entire focus is on those beautiful emerald orbs staring into your own eyes. theyâre gorgeous.
they're gorgeous; even if they lack that sparkle of life. his eyes tell storiesâthe rough journeys this man probably had to endure throughout the years. youâve never seen such a sight. it tugs at your heartstring and urges you to help him.
you donât know where these feelings came from, but amidst your anxiety, thereâs an underlying desire to take care of him.
you shake your head, showing your unexpected defiance. youâre playing with fire. you know that all too well and yet you donât care.
âno. i wonât leave,â your breath hitches. you notice the dangerous glint in the manâs eyes. he looks like heâs going to lose consciousness any second now. though his grip on the knife tells another story, âi wonât leave you alone. not like this.â
the injured stranger grunts in annoyance, but also in pain. your persistence makes him want to shove you to the side. to leave this place already and find a way out on his own. he doesnât want your help.
he may actually need it, but he does not want to accept it.
despite those thoughts, heâs too weak. way too weak. he doesnât like being weak. feeling weak is not his thing. vulnerability doesnât suit him.
âyou have a fuckinâ death wish,â the man scoffs. he doesnât know how much longer he can hold onto consciousness, but that is the last thing he cares about. he wants you gone. out of sight.
you stay in place. even through his chilling death threats. you can feel the blade start to invade the first layer of your skin. it hurts already. normally, you wouldâve run. you want to. your mind tells you to get the hell out, but your heart and body yells at you to stay.
âiâll give ya three seconds,â the stranger continues. heâs close. so close that you can feel his hot breath against your freezing cheeks. itâs intimidating, however not enough to scare you away.
the tighter your grip on the scarf against his abdomen, the tighter his grip on the handle of the knife. time will tell whoâll win this battle.
âthree.â
the countdown starts. you swallow your own spit. the rain has you completely drenched. you catch a glimpse of the puddle underneath you both. the colour of it a light red as the manâs blood flows and mixes with the clear water.
âtwo.â
his voice is quieter than before. heâs losing his strength, but is stubborn enough to firmly keep the knife below your chin. youâre sure that your own blood is already trickling down the shiny metal.
the manâs lips part to announce the last number. your last chance. your final opportunity to escape and act like you have never seen him. you can go back to your normal lifeâcontinue living in your own world. the one you are familiar with.
one without this unknown man. this man with an aura of a cold hearted killer.
you fingers curl tightly against the scarf pressed against his wound. you refuse to let up. even if it means your own death. your eyes closeâcold damp droplets roll down your cheeks. you donât know if theyâre your tears or if itâs just the pouring rain.
you hear a low, frustrated groan. he sounds so close yet so far from you. you can feel the manâs arm move to adjust his grip. probably to try and flawlessly puncture your jaw.
if only you accepted to eat out with your friend. if only you turned around and went back to your dorm the moment you knew it was going to rain. if only you didnât take this shortcut today.
if only your fates hadnât clashed.
âone.â
TO BE CONTINUED. . .
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May I please request HCs for Tanaka, Kyoutani, or Aone helping their really short [Iâm talkin under 5â3â] & skinny fem!s/o who is insecure bc of being infantilized or not feeling curvy enough to be sexy??đĽşđĽş
Can be SFW, or NSFW, or both. Any is fine with me, thank youđ
No nsfw, so I hope thatâs okay ⥠did a little for each character to hopefully make up for it đđ˝ââď¸ (also I love aone so much, just- gentle giants are my soft spot omg)
Tanaka Ryunosuke
- first off, Tanaka worships the ground that you walk on. There isnât a thing about you that he would ever see as a con, and even the traits/habits that arenât so good, heâs somehow able to turn into a positive
- So when he first hears you voice your insecurities with how you look, for a moment heâs at a loss for words
âHuh?? [y/n] youâre so perfect, are you kidding me?â
âWhat do I have to do to prove to you that youâre perfect the way you are?â
- He would then start to blame himself, somehow reasoning that he hasnât been doing enough to make you feel attractive in your own eyes
- Cue the sudden shower of compliments and extra attention that he begins to pay you
- Heâd make it a point that when the two of you are alone, heâd start giving you compliments that he wouldnât dare say in front of anyone else
âDo you have any idea how beautiful you are to me?â
âYouâre perfect⌠everything about you is just perfect.â
- If he ever overhears someone degrading you or mocking you for your size, his self control (the little that he has) is completely thrown out of the window
âYou want to say that again? I donât take too kindly to you even looking at her in that way.â
- Expect a lot of out of the blue reassurance from now on
âYouâre perfect, you know that right?â
âThe perfect size for me.â
Kyoutani Kentaro
- Kyoutani would at first be just slightly annoyed with you, especially if he begins to hear you bring it up more and more
- Heâd shoot you a look, albeit one a little meaner than he was intending, just to get the point across to you that he does not agree with what you think about yourself, and that every part of you seemed to have been made perfectly for him
âWhy are you worried about that all of the sudden anyway?â
- When he finds out that someone put the thought in your head that you werenât womanly enough, you suddenly donât notice them picking fun at you soon after that. In fact, you didnât really see them around as much at all but⌠thatâs not really your problem now, is it?
âIf anyone says anything like that to you again, let me know. Alright?â
- Kyoutani is always much softer with you when youâre in private, and itâs only then that you realize how much knowing about your insecurities hurts him
âCanât you tell how much I like your body?â The tips of his ears would flush a deep pink, his hands just a bit clammy as he cupped yours in his. âIsnât that enough for you, [y/n]?â
âYouâre more than enough for me. Remember that.â
Aone Takanobu
- He knows what itâs like to be ridiculed for how you look - more than you know
- Heâs silent when you finally open up to him about why youâve suddenly become shy in his presence, no longer wanting his warm hands to freely roam your body as they used to whenever you were wrapped in his arms
âWhy didnât you tell me sooner?â His voice is quiet, almost a whisper as he cupped your cheek to lift your face so youâd look at him
âCan I show you how much I love your body?â
- As suggestive as that sounds, Aone somehow made it the sweetest experience youâve experienced with him yet. His lips pressing soft kisses all along your body, hun whispering a reason why he liked this part and that
âI love this spot because of how soft your skin is here.â
âAnd here because of how ticklish you are.â
âAnd here becauseâŚâ
- He knows that heâs not the best at expressing himself, and youâve always wanted him to be more open with you, so he vowed that heâd do that as often as you needed him to - forever even, until you no longer worried about what you looked like or how tall you were
âYouâre everything that you need to be, and so much more.â
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NEW YEARâS EVE REFLECTION?đŹ
Well, this may be a long one. It could be because itâs midnight here so the emotional train has arrivedđŹ But seeing how itâs new yearâs eve I think thatâs alright.
This is a post to basically remind myself the reason that I write and you know, just to keep going. So if you read through every line until the end, I appreciate that you took the time to read a small snippet of basically what is my life!đđ˝ââď¸
When I was in middle school, I really struggled with my self-esteem and I felt that I was living through each day with a rock carried on my back.
It was difficult to voice out what I was feeling and I couldnât click with a lot of people. I felt like a fish out of the fucking sea.
Then, a close friend introduced me to the world of fan fictions. Story cut short, I read them and I felt so carefree.
They got me through the hardest times. When I hated myself. When I wanted to do better but I couldnât.
Yeah, these amazing fan fictions got me out of my very own self-pity pit that I dug for myself.
I got much better after leaving middle school, no longer seeing people that were toxic in my life. Most importantly, I could control my life the way I wanted it to go.
Yâall know how that happened?
Writing. A lot of people seriously underestimate the power of writing about characters that they love, that give them comfort. Writing empowers people in ways that possibly cannot be imagined. (Side Note: I just want to say I appreciate every fic writer even though I may not be able to do so and anyone else who reads this, PLEASE APPRECIATE YOUR FIC WRITERS.)
A few years later and Iâm in pre-university. Iâm writing quite sparsely due to my commitments and I will not lie - at that time, I was at the best condition of my life.
Then comes university. Comes the pandemic. I actually created tumblr back in 2017 but I never got down to using it properly. But maybe some of you who follow me since the beginning may know how I finally decided to start writing again on this platform.
So Iâm interning at a youth agency and I love it that Iâm learning a lot. Iâm definitely blessed that at least Iâm interested in what Iâll be doing in a few years time. Iâm not going to say âenjoyâ because I know at some point in time I will be struggling.
Then I meet my friend mid way through our internship for dinner. After dinner, she randomly brings up the suggestion of watching Shang Chi and the legend of the ten rings. I agree being the massive fanatic of marvel.
Basically, the movie had blown my mind and I adored how Simu portrayed the character. Somehow, somewhat, he managed to reignite my spirit for writing. Or maybe, it was always there.
So I write and then Iâm welcomed into an awesome community! #thotsquad Honestly, itâs such a mind boggling experience and Iâm very thankful.
I start expanding to more characters and try to incorporate my own experiences and my writing style into it. And it has helped me so much to cope with various situations that can be rather unpleasant at times. Writing also helped me to straighten out my mind and tell me that eventually, everything will be ok.
So if you were that one person that has read up to here, I just want to say thank you for reading the fics that I wrote for this year! Thank you for all the kind feedback and Iâll definitely be having more for next year! Of course, with school starting in less than a month, this means that updates may be slower so I will appreciate the kindness in waiting!â¤ď¸
Lastly, big shoutout to the squad: @wint3r-h3art @crazycookiecrumbles @tom-whore-dleston @buckybleu @cloverrover @jonsnowbrooding
Very grateful to have gotten to know yâall this year!đ
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