“With Teeth” Chapter 7
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“You know, I really could dedicate my life to just studying you and Shizuo-kun.”
“Mm.”
“Even before he got bit, he was an anomaly. If only he wasn't so against my medical advice! Ugh, even if I studied you both extensively, I couldn't publish any of my findings. No one would believe me.” Shinra adjusts his glasses and stares with obvious fascination into his microscope. “Your cells move differently than anything I've ever seen. No wonder you're healed already”
“What a good thing, too, considering your crooked stitches,” Izaya drawls, spinning the chair he's sitting in. He smirks at Shinra's indignant squawk.
“It's not my fault you wouldn't stop squirming! Celty offered to help hold you down, but your magic wouldn't let her near you, and Shizuo-kun had already left. He was in a mood, so I wasn't going to call him back there.”
“He's always in a mood,” Izaya says.
“Oh, you know what I mean. He was upset about hurting you. I think he was really worried.” Shinra sighs wistfully again, thinking about the medical marvels in his life that he can never showcase, and he turns away from the microscope at last. “I tried to tell him you wouldn't actually die, but I don't think he was listening to me anymore.”
“He never listens.”
“Ha, yeah, that's true. I think he—“
“Shinra, if you don't stop talking to me about that pathetic little beast, I'm going to hang you upside-down.”
Shinra pouts and clamors to sit in the chair beside Izaya, leaning towards him in a flurry of limbs.
“Fine, I'll stop, but that means it's time to talk about something else you're avoiding! You're purposely doing things to hurt yourself, which is nothing new, but think of those who care about you! You have— well, not many people, but I care! I want you to take better care of yourself.”
Izaya stares at him blankly, so Shinra keeps talking.
“Your healing ability is instantaneous! You wouldn't have even had a hangover if you weren't consciously making an effort to stop yourself from feeling better. This is getting to be too much, Izaya-kun. You're completely self-destructive.” Shinra puts his hand on Izaya's shoulder. “I don't know what you're going through, but you can talk to me about it, if you want.”
“I don't want to,” Izaya says immediately, and Shinra pouts.
“Izaya-kun...”
“Are we done here? I'm all healed, see? Your stitches are completely gone.” Izaya lifts his shirt to show his unmarked skin. “Now if you'll excuse me, I've missed two days of work now, and Shiki-san isn't exactly patient with me these days. He's already sent Akabayashi-san to threaten me once.”
“Don't you think you're overworking yourself?” Shinra asks.
“I don't like sitting around, you know that,” Izaya answers, already shrugging his coat back on.
“Everyone needs downtime, even you.” Shinra stands and follows after Izaya as they walk through the apartment. Celty is sitting on the couch, watching TV. She turns to watch them as they pass.
“I'll be in contact soon, Courier,” Izaya says to her. “Pretty sure I'll be needing your services within the next few days.”
“I can't wait.” Celty's screen says. Izaya respects her ability to infuse her written words with sarcasm.
“Celty, tell him he needs to relax a bit!” Shinra all but whines.
“I can't hear you!” Izaya sings as he steps into his shoes.
“You're ignoring medical advice!”
“How fortunate for me you're not a real doctor.”
Shinra corners him by the door, his brow furrowed. “I'm worried about you.”
“That's rich. I don't need your worry; I only need for you to get out of my way,” Izaya says.
“Not until you promise me you're going to take a small break. Even one day will help you.”
“I don't have time, aren't you listening?” Izaya is starting to get annoyed. His head hurts, and he just wants to go home.
“Make time, or your body will force you to," Shinra insists.
“My body does what I say. I'm not limited like you are.” Izaya reaches for the handle of the door, and is blocked by Shinra. “Move.”
“Even if your magic heals you and keeps you feeling rested, you're still doing damage to yourself. You're a human being before you're anything else, and you're pushing yourself too hard.”
“I don't care, now move.”
“Izaya—“
“MOVE!”
Shinra's body flies backwards through the hall, across the apartment. He slams against a bookshelf and lands in a heap as heavy books fall on top of him. Izaya stands where he is, breathing hard, icy cold dread coursing through him as Celty hurries to Shinra's side.
Tentatively, Izaya makes his way to Shinra, who groans as Celty helps him sit up.
“Are you hurt?” Izaya asks softly, and Shinra blinks at him before Celty is standing, blocking Shinra from view.
“Get out. Don't come back here, either.”
Izaya reads the words, considers telling her she doesn't have the authority to ban him, seeing as it's only Shinra's name on the lease, but he takes Shinra's silence as confirmation that he's no longer welcome. He nods curtly and turns, hurrying to the door.
“Izaya-kun, wait!” Shinra calls, but Izaya is already closing the door behind him.
***
Namie arrives the next morning, umbrella in one hand, coffee in the other. She takes one look at Izaya and rolls her eyes.
“You could at least make an effort to look like you care about your appearance,” she says bitingly. “You look like a beggar.”
“Good morning to you, too,” Izaya says. He was up all night, trying to catch up on the work he missed. There's a cup of coffee next to him that's long since gone cold. He's wearing his coat over a pair of ratty sweats, bunny-eared slippers on his feet. He hasn't even brushed his teeth for the day.
“I hope for your sake we aren't seeing any clients today,” Namie says as she takes off her coat and settles at her desk.
“When have we had the time to see anyone? I sent you some files I need you to go over. There's some hard copies on your desk I need you to put away, too.”
“All we do is paperwork lately.” Namie sighs. “I never thought I'd miss your little extra-curricular activities so much, but that was at least a distraction from how boring this job really is.”
“You're getting paid out the ass, so stop complaining and do what I said.”
Namie studies him for a moment. “You're in a mood. What's wrong with you?”
“I'm drowning in work and my secretary is wasting time with small talk,” Izaya replies. He groans and pushes away from his desk, rubs at his eyes with his hands. “Fuck. I need more coffee.”
“I'll make it,” Namie says. “You look ready to keel over.”
Izaya sincerely wishes everyone would stop commenting on his appearance, but he keeps his mouth shut and watches Namie go to the kitchen.
“Have you eaten?” Namie calls.
“I don't have time!” Izaya snaps, and she turns to scowl at him.
“You're going to make time.”
Izaya throws his hands up and makes a strangling gesture at her. He's tired and he's annoyed, but he knows Namie is going to do as she pleases anyway.
He's back to typing when she sets a plate of egg sandwiches and a mug of hot coffee in front of him. He frowns down at it.
“Eat it. I don't know what your problem is, and I don't care, but if you think I'm going to let you die from starvation, you're wrong. How will you sign my checks if you're dead?” Namie crosses her arms and watches him closely.
“Ever the charmer, aren't you?” Izaya says, but he takes a sandwich and bites into it. It's fluffy, and surprisingly good. “I didn't even know I had groceries here.”
“I brought them yesterday while you were at the doctor's.”
Izaya narrows his eyes at her. “Who are you, and where is my horrible wretch of a secretary?”
“Get over yourself. I'm here all the time, and I'm tired of ordering out. I didn't do it for you.” She takes one of the sandwiches for herself and goes back to her desk, and Izaya grins, hides it in his cup of coffee.
***
A few days pass in the same manner. He and Namie work from sunrise to sunset, and Izaya works far past that, deciding that he needs the distraction more than anything else. Namie cooks meals that Izaya picks at, mostly to placate her, and both of them drink far too much coffee for it to be anything but detrimental.
After about a week, Shiki stops by, Akabayashi and Aozaki trailing behind him. Namie serves them tea, hands Shiki all the files she and Izaya completed. He thumbs through them, nodding as he does.
“Good work. I'm glad to see you're finally meeting your quotas.” Shiki leans back, observes Izaya, who is still in his desk chair, disheveled and half-asleep by this point.
“You're looking rough, Informant,” Akabayashi says with a grin.
“I wasn't aware my appearance was of concern to the Awakusu,” Izaya says dryly. Namie shoots him a discreet glare, silently telling him to watch himself, but the only reaction his snark warrants from the executives is a laugh.
“You're right, it's not. I guess we just want to hear you say you've learned a little lesson in all of this. Eat some crow, yeah?” Akabayashi says.
“I don't know what you mean,” Izaya replies, and Aozaki growls loudly.
“Oh, come on, just let me bash his pretty face in already!” He starts forward, but is pulled back by Akabayashi.
“Fuck, you're rowdy. Have some respect. You're in the presence of a lady.” He bows politely to Namie, and then turns back to Aozaki to murmur, “You've gotta eat, you moron. Can't have you outing yourself because you got carried away.”
Shiki merely sips more tea and studies Izaya.
“The day I dropped you off was the first time you've met Awakusu Akane,” Shiki says. “That's your story, right?”
“It's the truth,” Izaya says.
“I see.” Shiki stands, motions for the other two to follow him. “I'll be sending you more assignments shortly. In the meantime, take a nap. I won't have you doing shoddy work for us because you can't do something as simple as caring for yourself.”
Izaya bites the inside of his cheek, refrains from saying something that could get him in deep shit. He remains seated, not bothering to see them out. If he were anyone else, this in itself would be enough to get him killed.
“What was that?” Namie demands as soon as they're gone. “Are you trying to have us dumped in the ocean?”
“Don't be dramatic. They aren't going to do anything to you. They all find you too attractive, because they don't have to listen to you.” Izaya grits his teeth, fights the urge to send his desk flying out the window. Acting like a toddler won't get him anything but more punishment.
“You should just let them beat the fuck out of you. It'd be preferable to all the useless jobs they have us doing,” Namie huffs, moving to clean up the tea they left behind.
“Believe me, I agree,” Izaya says, and he gets back to work.
***
Izaya finds himself sitting in a swing, a book open on his lap. His shadow stretches long over the ground, and he sighs, realizes he's fallen asleep at last. He grumbles and looks around, but he seems to be alone in the park.
“Flea!”
Well, almost alone.
Shizuo runs towards Izaya like he's excited to see him. There's a cast on his arm, and a bandage across his cheek. He barely manages to stop himself from barreling into Izaya, who is watching him warily.
“It's you,” Shizuo says, grinning. He immediately occupies the swing next to Izaya. “I wondered if I'd see you again.”
“Well, here I am. For now.”
“Will you disappear again?”
“Yes, when I wake up.”
Shizuo frowns. “How can I find you when I want to talk to you? I hate waiting.”
“Why do you want to talk to me? Shouldn't you be beating my face in or something?” Izaya asks.
Shizuo doesn't respond, but he blushes. His thoughts are a jumbled mess, but Izaya doesn't have to work hard at deciphering them.
“You think you like me. Oh, this is rich. I only wish you could talk to your future self about this!” Izaya laughs, delighted by the prospect. Shizuo only blushes more and glares down at the ground.
“You aren't like anyone else,” he mutters.
“You're right, I'm not. I'm your enemy, Shizu-chan. You shouldn't act so chummy with me.”
Shizuo looks down at the book in Izaya's lap, and then finally looks back up at his face. He's still thinking that Izaya is pretty, and he's also thinking that Izaya seems lonely.
“I come here a lot at this time,” Shizuo says. “Around sunset, no one else is really here, so I don't have to worry about people avoiding me on purpose.”
“Your parents don't worry about you being off on your own at night?” Izaya asks.
“I think they worry more about other people being alone with me at night.”
Izaya snorts, starts swinging gently. “At least they worry about something.”
“What about you? Where are your parents?”
“Home with my sisters. We're both around eleven here, right? So my sisters are still very small. In another year, my parents will go back to America, and I'll be left alone with two toddlers.” Izaya laughs slightly. “Isn't it funny? When you're a kid, you don't wonder much about what your parents do. I only thought they were trying their best to provide for us all, but now that I'm older, I realize they were running from their responsibilities.”
“You take care of yourself? All the time?”
“I don't know about that. I tried to. I didn't do a good job of it.”
“Well, you're just a kid!” Shizuo says vehemently. “You shouldn't have to grow up just because your parents can't!”
“Parents are just people, Shizu-chan. The day you realize that, you're already becoming an adult.” Izaya stands, and Shizuo follows after him, looking distraught.
“Don't go! You can keep reading if you want. I'll be quiet,” he says pleadingly.
“I don't want to read. All I do lately is stare at written text. Come on, let's walk around or something.”
Shizuo's face lights up, and he walks in step with Izaya, so close their sides are practically pushed together. He keeps glancing at Izaya, and then hurriedly looking away. He's like a kid with a crush, and the thought makes Izaya's teeth clench together.
“Tell me something about you,” Shizuo says. The entire city is empty aside from the two of them, which is more than enough to drive home the fact it isn't real. Izaya sighs.
“There isn't much to tell. My parents are gone a lot, my grandparents are too old to help. My sisters cry all the time, and in the future, they try their best to attack me on a weekly basis. I love to study, love to read. I love humans. I find all of them fascinating.” Izaya adjusts the book in his arms, which is a very real weight in this surreal landscape. “This isn't real, by the way. When you actually meet me, you hate me on sight.”
“Mm. I don't usually hate people on sight. You must catch me on a bad day,” Shizuo says easily. Izaya stops walking to look at him incredulously.
“A bad day? You vow to kill me the very same day you meet me. You're saying it's all because of a bad day?”
“Well, I don't know! It hasn't happened yet, has it?! I get real mad sometimes, even at people I don't want to be mad at. I'm always almost injuring my only friend, because he gets on my damn nerves, but I know he can't help it. And I almost threw a fridge at my younger brother once... I love him, and I don't want to hurt him, but I know it could happen, so yeah, who knows why I don't like you in the future? Maybe it's 'cause lots of shitty things happen all at once, or maybe it's 'cause you're...um. You know.” Shizuo shoves his free hand in his pocket, staring anywhere but at Izaya.
“Annoying?” Izaya tries. “A bloodsucking pain in your side?”
“No! You're—!” Shizuo grumbles, flushes so much his whole face is red. “You're pretty! Okay?! I don't know how to talk to pretty people! I tense up and then I get mad!”
Izaya laughs hard, doubles over because the force of it takes him by surprise. Shizuo glares at him, but otherwise does nothing in retaliation.
“It's not funny,” Shizuo grumbles after a few moments of Izaya's cackling.
“It is! I wondered so long what I did to you! I didn't even plan anything! Our mutual friend begged me to meet you, and then you took one look at me and hated me! I tried not to dwell on it, you see, but I couldn't help it! I was used to being despised, but with you, fuck, I didn't do anything! I took it as confirmation that I really must've been rotten to the core, and I embraced it! I had already assumed as much!” Izaya laughs harder, so hard he cries, and then he stops laughing, and it turns into something else.
“Flea...” Shizuo puts a hand on Izaya's shoulder, hesitates before pulling him into a clumsy hug. It's uncomfortable, because Shizuo is down to one arm, and Izaya's holding the book between them. “I'm sorry. Okay? I don't know what happens, but I'm sorry I hurt you. I don't want to hurt anyone.”
“Isn't it so stupid?” Izaya asks softly, his face buried into Shizuo's neck. “I took one look at you, and I knew you were all I ever wanted. I don't know how I knew it, but I did. I did, but it was too late. You were already too angry, and I was already too ruined. So why do I still want you so badly?”
“Tell me your name,” Shizuo says, and it sounds like he's dangerously close to crying himself. “I want to change things, so tell me your real name.”
“It won't change anything. Don't you understand that yet? We're connected somehow, but you already hate me. If you were the real Shizu-chan, you'd be screaming at me.” Izaya laughs, shaking his head. “You want me dead. You don't understand how much I want that, as well.”
Shizuo doesn't respond, and as the seconds pass by, the warm weight against Izaya seems to fade. He opens his eyes to find himself at the modern day train station, and before he can even gather his bearings, he sees Vorona kissing Shizuo, and Shizuo kissing her back.
***
A few days pass. Namie forces Izaya to go to Ikebukuro, citing that she wants Russia Sushi, and she's sick of Izaya and his pouting, so why not kill two birds with one stone? Izaya could've refused, but Namie has been indulgent of him lately, and he can't deny that getting out of the apartment sounds nice.
He makes his way down the street, his head down. For once, he doesn't want to draw unnecessary attention to himself. He just wants to get in and out, leave before he's noticed, but once a familiar voice shouts his name, he knows he's been spotted. He tenses, considers running, but Shizuo's voice in his head stops him.
Don't you fucking dare.
Sighing, Izaya turns to face him, expression bored. Shizuo looks the same as always, but he isn't snarling in Izaya's face, and that's strange in itself.
“What do you want?” Izaya asks once Shizuo's in front of him. It's quiet around them, like people are waiting for a fight to break out. Shizuo seems to notice this too. He glances around almost sheepishly.
“I just... I wanted to see if you were alright,” Shizuo says, voice low.
“You could've asked Shinra about that. I'm obviously fine.”
Shizuo nods, either missing Izaya's snarky tone, or ignoring it. He rubs at the back of his neck.
“I'm sorry. I'm really sorry, okay? I didn't mean for... I didn't want to hurt you like that.” Shizuo looks at Izaya with such earnest eyes that it takes Izaya's breath away. “I'll never lose myself like that again.”
“How nice,” Izaya says, and he turns on his heel. Shizuo growls, reaches out and catches Izaya's elbow.
“Fucking— Stop trying to get away from me! I'm gonna do what you said, okay? So you can stop acting like I don't exist.”
Izaya snorts. “I've washed my hands clean of you, Shizu-chan. I don't care what you do.”
“What the fuck is that supposed to mean?” Shizuo's face contorts with rage, but it softens almost instantly. Their link is filled with shame on Shizuo's end. “I know I messed up. I know a lot worse could've happened, but I swear to you I'll never let it happen again. You don't have to be scared of me.”
“That's what you think?” Izaya asks incredulously, a wide, terrible leer stretching across his face. “You think I'm scared of you?” He takes a step forward, and Shizuo backs away, brows furrowed. “I'm not scared of you, you fucking Neanderthal. You're a beast who does what beasts do. I locked myself in a cage with a hungry wolf, so of course I got attacked. I never expected anything else.”
“So then what's your problem? You're not scared, but you told Shinra and Celty to take over for you every month? That sounds like a bullshit lie, I-za-ya.”
“I don't owe you an explanation. In fact, I don't owe you anything.” Izaya starts to walk away again, but is yanked backwards once more.
“Tell me what the fuck's wrong with you!” Shizuo shouts. Everyone is giving them a wide berth now, still watching them with quiet murmurs.
“You're pathetic!” Izaya finds himself shouting right back. “You didn't even forget to take the potion! You didn't neglect to do it for any reason other than her!”
“Her? What— You mean Vorona?”
“You're the same as every other boring man in history who lost himself because some girl looked his way!” Izaya yanks his arm free, glares at Shizuo. He feels unhinged, feels everything he's been pushing down begin to bubble to the surface. “Shizu-chan was supposed to be different! You never do what I expect, so when the fuck did you become so predictable?!”
Shizuo gapes at him for a moment before anger overtakes him again.
“She isn't any of your business, flea!”
“You're right. She isn't my business, and I'm not yours. Bother Shinra, go on a rampage, I don't care anymore. I don't have time for boring people in my life, and honestly, me leaving you alone is what you've always wanted.” Izaya manages to walk a few steps this time before Shizuo is catching him around the middle, carrying him into a side alleyway, away from all the stares they're getting.
Shizuo sets Izaya down, but he's got Izaya pressed against the wall, and is blocking the exit with his body. His jaw is set, and his eyes are burning with anger and...something else.
“Don't talk to me like you know me. You don't know a fucking thing about what I want, and if you knew, you'd do all you could to ruin it for me, just like you've always done! You tuned me into this thing. You don't get to wash your hands of me just because you're bored of my responses to your constant pushing,” Shizuo hisses.
“Listen to yourself, would you? You've told me to get out of this city and leave you alone every day since you've met me. Now you want me to keep...spending time with you?” Izaya laughs and pushes Shizuo's chest. “You're an idiot. Let me go, or next time, I'll send you flying.”
“I'm not done yet,” Shizuo argues, but before he can yank Izaya back again, there's a different voice joining in.
“What is this, a lover's spat?”
Izaya looks up to see Aozaki stepping into the alley with them. He grins menacingly at them both, his eyes settling on Shizuo.
“Aozaki-san, how nice to see you,” Izaya says, clearly tensed. Shizuo looks from the newcomer back to Izaya, and then steps in front of Izaya, baring his teeth.
“Who the fuck are you?” Shizuo barks.
“Are you trying to protect the witch? Ha!” Aozaki laughs loudly. “Don't bother, he's stronger than both of us, ain't he?”
“Shizu-chan, don't pick a fight with him,” Izaya murmurs, and Shizuo looks back at him confusedly.
“Huh? Why the fuck not? I don't care if he's Yakuza, or whatever.”
“It's not about that. Don't.” Izaya smiles pleasantly at Aozaki, pushing his own discomfort down. “Surely a busy man such as you has better things to worry about than my boring fights with Shizu-chan.”
“Figured I'd make sure you weren't killing each other. You've got more work to do, don't you?” Aozaki grins, and it clicks into place.
“Shiki-san has you watching me?”
“Can you blame him? Can't trust a witch left to his own devices.” Aozaki steps closer, and Shizuo growls again.
“Why's he smell like that?” Shizuo asks lowly.
“Don't you recognize me?” Aozaki puts his arms out. “We're like family now, aren't we? In a manner of speaking.”
“What the fuck?” Shizuo balls his hands into fists. “Don't put yourself in the same league as my family, you scum! Who the hell even are you?!”
“Shizu-chan—“
“Stay out of this, witch,” Aozaki says, and then Shizuo is lunging at him, shouting with rage. It only lasts a moment. Aozaki slams Shizuo to the ground, puts his foot on Shizuo's head. Izaya can hear Shizuo thinking frantically, can feel that Shizuo can't move. “Do you get it now, Heiwajima? I'm the guy who bit you, and that means you can never go against me.”
Aozaki backs away, lets Shizuo sit up. All the while, Aozaki is smiling widely, like a kid with a brand new toy.
“I couldn't wait to try this out, but your little friend over there was against it. See, he didn't want you to get bit, you know? But Shiki-san was sick of you terrorizing the city and racking up damage on a daily basis. Now, you're under my control, and that means you do as I say, or your brains are gonna be splattered across the pavement.”
Didn't want me to get bit... Shizuo thinks to himself, looking back at Izaya.
“Get your work done, Orihara. Next time, I won't ask so nicely.” Aozaki walks away, entirely carefree, and Izaya waits until he's entirely gone before meeting Shizuo's eyes.
“What was that about?” Shizuo asks. “Izaya... What was he talking about?”
“You can't fight against the werewolf that turned you. If he wished it, you'd be entirely under his control, like a puppet.” Izaya puts his hands in his pockets to hide their shaking. “I told you, didn't I? I told you you'd never be free.”
“But why didn't you tell me it wasn't you? I thought... This whole time, you let me think you sent him after me.” Shizuo looks so lost, so helpless. Izaya turns away, not wanting to see him like that, even when he thought he might enjoy it before.
“Don't think I was trying to do you any favors. I wanted you dead. I was going to find a way to kill you, and I made some calls to try to make it happen. The Awakusu had different plans for you.”
If you're stronger than them, why can't you do anything to stop them? Shizuo thinks, and not about his own situation. He isn't wondering about whether Izaya could have stopped him from being bit. He's wondering why Izaya seems so afraid of them. Before, with Akabayashi, and now, with Aozaki, Izaya is trembling, and Shizuo can feel it.
“Because you aren't the only one who's trapped,” Izaya says softly, and this time, when he walks away, Shizuo doesn't stop him.
***
Around three in the morning, Izaya slips out of his mess of an apartment, slightly drunk, a determined set to his jaw, and a manic gleam in his eye. He exits his apartment building and makes his way down the mostly deserted street, his head low. He already knows he's being followed. Now that he's paying attention to it, he's embarrassed he missed it earlier, but to be fair, Shizuo has always been an incredible distraction.
He slides behind a small little bakery. There's a dumpster behind it, only one surveillance camera, but he's already disabled it. No one is around aside from Izaya, but someone will be joining him very, very soon.
“You reek of whiskey, brat,” Aozaki says, making his presence known at last, although he was never really bothering to hide it. “You're really slipping off the rails, aren't ya?”
“Slipping, right. As if any of you have ever considered me sane.” Izaya scoffs and meets Aozaki's eye. Something in the man's expression changes when he sees Izaya's face clearly.
“You are cracked. What, is the workload finally getting to you? It only took over half a year.” Aozaki steps to the side, circling around Izaya like a vulture. “You finally willing to admit you've been severely overstepping? Fucking with kids, trying to start a gang war, leading Akane-chan to run away from home. Your transgressions are piling up.”
“I don't know what you mean,” Izaya says, and Aozaki laughs.
“Of course you don't. You know, even without all that, your little stunt with Heiwajima is reason enough to kill you. You were trying to kill him, and last time I checked, loss of life is against your contract with us.” Aozaki is still circling, and Izaya isn't bothering to watch him.
“He wouldn't have died,” Izaya says simply. “He would've killed me. I wanted him to.”
“Ha! As if you can be killed. Your body would just regenerate.”
“Not if I stopped it. I've been practicing. I can control the healing if I concentrate enough.” Izaya can tell Aozaki is looking at him incredulously, even without seeing him. Aozaki whistles.
“Why the fuck are you doing that? You're of no use to us like—“
“Exactly.” Izaya turns finally, grinning wickedly at Aozaki. “My plans keep having to change, because Shizu-chan was my failsafe. I wanted him to kill me, both to prove a point, and to finally be free of his hold over me. But you intervened, took it upon yourself to take him for yourself. So I spiraled for a bit, tried to think of another way out of this. At last, I decided if I was to be trapped, I'd be as useless as I could.”
Aozaki glares at him, but is clearly unsettled.
“But it was no use! Even broken, you still use me. You ask more of me, you threaten me. You take what's mine.” Izaya laughs loudly, runs his hands through his hair. “You'll never let me go, because even in my worst condition, I'm too valuable for you to lose! And the crazy thing, the crazy thing, is I could accept it all! I could be used until I'm nothing, like Kine-san was, and at least I would have been entertained! But you couldn't leave well-enough alone!”
“What the hell are you talking about? 'Well-enough'? You mean you sneaking around, doing as you please in our jurisdiction?” Aozaki cracks his knuckles. “I think it's time someone taught you a lesson about respect. Clearly, Shiki-san's way isn't working. Some kids need to be grounded, and some need their teeth knocked in. Lucky for you, I'm willing to be the teacher you need.” Aozaki lunges forward, but his body freezes in place. His eyes widen as he hovers for a moment, and then he's slammed backwards into the wall, his arms and legs outstretched at his sides.
“You don't have the privilege of teaching me anything,” Izaya says breezily, and he walks towards his trapped prey, his smile stretched into a leer. “You took what was mine, aren't you listening? And there's only one way for me to get him back.”
“Him...” Aozaki says, and understanding crosses his face. “Heiwajima? This is all about him?”
“Wasn't it always?” Izaya asks, and he clenches his hand into a fist. There's a sickening crunch as Aozaki's body twists and contorts into something unrecognizable, killing the man instantly. Izaya studies the avant-garde remains before he backs away, fighting the urge to vomit, both from the knowledge of what he's done, and all the alcohol and adrenaline coursing through his system. He sinks to his knees and gasps for air, trying to gather himself as he falls apart at the seams.
It's too late to turn back now.
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Masterlist prt2
In order: Detroit become human, Doki Doki Literature Club, Durarara, Fruits Basket, Game of Thrones, Haikyu!!, Hannibal, Hetalia, Hellsing Ultimate, Jujutsu Kaisen, Joker (2019), Legend of Zelda
continuation of part one
Part three cause thats a thing
part 4 cause i make so much
Part five
part six
part seven
Detroit Become Human:
Rk800 Connor-
“Just give into me, love”
Headcannons
“Im doing this for us.”
Short S/o
Oblivious S/o
“Just give into me, love”
S/o whos difficult to impress
S/o who wants to go on romantic dates
Scary movie
Rk900 Nines-
S/o on the Dark Web
Stalker
Shy S/o
Ralph WR600-
HC
Gavin Reed-
Little HCs
Doki Doki Literature Club:
Yuri-
Crush feeling the same way
Natsuki-
HC
S/o w/ synesthesia
Monika-
Wearing her clothes and writing her poetry
Durarara:
Shizuo Heiwajima-
Headcannons
Gentle, Loving S/o
Izaya Orihara-
Headcannons
Naga! Izaya HC
Clingy S/o
Topping a male S/o NS FW
Fruits Basket:
Tohru Honda-
Artist S/o
Yuki Sohma-
Headcannons
S/os hair gets stuck on a stick
S/o whos like Kyo in personality
Hatori Sohma-
Shy S/o
S/o getting into a car crash
headcannons
Ayame Sohma-
Shy Smol S/o
Shigure Sohma-
Headcannons
Taking care of a exhausted S/o
“Isn’t this better―you not fighting me for once?”
Akito Sohma-
Headcannons
Momiji Sohma-
Headcannons
S/o being taken advantage of
Approaching a shy S/o
Yandere Alphabet: E,X
Kyo Sohma-
HC
Timid S/o
S/o who is also a cat shifter
Being introduced to the Cat Shifter S/os family
Cubby and sweet s/o
Hatsuharu-
S/o whos calming
Game of Thrones:
Robb Stark-
HC
S/o attempting to escape
Haikyu!!!:
Hinata Shoyo-
Werewolf Hinata
Kuroo Tetsuro-
Headcannons
Okiawa Toru-
Headcannons
Blackmailing s/o into staying w/ him
Bokuto Kotaro-
Headcannons
Delusional love
Sugawara-
HC
Nishinoya-
HC
S/o likes him but isn't sure they're actually ready for a relationship
“I love you, and I know you love me too. Even if you refuse to admit it.”
Hannibal:
Will Graham-
Headcannons
Naive/innocent S/o
Platonic Daughter
Trick or treating
S/o loving his dogs
Darling witnessing a serial killers crime
Siren
Gore
S/o feeling his pulse to ground themselves
Calling him in the middle of the night cause theres someone outside
Finding his soul mates that he sees in his dreams
Aphrodisiac Noncon NS FW TW
Imprisonment & Lactation Kink NS FW TW
Teacher assistant S/o
Breaking into S/os house
S/o adjusting to his yandere tendencies
Hannibal Lecter-
Headcannon
NS FW headcannon
scared of a relationship S/o
Teacher Assistant S/o
Finding out Hannibals a killer
Insecure S/o
Clingy S/o
Vulnerable Hannibal
Needy Hannibal
Yandere S/o
Keeping your possessions
Baker/Pastry Chef S/o
Sugar Daddy, Slightly NS FW
Contract with Demon Hannibal
Contract with Demon Hannibal prt2
Soul mate S/o not wanting him
Sickly S/o
Shy patient Crush
Hannibal with his Daughter
Chlidish Darling
S/o has bad Anxiety attacks
Pregnant S/o
Darlings injured by a serial killer
Southern S/o calling Hannibal petnames
Stripper S/o
Finding old cutting marks on S/os thighs
S/o being uncomfortable with their surgery scar
Short S/o HC
Narcoleptic S/o
Male S/o killing someone
S/o who rescues animals
S/o w/ separation anxiety
S/o w/ anger issues
S/o w/ night terrors
Kidnapped S/o
Dom hannibal, male s/o public sex NS FW
Punishments for misbehaving
Innocent crush with little relationship experience
S/o coming close to solving one of the cold cases Hannibals involved in
Finding Darling lost in the woods near by his house
Loving his S/os scent
Jealous HC NS FW
Vampire
Torture
S/o who doesnt like people yelling
Hunted Down
Coming back from the dead
Neko Hannibal
Comforting S/o from a nightmare
S/o who overthinks alot
Finding his S/o making out with someone else
Darling moaning in their sleep NS FW
S/o w/ low blood sugar
Chill darling
S/o who doesnt feel like they deserve rest
Darling w/ daddy issues
Trying to convince him to go see a therapist
S/o who just went to the dentist thinking Hannibal took their tongue
S/o constantly running and hiding away from him
Darling has a Diary
Finding out S/o has a phobia of blood
S/o tying and biting him NS FW
Corruption & Breeding Kink NS FW TW
Refusing to take medicine
Refusing to eat people
S/o is a picky eater
Age regressing S/o
Meeting gothic s/o at a cafe and trying to find them again
S/o likes collecting rocks
Falling for a darling whos a gourmet chocolate shop owner
Poly Hannigram-
S/o shared between Hannibal/Will
Hannibal/S/o/Will NS FW
Poly hann/will where s/o trys to get them arrested
Poly Hann/will where their s/o escaped
Poly Hann/will w/ Innocent S/o
Poly Hann/will w/ s/o who has fainting spells
Poly Hann/will w/ a s/o who’s suffering a Migraine
Calling out for them in your sleep
Kidnapping a M S/o thats popular on Social media
S/os emotional on their period
Darling having a anxiety attack after being kidnapped
S/o whos ok with being kidnapped, making them breakfast
Darling having a Asthma Attack
S/o promises not to leave as long as they get dino chicken nuggets
S/o who wears headphones and plays music all the time
Darling who knows how to fight
S/o spoiling them
S/o sneaking out to play in the snow
Darling who avoids them
Taking care of a S/o who has seizures
S/o whose disgusted by anyones touch
Extremely quiet s/o
Darling whos a Empath psychiatrist
S/os married to a Politian
Sick darling
S/o who plays video games and made a world record on Mario Kart
S/o who snuck out to get fast food
Kidnapping a autistic S/o
S/o whos very affectionate
S/o has a child from a previous relationship
S/o fearing spiders
Darling w/ PTSD who struggles with intimacy
Playing Uno with them
S/o whos tired but is too busy to sleep
Darlings a Stress eater
Romancing a Kidnapped S/o w/ trust issues
S/o that sleep walks
Aphrodisiacs NS FW
Brat male S/o NS FW
Breeding Kink NS FW
Corruption & Imprisonment NS FW TW
Foreplay Headcannons NS FW
Taboo Kinks NS FW TW
S/o has a RV and can leave whenever
Courting Headcannons
S/o killing a person who tried to expose them
Parent/kid type of platonic relationship
S/o whimpering in their sleep
Platonic relationship with lesbian S/o
Going to a fair w/ S/o
Kidnapped S/o who refused basic necessities
Kidnapped S/o thats angry they left their cat behind
S/o playing horror games
S/o being a brat to only Hannibal
Neko Hybrid S/o
Police Captain S/o trying to arrest them
Someone Helping S/o escape
How they treat kidnapped S/o HC
Grieving S/o
Suspicious Kidnapped S/o getting accustomed to their new life
S/o getting food in the middle of the night
Who gives S/o the best massages
S/o has stockholm
S/o accidentally knocks themselves out
Taking Kidnapped S/o on dates
S/o has a heart surgery scar on their chest
Loving Hannibal but not Will
Kidnapped S/o that completely shuts down
Hetalia:
2p America-
Headcannons
NS FW headcannons
2p Italy-
Headcannons
England-
Fighting for independence S/o
Hellsing Ultimate:
Alucard-
Falling in love HC
Turning S/o into his No Life Queen
Headcannons
The 30 years hes gone
How Alucard approaches you
Integras view on your relationship
Fluff HC
How freetime is spent wth his S.o
Protecting his S/o from the hands of Millienium
Alexander anderson trying to ‘save’ his S/o
NS FW HC
Pet names hc
Using Alucards last name
Affection HC
Domestic HC
Alucards Child reader unintentionally being a yandere magnet
Seeing his child reader after 30 years
Turning his S/o HC
Darling offering their blood to Seras
S/o’s hopelessly in love with him
Darling who greets him with nose rubs and kisses
Asking why he gave Seras a choice to Turn but not you
After care HC
Somnophila HC NS FW
Christmas w/ Alucard HC
S/o suffering through their period
Sick S/o
S/o who’s basically a bunny
Darling visiting their family outside the country
S/o who likes to be choked NS FW
Darling who is agressive unless theyre being held
Amnesiac S/o
Foreign s/o introducing him to their family
Parental Alucard finding out his kid is in a harem
Small and innocent darling
S/o having to stay in their native country for family emergency
Human S/o who’s terrified of him
Anemic and hemophobic Darling
oblivious S/o
Arguing with Alucard
Comforting Alucard after a nightmare
Accidently upseting his crush
S/o getting hurt
Alucards reaction to Seras being obsessed with his S/o
Playing Hide and Seek
Bunny who fears and avoids him
Accompanying his Bunny on chores
Alucards reaction to a bleeding S/o
Bunny using his jacket as a blanket while waiting for him to get back
Making Alucard melt
Showing Alucard merchandise of himself
Managing to get him a present
S/o is a university student
Bunny w/ low self esteem
Yandere Alphabet: H,K,T
Alucard reacting to someone romantically approaching his bunny
Yandere Alphabet: A,B,E,I,Q
Yandere Alphabet: L,S,X
S/os Neurodivergent
Alucard reacting to Iscariot trying to take you away from him
Punishing s/o
Vladcard headcannon
Playing Tag
Comforting Alucard
What makes Alucard go Feral
Feeding from Bunnys blood
Taking him to your home
Watching his bunny masturbate NS FW
Telling Alucard hes apart of your family
Sleeping in a coffin with him HC
Getting Alucard a gaming console
Iscariot managing to kidnap Bunny
Finding a newly turned vampire s/o
Scaring off rivals
Trying to escape cuddling with him for your classes/work
S/o wanting revenge but not being able to take the last step
Darlings accident prone
Taking a bullet for him
Hellsing Alucard meeting Castlevania Alucard
Trying to cheer up his bunny
Platonic Headcannons
Loving Alucards voice
S/o shifting into sleep when showing him something
Darlings going to the hospital due to a mission injury
Platonic Cuddling Headcannons
Trying to get him into a new hobby
S/o whos too shy to sing in front of him
Darling who seems dead while sleeping
S/o who cares for everything including monsters
Taking in a stray after a mission
Play fighting with him
Trying to hide him in fear people would try to experiment on him
S/o struggling to stay up all night
Pulling him off to dance
Touch starved Headcannons
S/o who fears confined spaces & cant sleep in the coffin
Narcoleptic S/o
Abridged Alucard & Normal Alucard fighting over you
Abridged Alucard Headcannons
S/o a bunny hybrid
Cockwarming Headcannons NS FW
Breeding Kink & Aphrodisiac NS FW
S/o is a singer/dancer
Running into a tourist S/o during a mission
Being invited to a Wedding on S/os side of the family
Abridge Alucard interacting with normal Alucard
S/o is all loopy from getting their wisdom teeth removed
S/o showing favoritism towards Abridge Alucard and normal Alucard
Polar opposite S/o
Punk S/o whos only soft to him
S/o with a Zuko scar looking birthmark
MtF S/o
S/o worrying their not good enough for him
S/o whose aggressively affectionate
Wanting to wash with Alucard
Scientist S/o who loves talking about their interest
Human S/o who was experimented on and now has powers
Baskerville loves Alucards S/o
Giving him positive reinforcement
Bunny likes to serenade him
Selectively mute S/o saying “I Love You” for the first time
Preference to the job at Hellsing S/o has
Getting caught in crossfire and being turned by a enemy vampire
Small buff s/o
Confessing to him first
College student S/o tied up in a bunch of college stress
Celebrating his Birthday
Taking him sight seeing in your home town
Taking S/o on a date to the aquarium
“You look so cute―scared and shaking under my touch.”
“You’ve been so good for me. Don’t ruin it like this.”
Succubus S/o
S/o learning romanian
Scary movies
Naga HC
Siren S/o
Sir Integra-
Headcannons
Seras Victoria-
Platonically obsessed with Alucards S/o
Reaction to Alucard turning his S/o (platonic)
Walter-
Headcannons
Pip Bernadotte-
Headcannons
Joker (2019):
Lovely Social Worker S/o
Headcannons
Letter from Joker
Letter from Arthur
Taking care of a Sick S/o
S/o getting arrested for spray painting
Jujuitsu Kaisen:
Gojo-
S/o who has fun running away even if their caught
Fluffy hc
Inumaki-
Bashful and sweet darling
Sukuna-
Platonic father HC
Yujis S/o looks and acts like sukunas past lover
Child only uses their strong power when bothered
Daughter reader seeming innocent but is actually more cruel than him
Daughter reader who fears him
Mahito-
Chasing after a student s/o
Legend of Zelda (BOTW):
Sidon-
Headcannons
Breeding NS FW
S/o thats social when it comes to games
Jealous of Link
S/o has Asthma
Crying S/o
Writing a Suicide Note TW
Blowjob NS FW
Smol aggressive S/o
Possessive S/o
Vampire S/o
Hesitant with touch S/o
S/o fears bigger people than themselves
Monster Fucker S/o
S/o whos constantly having a mental breakdown
Chaotic Good S/o
Low self esteem S/o
Easily injured s/o
Reader who cant swim
Poly SIdon/Link with a S/o who has self harm scars TW
S/o who is in a friend group of crack heads
Muzu yelling at S/o
Comforting his S/o through a bad week
Sidon opinion on whether s/o should be forcefully pregnant or not
7 Minutes in Heaven
Ex-villain S/o
Link-
Poly SIdon/Link with a S/o who has self harm scars TW
Zelda-
Clingy S/o
Most trusted guard S/o trying to leave
Mipha-
HC
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