One Try - yttd x reader

seven

first published -> 19th February 2023
rewritten -> 5th November 2023

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"On his head... those splinters?" Q-taro asked, his eyes focused on the unconscious body that lay before him.

[Name] entered the room, noticing how cramped it was due to being overfilled with people. And so they decided to stick to the back of the crowd.

"Woah, he got knocked out again...? Now I seriously have a feeling I'll be next" They mumbled mostly to themself, looking at the guy's body.

Keiji glanced at them in worry but before he could even say a word, someone else made a sound.

"Urgh..."

Shin let out a low yet loud groan, allowing his eyes to try their best to adjust to the light as he breathed slowly.

"S- Sou!" Kanna cried as he slowly sat up, his back against the bedframe as he rubbed the back of his head.

"I feel awful... Where is this place... When did I get here...?" Shin asked, his eyes darting around with uncertainty and confusion. His complexion was slowly turning paler by the second.

"Cram it, you bastard...! Like hell anybody's gonna worry about you now! What're you plotting?! Tell me!" Reko snapped, pushing through the other participants towards him in an attempt to attack him.

"W... Waugh?! Hold on...!" Shin exclaimed, his body shuffling away from her as if on autopilot out of far.

"Now, now. Violence isn't the answer, Reko." Keiji sighed, putting an arm infront of the musician before she could lunge at the man. She begrudgingly listened, though her eyes still bore into the job hopper.

"W... What is it...? You're so mean suddenly..." Shin muttered, frowning as he kept touching the back of his head, wincing every now and then.

"Sou, you broke the monitor... didn't you?" Sara asked, her arms crossed across her chest as she gave him a weird look.

"Monitor... The laptop? Why would I do that? I just found the password with [Name]... Huh- Hold on- [Name]! They were with me- Are they alright?" Shin looked at everyone desperately, failing to locate [Name]. His breathing gradually picked up as his eyes darted around in a frantic manner.

"I'm fine, don't worry about me. Are you okay though? You did get hit twice" [Name] pushed through the crowd and hopped onto his bed.

Shin stared at them with a raised eyebrow.

"T- twice? huh-"

"Shut the hell up!! That laptop crap was all before the Main Game!" Reko cut Shin off, preparing to fight again as his eyes widened.

"The Main Game...! That's right! Before the Main Game, I need to... I need to check the data on the laptop...! " Shin frantically glanced around for the laptop.

'He's such a good actor'

[Name] thought, watching as he scrambled around the floor. They let themself relax on his bed.

"Y... You completely lost yer mind, man?!" Q-taro asked as [Name] glanced at him. Then they glanced at the turquoise haired male.

"The Main Game's long since ended" Keiji raised an eyebrow, trying to understand what has happened with him.

"W... What do you mean, Keiji?! Over...? All of it...?!" Shin gave Keiji a weird look before freezing, as if his heart had dropped. "W... Who... died...?"

"Sou..." [Name] trailed off, thinking he was starting to take it too far as he ignored them, focusing his attention on everyone else.

"Who...?! Who isn't here... Nao...?! Kai..?!... It can't be Joe... right? Or was it Mishima...?!" Shin asked, frantically looking at everyone, searching for who was missing as Sara left the room.