Alice in Borderland (ONESHOTS)

Tatta x GN!Reader

Genre: Angst (TW: Mentions of blood, amputated hand, death)
Romantic
In which Tatta says his final goodbyes to his lover, during the Osmosis game

["And nothing hurts when I'm alone
When you're with me and we're alone"]

Y/N was still angry at Niragi. He'd just called their boyfriend Tatta useless. If it hadn't been for Kuina holding them back, they'd probably have already beaten Niragi to a pulp. Given the circumstances they couldn't afford to lose a player, so they had to hold off for now.

Y/N waited for the others to run off in their assigned directions, before going to Tatta and holding his face in their hands. "Don't listen to him Tatta, okay? You did your best, and I'm proud of you. Stay safe alright?" Y/N comforted him, and he smiled. "I will, you go on. I'll be fine" he nodded, and Y/N took off.

Y/N was looking for items in the shipping compartments when they heard Arisu call to them. They turned, trying to make out the pale and guilty expression on his face. "Is everything alright?" They asked. "Can..can you come with me? I have a plan to stop Kyuma and win the game" Arisu asked. Y/N couldn't help but hint discomfort in his voice but nodded, agreeing.

Y/N didn't quite understand what was happening, until Arisu reached to Kyuma for a handshake. Both Kyuma and Y/N were stunned when the numbers changed.

"How.."

Arisu glanced at Y/N with a pitiful expression before pulling out the bracelet, looking at the ground. "Whose.." Y/N began, but slowly connected the dots. Out of all people, Arisu asked Y/N to come with him. He kept glancing their way as if guilty. Why did he ask Y/N to come, if all they had to do was stand still and watch the two exchange a handshake? Of course, that wasn't just any bracelet Arisu had in his hand.

It belonged to Tatta.

Without asking for permission Y/N ran off, calling Tatta's name, their voice occasionally cracking. Y/N didn't know how Arisu got the bracelet. Did he forcefully take it off Tatta? Wouldn't that kill him? Where is he?

"Y-Y/N.."

Y/N's head shot to the side and they gasped, frozen at the sight. Tatta was leaning on a shipment container, sitting in a pool of his own blood. Judging from the sight, someone had slammed his wrist repeatedly into the door, causing his hand to cut off.

"T-tatta" Y/N immediately went to his side, prying their jacket off and using it as a makeshift bandage, wrapping it around Tatta's wrist to stop the blood flowing.

"What the heck did you do!" Y/N scolded, but inwardly they were scared to lose Tatta. No, they couldn't afford to lose him.

"It was my decision Y/N.. it was the only way for us to live-" "You're sacrificing yourself stupid!" Y/N half yelled, aggravated.

Tatta shushed them, his other hand behind their head to pull them closer, foreheads connected. "You know that I love you right?"

Tears were spilling from Y/N's eyes and they shook their head. "I want you to say that to me after the game. You're going to make it, Tatta. Please, you're going to make it." Y/N sounded persistent.

They loved it every time Tatta professed his love to them, and they didn't want this to be the last time.

"Y/N.. promise me you'll make it out of here." "Tatt-" "No Y/N. I won't make it, please promise me" He begged, and Y/N pulled away slightly to look into his eyes. Never would they have thought this would be the last moments they had with Tatta.

Tatta reached up to cup their face but hesitated, so Y/N placed their hand over his and let it rest over their cheek, not caring that his blood tainted their skin. They stared lovingly at each other a few moments before Tatta pulled them in, giving them a kiss. The kiss was soft- too soft almost, as if asking for permission. Y/N's hands reached down to his shirt, gripping it in their hand before pressing their own lips on his. They stayed like that a few more seconds before pulling away, and Y/N leaned into his chest, not caring that his blood stained their clothes.

"If only we met outside of the borderlands.. we would have had met each other and known each other longer. If this borderland never happened, we would have been happy a little while longer." Y/N mumbled, and Tatta planted a kiss in their hair.

"I wouldn't have wanted it any other way. The borderlands brought you to me, and likewise." He mumbled into their hair.

"If you ever make it out..come find me" Y/N requested, wrapping their arms around him in a warm embrace.

"I'll find you. I know i'll find you, just like I did here." He replied, but didn't promise. The both knew that making a pact would be empty, they both didn't know what they were to face in the future.

"I love you Y/N."

"I love you, Tatta"

Just then they felt Tatta's hand slip off the small of their back and the embrace felt cold, goose bumps forming on their skin. They knew he was gone but they didn't pull away, wanting to be with him a little longer.

They were with him, yet felt incredibly alone. They felt a pang in their heart, knowing that their plan of winning the games with Tatta had now faded. They were just as they were before, when they had just started playing the games.

Alone.

"Game completed"