「Anime x Reader One Shots」

Death's Kiss (Kaneki Ken x Reader)

Fighting wasn't something you were accustomed to. It wasn't something that you ever thought you'd need to be accustomed to. Being a freshman in college, your life was completely mundane. The only worries that made an appearance in your life were the struggles to maintain your grades and to pay for rent. Never did you think that your life would take an unexpected turn from there. That is until you met Kaneki.

From the moment you first met him, you were intrigued with him. A strange guy wearing a strange eyepatch working in a strange coffee shop. You couldn't tell if it was the way he so easily intrigued you or his caring charisma that attracted you to him. Maybe it was even both.

To your surprise, it was him who struck up the first conversation with you where you found out that you shared many common interests with him. That only made you grow even more fond of him. You found yourself going back to that coffee shop each day just to have the chance to talk with him once again. It wasn't long before the two of you met up outside the coffee shop for dates. Even sooner, you were able to call that strange guy you admired so much your boyfriend.

It didn't take much to tell that you fell hard for Kaneki and that he reciprocated those strong feelings for you even though it was left unspoken. You were ready to spend the rest of your life with this man you loved so much. But one day, without a word, he disappeared.

It was when he missed his planned date with you that you started to grow worried. The vague answers his co-workers gave you only made you worry more given the fact that you knew he lived there with them. Months after the fact, he was still missing, causing your worry never to cease. You still had hope that he was alive and would come back to you one day.

During the time of his disappearance, news on the ghouls was being reported several times a day featuring one certain new ghoul in particular. You couldn't help but stare at this white-haired ghoul whenever he appeared on screen. Despite the obvious hair color difference and the inability to see his face due to the mask, you were certain you knew who the ghoul was. You were certain it was Kaneki.

Only two weeks later, you were proven right. You woke up in the middle of the night due to something unknown. Normally you would fall back asleep, but this time you felt a strong attraction to exit your bedroom. Following the feeling you had, you exited the bedroom to see a figure standing in the middle of your apartment. The infamous white-haired ghoul you saw so many times on the news was now standing before you without the mask he was so known for. Now, without him wearing the mask, you were finally able to verify your suspicions. This ghoul was indeed Kaneki.

You should've been terrified at the fact that the man you loved so much was a ghoul. You should've ran back inside your bedroom and called the police. At the very least, you should've been angry that he was gone for so long without even once reaching out to you to give you some peace of mind. But instead of doing any of those, you ran to him and gave him a hug.

From the shocked look on his face, it was clear he wasn't expecting that. Hesitantly, he hugged you back. You could've stayed in his arms forever if it wasn't for the fact that you finally wanted a good look at his face for the first time in a long time. You slowly pulled away and looked up at him, brushing a strand of his newly white hair out of his face.

"You're not scared of me?" he asked surprised.

"No," you replied, a small smile pulling on your lips. "I know you would never hurt me."

You never pushed him to know what happened all the months he was gone since he was never eager to tell, you waited for the time he was ready to tell you which eventually did happen. In the beginning, Kaneki refused to stay in your apartment with you out of fear of putting you in danger. But after much pleading on your end, you were finally able to convince him that you would only be safer with him around.

As much as you wanted it to, life wasn't able to go back to what it was before he disappeared. This wasn't the same Kaneki you knew even without the appearance change. Something changed within him- no, something broke. But slowly, the more time he spent with you the more he began to revert to his old self. Old self or not, you still loved him and would be sticking with him until the very end.

On one dreary night, you woke up in a cold sweat. You had thought you heard a noise coming from outside your bedroom. For once, Kaneki was in a peaceful sleep next to you so you didn't dare wake him. It was so rare that he was able to sleep peacefully, you didn't want your silly paranoia to ruin that.

Quietly sliding out of bed and opening the door to your bedroom, you walked out into the living room. Everything seemed to be calm only to prove that your worries were irrational. Turning back around, you were face to face with a ghoul with two glowing red eyes, making it obvious that this wasn't Kaneki.

Before you could react in any way, this ghoul's kagune was released and went right through your stomach. The scream of pure agony that was released from your mouth was more than enough to wake Kaneki. Before your knees could even hit the ground, Kaneki was there and had already taken the life of the ghoul who had ultimately taken yours.

You stared up at the heartbroken man who kneeled before you, your breaths coming out shallow and painful. Tears streamed from his differently colored eyes. You struggled to reach your hand up to brush away his tears. He clasped onto your one hand with both of his and squeezed tightly, almost as if he thought he could squeeze the life back into you.

As you stared up at him, you couldn't help but notice something that you never saw before. With the other ghoul's blood now staining Kaneki's face and his one blood red eyes to match it, he looked like some sort of reaper of death. You were now just one more soul he would have to witness die.

Your spotted vision was a sign that your time was almost up. You were accepting to this cruel fate as long as Kaneki was there with you until your end. He leaned down to give you one final kiss and as soon as his lips touched yours, your heart ceased to beat.

It was almost as if death had kissed you himself...