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manfred von karma x depressed! reader

if i get one "lol if i dated him id be depressed 2" comment im gonna shit BRICKS i love this man with all of my being and i mourn him daily

ig the reader can be like thirty or somethin. that's still a big age gap but i don't really care,, id marry him now and im only 16 lmao

!!this one-shot contains mention of suicide and suicidal thoughts or actions. please proceed with caution and if you're struggling, remember that you are not alone!!

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-Second Person P.O.V.-

It had been such a long day. Long and tiring. You let out a sigh as you trudge upstairs. As the days went on, they got harder and harder to withstand. Your boyfriend, Manfred von Karma, yes, boyfriend, usually wasn't around. He had his job as a prosecutor, after all.

You sighed and made your way to the bathroom. You started running some warm water, then stripped down to nothing. You glanced at yourself in the mirror. You had scars painted across your thighs and upper arms. You haven't had any fresh ones in a while, either. von Karma would have been enraged. And it's not like you've felt the need to, you felt as if you had gotten better since you met him (even if it did sound kind of pathetic). He really made you happy. Most people thought you were lying about that, afraid of what he would do to you. But you really did love him. He made you happy. He made you feel needed.

You snap out of your thoughts and slip into the bathtub, turning the water off. You let out a sigh of relief as your body sinks into the warm water.

Sometimes you doubted von Karma's claimed love for you. He was hard to read; you never really knew how he felt. Maybe he really didn't love you. But.. he really made you happy. You began to think too hard on how he really felt about you. You began to let yourself sink into the bathtub. Could he really not love you? Had it all been a lie? Your chest began to burn as you sank into the water, preventing you from breathing. Your lungs burned, but you refused to go up for air. Just before you decided to accept it and open your mouth to let water fill your lungs, you are aggressively yanked from the water. You begin gasping for air, coughing up a little bit of water.

"What the hell were you doing?!" von Karma yelled. You pushed hair out of your eyes and looked up at him. "(Y/N)," he said softer, "are you alright?"

You nodded. "I-I'm fine."

He scowled. "I come home and you're trying to drown yourself in the bathtub. That's not fine," He hissed. You were in shock. He pulled you out. Did he really care? Manfred took his coat off and tossed it aside. He let the water start to drain out of the bath and picked you up despite the face you were soaked. He set you down on the floor and wrapped a towel around you. He gently grabbed your chin and tilted your head up to face you. "Talk to me," He said softly. "You're not fine.. What happened?"

You couldn't hold it back any more. You let tears stream down your face as you sobbed. You couldn't exactly form words, but von Karma still wrapped his arms around you and pulled you to his chest. Your body shook violently with each sob while he began to stroke your head, letting his fingers run through your wet hair. You started hyperventilating and shaking more. "I-I.. y-you don't-"

"Shh.. relax," von Karma said softly. "It's alright. Take it slow, tell me everything."

So, you did. You told him how much he meant to you. You told him how everyone had said that he didn't truly love you. You told him that you thought maybe they were right - maybe he was just using you. You told him you loved him more than anything and that you would do whatever he asked. You told him you didn't want to live if he didn't love you. "I-I'm sorry," You whispered after you collected yourself.

"My dear, I do love you. You should have told me this before! You would not have been suffering!" You couldn't tell if von Karma was upset with you or himself. "I'm sorry I'm not around," he said softly.

"I-It's okay.." You smiled weakly. You noticed you were still just wrapped in a towel and your face became tinted pink. "C-Can I get dressed?" You asked softly.

von Karma's cheeks were dusted with the same pink as yours. "N-No," his voice was stern yet unstable. He held you tightly and it felt as if he were afraid to let you go. "I do love you," he said softly as he kissed the top of your head.

"I'm so sorry," you whispered. He shook his head and kissed your cheek. "I-I didn't mean to-"

"It's quiet alright.. I suppose I don't tell you how much you mean to me enough.. and I deeply apologize," von Karma said formally. You looked up at him. He looked so sad. You smiled and hugged him tightly.

"Don't feel bad," you say softly. You listen to his heart beat in his chest and it brings you comfort.

He gave you a small smile. He stood and held his hand out to you. "It's late. We've had a long day, we need to rest." You take his hand and hold the towel up around you with your free hand. You slip a shirt on while von Karma changed in the bathroom. You glance at yourself in your vanity mirror. You see von Karma exit the bathroom in the reflection. He laid down on the bed and let out a sigh. You turn away from the mirror and join him on the bed. He wrapped his arms around your waist and pulled you close to him. You smiled as you drifted off to sleep listening to his heartbeat.

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whoops this is kinda cheesy, i hate it lmao