Anime x Reader - One Shots

♡ Gareki ♡

anime ; Karneval

title ; level up

semi smut? not really tho? intense make out session?

part two of the previous one shot

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Mistress.

A word that you yourself was okay with. Sure, at the end of the day, Gareki would return back to his wife but during the day, you spent your time with Gareki when he wasn't fully working. You loved whenever Gareki touched your body, even if it wasn't even intimate. You longed for each moment in the night to pass so you can stay by Gareki's side when his wife couldn't.

Sure, it was terrible that you were actively helping Gareki cheat on her but you couldn't find the courage to leave his side at all. Each kiss, touch, word, and look stopped you from leaving him.

Being a mistress to Gareki went on for a couple of years until you found yourself not being a mistress anymore.

**

It was a cold winter evening when Gareki left your house again. He had to go back to his main house to deal with another member who had intel on a rival gang. Before Gareki left, he planted a kiss on your lips before he walked away from you.

Five minutes since Gareki had left when there was a knock on your front door that interrupted the silence of your house. As you opened the door, you were greeted with the sight of a women who you immediately recognized, it was Tsubane.

You gestured for her to come inside and closed the door behind her.

You two didn't exchange words, somehow both knowing that pointless greetings was not going to make the atmosphere any less awkward. You guided Tsubane to your living room, she sat down on the couch before you walked to the kitchen and made some tea. The two of you hadn't spoken a word and made no intention of doing so until the beverage was poured. As the water boiled, you placed the kettle and cups into a tray. Grabbing the packets and placing them into the cups, you made your way to the living room.

You poured the water into the cups and handed her a cup with two hands.

"What... why..." you stumbled over your words before speaking once more, "Why are you here?"

Tsubane took a sip from her beverage before placing the cup on a coaster, "I'm dying."

If the atmosphere wasn't awkward before then it clearly was now. Your eyes widened before Tsubane spoke again, "We never spoke before, well not with good intentions, but I am here now as Gareki's wife before you. I want you to marry Gareki when I'm gone."

As you opened your mouth to speak, she raised a hand to stop you. "I shouldn't really have to tell you this but you make Gareki happy. I think... my death would affect him but it wouldn't cause damage. We were arranged, when we were very young. Can you believe that? We didn't really like each other much but we somehow managed past that. We were set to marry since we were really young, I don't think we knew how to love each other like that. I still don't think we love each other romatically.

Gareki likes me... but he loves you."

You weren't really sure how to respond to that and stayed silent. You couldn't really look at Tsubane, too busy trying to make sense of the information.

"I'll be dead soon. I came here to clear up things; I did, at one point, tried to love Gareki in the way you currently are. I was jealous that you were going to take my place but then I realized, I could not make Gareki the way you do. I met Gareki when I was young, but I could not find myself to love someone I did not choose. I think it's time I choose.

Gareki never tried to leave our marriage, even when he started seeing you. He wanted to honor my father and his parents in some way. Gareki knew I would eventually find courage and leave him. And the day I do leave, he won't be as devastated because he already knew deep down." Tsubane gathered her things and simlpy left.

"What the fuck!?!"

**

When Tsubane said she was dying, you didn't really understand what she meant. You thought she was dying from a medical condition and her time was coming to an end. There would be a funeral in her rememberance and a ceremony afterwards that you weren't going to part take in because you weren't invited.

So imagine your shock when Gareki came to your house one day, three months later, and mentioned how his wife had left him.

"She left a note, well it was much longer than your average note. Tsubane stated that she wanted to end our arranged marriage and left the paperwork that we both agreed on beforehand. By law, she's no longer my wife. Tsubane even went as far as to make a fake death certificate to ensure that her father wouldn't force her to be married to me again."

You were speechless, what could you even say. She wasn't really dead but knowing that Tsubane was (legally!) dead was something you weren't prepared to hear.

You snuggled closer to Gareki's bare chest as he played with your hair. Gareki didn't really expect condolences from you but it felt nice to talk to you about her, even if you never (to his knowledge) had a conversation with Tsubane.

Gareki placed a kiss on  your hairline; it was a bit wet from sweat after the two of you had sex just a couple of minutes earlier. You closed your eyes before speaking, "What happens now?"

Gareki sighed, bringing you closer before guiding your naked body to sit on his lap. With you on his lap, you placed your hands on his toned stomach as he looked up to your eyes. "Tsubane left me three days ago. I liked Tsubane, I won't lie to you. But, I like you more."

You were silent as Gareki placed a hand behind your head and pushed your head towards his face, meeting you halfway with a kiss.

The kiss was meant to be a small kiss between the two of you but it turned out to be a more as Gareki slowly licked your bottom lip. His hand on your hip began to caress your skin, rubbing small circles as you leaned into his chest. Your bare chest met his and it caused small goosebumps to form all over your body.

Skin to skin contact was just amazing.

Gareki was the first one to pull away before he dove into the side of your side and placing kisses along the side, flicking his tongue over the spots that were being kissed. A small moan emitted from your lips and Gareki placed both of his hands on either side of your body.

"I know... we've been doing this... for a couple of years now," Gareki began saying in between his kisses, "but now... that Tsubane left... would you... like to get married?"

You groaned as you pulled away, looking at Gareki in his eyes as he once again look up at you. You raised an eyebrow, "Marriage?"

"I think it's safe to say that we're already dating... isn't marriage the next step?" responded Gareki, tracing a thumb over your collarbones.

You smiled at Gareki, "Yes. To the marriage being the next step. And yes. To getting married."

You both looked at each other, before the two of you laughed.

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Okay but was that okay? I don't even remember what I even had in mind but I hope this satisfies my readers 😔