Touched By A Reaper - ONC 2026 Entry

EVERYONE THEY TOUCH DIES - EXCEPT EACH OTHER.

For 423 years, Libby has been a walking biohazard: one accidental brush of skin and it's game over. Now she's the world's oldest virgin, a shut-in, and a not-so secret romantic who spends her nights writing about the experiences she can never have firsthand.

But she isn't alone.

For centuries, a robed figure has watched her from the edges of history. Libby assumed he was a hallucination, a coping mechanism for a mind fractured by four centuries of solitude.

Then one night he slid into her DMs.

And after four centuries of living without a single IRL connection, Libby is ready to be touched by a Reaper - whatever the cost.

NOTE: This story is one of my Wattpad ONC 2026 entries. I wrote it in response to Prompt 114: "An immortal being, worn down by centuries and cursed so that anyone they touch dies, starts searching for a way to finally end their endless life. But Death, who has grown possessive and infatuated with them, refuses to let them go."

⚠️ TW: death, dirty language, sexual content, suicidal ideation.