Josuke Higashikata x F!Reader
TW — Mention of Death, Cussing
A soulmate alternature universe — where once we all turn the age of 15, we are given a number. An age, which will represent the limit of your life, the curse to be cured once you have found your soulmate - your other half. Though, [Y/N] [L/N] was unfortunate enough...
"What did you get?" Asked the birthday girl's best friend, [F/N] [F/L/N]. Fortunate enough for her friend, [F/N] still had a long lifespan to find her soulmate. However, for [Y/N]’s...
Of course, she wasn’t fortunate enough. When was she ever blessed with luckiness?
What a beautiful night, am I right? [Y/N] turns 16 tomorrow, though it’s not as cheerful as she thought it would be. Sweet 16? More like,,, Death 16.
She was going to die tomorrow. Exactly at 12 am.
If only she knew, she could’ve already tried to search for her soulmate earlier. Maybe, if she was able to predict the future... she wouldn’t be suffering like this; but no, she couldn’t. She had no choice.
'I really thought that I had a chance...'
[Y/N] was lost in her thoughts. She almost lost track of time on the way to the park as she walked through the peaceful streets of Morioh.
What was the point of making a wish? She was going to die anyway. Despite that, she still made a wish. She wanted hope, a chance, maybe.
"What a waste of time..." You sighed as tears started to blur your vision — your thoughts getting clouded with memories you have made over the past 15 years of your life.
'I wish that I’d... cherished those moments more.'
You sat down on the bench, smoke coming out of your mouth as you exhaled. It was a cold, summer night. You didn’t even bring a jacket with you — you were left with a shirt and a pair of jeans.
Suddenly, you felt a pair of jacket drop over you.
"Um... I thought you seemed cold so..." The stranger behind you had the softest, but deep voice that you have ever heard in your whole entire life. "I didn’t want to leave you freezing! I’m sorry if I... creeped you out. I swear, I-I’m not a predator!"
You turned around, greeted by a 6 ft tall teenager with a unique pompadour hairstyle that you admired for a minute straight.
You quickly knocked some senses into yourself, shaking your head. "A-Ah- Sorry! It’s just that... your hair... it’s amazing, it caught me off guard." You nervously laughed, hoping that you didn’t offend him or anything like that.
"Really? Ah, thank you! I'm Josuke Higashikata. What are you doing outside in the cold not wearing a jacket at all anyway?" The boy introduced himself with a smile, a small blush threatening to spread.
"Ah... well, it’s kind of my last day in Earth..." You awkwardly responded. "[Y/N] [L/N], by the way."
Josuke was of course, caught off guard. What did you mean about this night, being our last moments in Earth? Were you about to die?
"I don’t have any injuries or medical conditions! It’s just that... I haven’t found my soulmate yet. I’m literally about to die at 15." You chuckled.
"15...? You’re turning 16?" Josuke asked, his eyes widening but you chose to ignore it.
"Well, yeah. Unfortunate, right?"
You spent your last moments with a stranger who you met minutes ago. You’re not afraid to admit how much of a gentleman Josuke actually is - he was gentle, comforting and quite hilarious.
Why did you suddenly feel this connection between the boy and yourself?
"Thank you for spending my last moments with me stargazing, Josuke-san. I really enjoyed it." You smiled with your eyes closed, tears threatening to fall anytime soon.
I don’t want to die yet...
Then, you felt a pair of warm lips press against your forehead. "Happy birthday, princess..."
"I’ve finally found you."
