❛ everyone i’ve cared about has either died or left me. except for you. ❜ with Tragedy please?
I made this a lot longer than it needed to be lol
It's uh... also not angst -w-'
It was a bit funny.
His nickname was Tragedy, and his life was one.
Every time he got something good, it was ripped away from him. Sometimes he wondered if it was his fault, did he do something to get someone mad at him? Why did he have to end up in this place? What did he do?
His brother got killed because of him, the family he worked with before was hurt and he was blamed for it, and now he has to work with this group of idiots.
He never wanted to do this! He didn't want to hurt anyone, he wanted a life in which it was just him, his datemate, and their children. He wanted a nice peaceful life, but he knew that he would never be able to have that.
He was forever going to be stuck in this circle of death... and he didn't know what he was going to do.
And then, he met them for the first time. A shining light in his world of darkness. They helped him, when everything around him was black and dark, he finally saw a light. A hand reaching out for him.
Literally!
When they met, Tragedy had fallen while getting stuff from the store for the house. He was the one that did most of the shopping because he wasn't the most known family member. He normally went and cleaned up the mess! You know, helped hide things that showed who they were or got rid of the bodies if anyone was killed. Sometimes he set them up if the killing was supposed to be a warning.
Well he slipped on a puddle of water, and when he went to get up, he saw someone reaching out for him. It was a human, their smile was bright and warm, they asked him if he needed help; if he was hurt.
The kindness shocked him, as did their smile and the way that their eyes looked. They shined like gemstones.
He told them that he was fine, took their hand, and got up. Of course he thanked them! They spoke a bit together and Tragedy found out that their name was Y/n. They seemed to find his name interesting, so he told them that it was just a nickname... They found that funny.
Before he even knew what he was doing he asked them for their number. They seemed a little embarrassed but they gave him their number! He went home that day thinking about them, thinking about the way that they seemed to glow.
Like an angel.
After that day they started to talk more. Mostly texting. He would message them at any time that he could! Something that Calamity and Envy took notice of. Hell, even their healer did. Calamity teased him, asking “Are you talking to your datemate?~” and making the best kissy sounds that he could because they didn't have lips. Tragedy pushed him away, telling him to knock it off and stalked off, grumbling to himself.
Datemate...
The way his soul skipped a beat when he heard that haha... who would have guessed? Did he want them as his datemate? Did they... did they want to be? If he asked them, would they accept him? Most likely not, they had no idea who he was... what he was.
He was a killer.
He's hurt so many people, more than he could even remember! The voice in the back of his mind told him that if he ever told Y/n what he was, they would hate him. They would leave him just like everyone else.
It made his head hurt, his sockets burn. His soul pound.
Why?
Why did he seem to care about them so much already? Did he care about them or did he just like the idea of not being alone anymore? Yeah, he wasn't alone because of the others, but they were his teammate. They weren't a family.
And that's all he ever wanted.
Even as a babybones himself he said that he was going to grow up and become a dad! He wanted to have two babybones, a boy first then a little girl. He didn't mind however they acted, or how they wanted to be.
He just... he wanted a family.
Tonight he had been out and about, cleaning up a mess, when he got a message from his friend, Y/n. It said 'hey Tragedy! :D Guess what? I got a job!' 'want to come out with me to dinner? Celebrate?' 'If yuo're not too busy, I mean!!! >///<'
He drops the bag on the ground with a gross wet sound, and pulls out his phone after taking off the gloves. He reads the message and smiles letting out a soft happy purr 'You know that I won't say no to you' 'Just give me an hour and I'll be over to pick you up'
They went back and forth on the plans for a bit before they said bye and Tragedy replaces his gloves then continues to clean up mumbling to himself “Calamity you messy shit” Honestly, did he have to make such a mess every time? Envy should get him to clean up after himself once to see what Tragedy had to go through!
Once Tragedy was done cleaning he went back home to change into something else. He looks into the mirror, messing with his tie. Okay, this was it. He was going to see if Y/n liked him!
And if they did, he would spill who he was.
"Tragedy" he heard causing his bones to lock for a second then he turns his head to see it was Envy that was talking to him. The leader of the mafia stared at him, while Tragedy stared back until Envy let out a soft sigh and he walks over. He reaches out, helping Tragedy fix his tie. “I know what you're plannin' on doin'. If you really love this person, I think that you should go for it... you never know when you'll find someone that you care for again like this”
Tragedy looks at him, tilting his head to the side, frowning slightly then nods in approval. “Y...Yeah” he mumbles. Envy was right.
There was a chance that he could never find someone like this again. He breathes in and out slowly and nods again, "Thank you Envy, I'm goin' to be leavin' now" Envy nods in approval and he turns, starting to walk out of the house looking forward. Calamity lets out a whistle seeing Tragedy go by. He rolled his eye shines, smiling a little.
He stops in front of Y/n's house, staring up at the building. His soul was pounding against his ribs and he suddenly felt tired. It felt like he needed to drink a gallon of water.
The door opens and Y/n looks out at him, smiling "Hey! You're here" they come out to him, looking at him with a relaxed smile on their face. They were wearing a nice outfit.
"You look nice" He was able to get out, his cheeks flushed, "Are... Y-You... You wanna get goin'?"
Y/n nods and leans against him as they start to walk together. Y/n was talking about the job that they were getting, something simple but still sounded fun at least. Tragedy nodded along as they were talking, studying their face.
The way that their eyes shined while they were talking, their lips up in a little smile. He noticed little things about the way that their eyes crinkled.
He blinks realizing that he was staring so he looks away, his cheeks flushing with magic. What the hell? Why couldn't he keep his mind in focus.
"Are you okay?"
He almost yelped when he heard the voice, making him turn his head to look at his friend. Y/n was looking at him with a little frown on their face. They looked almost worried.
"Ah..." he clears his throat, shaking his head to get his mind off that, then nods "Yes, I'm alright. Thank you I was just... thinkin'"
"About what?"
"...Things" he shrugs his shoulders, smiling faintly.
Y/n hums then they shrug, letting out a laugh and they both look forward as they walked together.
Finally they got to the restaurant and Tragedy gets them a seat, telling the worker that he would be paying. Y/n tried to tell him that it was fine, he didn't need to do that, but Tragedy told them that he wanted to. They did something good, and this was his good job type gift
They sat together at the table, making small talk. Tragedy was tapping his fingers on the table, scratching lightly at his cheek.
Y/n hums looking at him, "Hey, are you sure that you're okay? You're acting a little weird"
He looks at them, then looks away, clicking his teeth together. "Well..." He sighs out slowly then looks back at them, getting a small smile on his face. "Everyone I've cared about has either died or left me. Except for you" he turns his head down, holding his hands together, tapping his thumbs, "And I've been... I've been thinkin' about everythin' I don't blame you if you don't feel the same, but I wanna tell you that I've kinda... I've kinda started to like you" As he spoke he saw their face change, they looked shocked then embarrassed so he had to turn his head down.
He was scared.
What if they decided that they didn't return the feelings? Would they not want to be his friend anymore? Would they not want to spend time together? He didn't want to ruin their friendship honestly!
He cared for them.
"Tragedy, look at me" They say, so he lifts his head to look at them. They lean over to kiss his cheek, smiling at him, "Of course I like you too... I haven't really been hiding it all that much! I was waiting for you to tell me"
Tragedy blinks, his cheeks flushing with color, before getting a small smile on his face and he turns his head down purring softly. "I'm glad" He puts his hands over his face to try to hide his embarrassment.
Ugh.
Damn his feelings.
After that they had their dinner, holding hands on the table. Tragedy rubbed his thumb across their knuckles every once in a bit, enjoying the way that their muscles moved or their hands clenched onto his own. It was... comfortable.