—a new asset
A/n; hi!! I have been posting because I hit a slump, seasonal depression hit me like a brick lmao, but I managed to write this, so.. reader is implied to have the same kind of mindset like chishiya does, in a way
Pairing; chishiya Shuntaro x reader
—the people at the beach are interesting species, or so you said. Acting all cocky or confident on the outside, when in reality they were like skittish ducks on the inside, ready to flail at any feeling of fear.
They were interesting, some in a good way, but some in a bad way—like they were things for you to observe under a microscope, creatures that needed to be observed and studied. You’ve always felt this feeling of emptiness in you, like a small hole that no matter what went in to it, couldn’t be filled.
It was like everyone else had something that you were missing. Feeling like a dog in a world full of wolves—same species, but such a different breed.
So when you randomly went in the borderlands, no idea of what twisted version of your world you were in, you decided to openly act on the thoughts of observing these people. In the borderlands, there were no laws, no rules for them to follow, showing off their true nature.
“….they’re like animals.” You mutter under your breath, just loud enough for yourself to hear, it also catching chishiya’s ears, to which he gives a small and very subtle eyebrow raise in acknowledgment. He’s noticed you in other games, and was interested in a way. You were like a ghost, always in the background, observing everyone like it was your every right—like you’re dissecting them piece by piece, trying to find something.
It reminded him of…well, him. He always hated selflessness, making fun of the people who tried to hard at life, thinking that everyone could truly see what a small minded person he was.
Then he sees how the other players start to get agitated, the timer in the small room counting down, the time limit coming closer and closer to 0. Some look nervous, ready to lash out, like feral animals backed into a corner.
Ace of hearts; Trick or Treat. But then again, nobody really enjoyed heart games. The rules of this one were simple enough, when a round starts you grab an opponent and go to one of the many tables scattered across the warehouse. You will each have two cards, trick on one, treat on the other.
If you both choose treat, both go to the next round. If one chooses treat while the other chooses trick, the one who chose treat will be eliminated and the trick will get two more cards as a reward. Both choose trick—both get eliminated.
Easy enough, right? Well not when everyone is deciding who to trust, who they want out of the game, placing targets on everyone’s heads.
A ring rings through the room, the sound echoing off the walls, signaling to the players that a new round has started, the couple minute time limit for people to get to their tables.
And lucky enough, chishiya found himself at your table…
—“are you willing to bet your life on that?” He asks calmly, eyes glancing down at the cards in your hands, before moving back up to look at your face. He seemed so..naturally cocky, his tone making it sound like he knows something you don’t.
“….are you?”
The words make him pause briefly, just a quick pause that nobody would’ve noticed. It was the way you said it, like you already had his move figured out—like you already knew what card he was gonna place before he even placed it.
“And if I am?” He fires back, fingers gliding across his cards, as if contemplating, but you know he’s doing anything but. The tension between you to rises, you can hear the muffled sounds of other players debating and pleading in other rooms, voices echoing.
“And I think you are willing to bet that.” You murmur, voice quiet, but with an edge he can’t quite place. Your eyes glance up, meeting his, and he recognizes something in them—the same he sees in his own, that same look that is trying to find something that is missing. “You always play with your life on the line.”
“I do, do I? That’s because I know I’ll win.” He replies with an all too casual tilt of his head, like a cat watching its mouse prance around trying to avoid his paws. But he watches as you just tilt your head back at him, you stare feeling like it’s digging into parts of him that he had hidden.
You stay silent for a moment, eyes glancing back down at your cards, and for a moment chishiya thinks he’s won this battle of wits—until you speak again, voice calmly cutting through the silence, “then how about you play with my life on the line?”
And then you place your card down.
Face up instead, treat being shown on the shiny playing card, that god forsaken picture of a candy on it, as if any of this was sweet.
“Are you willing to decide what value my life holds.?”
He just stares at you for a moment, before raising an eyebrow slightly, lip quirking up as if amused. And he definitely is—if he wasn’t interested in you before, he certainly is now. “You want to gamble on that, hm?”
“And you know you want to.” Your retort was quick, sharp as a cat’s hiss, but also knowing, like you know he would. And he watches as your gaze suddenly turns a little more intense, like you’re waiting for his next move—calculating it in that head of yours.
“…huh.” He huffs, leaning back just a slight, blatantly showing his little bit of amusement. And within a moment he just hums, before placing his card down, face down unlike yours.
Your eyes stay locked, eyes boring into the other, tension rising with every second. And when the timer finally rings again, he leans forward, swiftly sliding his card off the table and placing it back down, face up.
…
Treat. He chose treat, so neither get eliminated. But he can see the way your eyes narrow just a bit, as if you were expecting something different, expecting him to place down trick. And he just looked at you, locking every bit of you into memory, before speaking again, “…you’re too valuable to lose yet. I want to go against you in something real.”
And then he leaves. Getting up and leaving, hands in his pockets like none of this happened.
—the final round is over. And chishiya walks away victorious again, hands calmly in his white hoodie, eyes scanning the players who survived..but you’re not there. Even as another player walks out of a room, looking shaken but victorious, you don’t appear.
Did you really let yourself die? He doubts it.
..why not take a look around?
So he does, going room to room of the warehouse, where all the game tables were, from all the rounds he’s memorized. And when he enters one of the last rooms, he spots you, back to him as you sit at a white table. Simply staring ahead at the back of the head of the person in front of you who is slumped at the table, clearly eliminated by you. And how you just stare with that same stare, as if replaying it all in your head, as if this was supposed to make something make sense—
“You’re not gonna sit there all night, are you?” He asks, voice carrying a subtle hint of mockery, or maybe just a subtle tease. And after a moment you finally stand up, slowly as if not trying to set yourself off. When you turn, he raises an eyebrow at the sight of blood splattered on your face, how it’s smudged just a little as if you tried to wipe it off but couldn’t feel where it all was.
“..I guess my life does have more value than I thought.” He hears you murmur, your cards still on the table,the eliminated person still slumped over as well. Your eyes meet once more,but you don’t give a chance to speak as you instead walk right by him, steps slow and calculated.
The ace of hearts club card on the table, a reward for completing the game. And he breathes out as he reaches over and picks it up, smoothly twirling it between his fingers.
And he just hums, turning his head to follow you as you walk out, lip quirked in that usual smirk. And just as your fingers graze the door frame as you step out of it, his voice cuts through.
“How would you feel about becoming a new member of The Beach?”














