Hiii I love your fics so much and was wondering if you could do either a Nam-gyu or thanos x reader enemies to lovers. I havenโt seen anyone do it before๐๐พ
๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ, ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ
๐๐ช๐ข๐ข๐๐ง๐ฎ: ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ด ๐ท๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ. ๐๐ฆ ๐ข๐ญ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ท๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ.
๐๐ง๐ค๐ฅ๐: ๐๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด
๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐: ๐ ๐ฃ๐ช๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ด๐ต (?) ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ญ๐ถ๐ง๐ง ๐ช๐ง ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ถ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต
๐๐ค๐ง๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ: 1533
๐๐๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐: ๐๐ช๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ โข ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ด๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ด โข ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ฑ๐ถ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ช๐ฆ๐ด
๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ก๐๐จ๐ฉ
Thanos, though often clouded by his habitual high, is an observant player. What exactly does he observe? Well, you. His sharp eyes follow your every move when heโs not in hisโฆaddicted state. The way you carry yourself with effortless control, trapping the other players in your cobweb of manipulation, twisting and feeding on them.
Maybe thatโs why he treats you as a dangerous threat. With your innocent appearance, you play the games, manipulate them and the othersโmaking them question who to trust, who to approach, who to be โfriendsโ with. The way your words alone make the players second-guess themselves unsettles him. He doesnโt know if thatโs bad at all.
Thanos knows itโs not just a matter of survival. He canโt deny thereโs a certain admiration in the way you bend the games to your favor, like youโre enjoying it. Heโs not going to let his guard down though, in fact, the moment he saw you talk to the first person who died during the first game after saying a couple of things to him, he made a vow: never, ever let you get too close.
Yet, like a moth to a flame, thereโs something about that danger that triggers the high in him. Heโll never let you see that though.
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The tension between you and Thanos is too noticeable, at least by you. You noticed the way his eyes follow your every movement, as if he was afraid that if he blinks, youโll be the cause of his downfall next.
Every time your eyes met across the room felt like a silent challengeโyou never faltered, nor did he. Neither backed down and neither is willing to back down first.
There was a day that you did approach him. It was after the first game, all players were lining up to get their own meals. You were behind him, not that he deliberately paid attention to that. โHi.โ You said with a fake optimistic tone, never true but always persuasive.
Thanos turned his head toward you, brows furrowing before scoffing and putting his hands in his pockets. Hiding the fact that his hands started sweating from your close proximity and the way youโre talking to him right now isnโt helping.
โYou want to team up with me?โ you ask, the words slipping from your lips like a well-practiced lie, sugar-coated with just enough sweetness to lure him in. Your smile doesnโt reach your eyes, but itโs effective. After all, you are interested. Thanos' purple-haired, drug-addled persona stands out amongst the other players, his chaotic energy oddly intriguing.
Thanos eyes you like a predator sizing up a threat. โNo. Leave me the fuck alone,โ he snaps. But his voice wavers slightly, just enough to hint at the internal conflict brewing beneath the surface.
You noticed this of course, Withdrawal, you think to yourself. It almost made you pity him. Almost. โAww why not? You can trust me and weโll leave this place with the money!โ You slapped his back, letting your hands linger a little too long on his shoulders, slowly dragging them down to his waist, enough to make him uncomfortable.
Thanos turned around, his eyes red and shaky. He gripped your jacket, leaning close โDonโt fucking touch me.โ You subtly grinned at him when the other players started whispering around you. Just as fast as your grin disappears, your fearful face displays on your faceโunshed tears on your eyes.
You shakily gripped his arm thatโs holding your jacket, โAlright alright, Iโm sorry. I was just trying to make some friends here.โ Your voice quivering only caused the whispering to get louder.
โThat junkie just pulls fights out of nowhere.โ
โHe doesnโt have to be so harsh with her. Poor girl.โ
โSo fucking aggressive, she was just trying to be nice.โ
Thanos let his eyes roam around the room, eyes looking at him back with disgust because how can he hurt an innocent looking young woman.
A woman approached you and let you come first in the line, supporting your trembling body, โHere, let me accompany you and weโll eat together, okay?โ
You flashed a small smile toward her, looking at Thanos with a smirk. Youโre good. He has let you get to him. Never again.
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Another day, a new game of mingle.You suddenly found yourself at a crossroads. Odds are stacked against you because how can I manipulate this? You thought once again. Maybe you can, but this is a game of who goes to a room first, it doesnโt involve manipulation and persuasion that much especially when people are in a state of running around, panicking.
โTwo.โ The automated voice suddenly said.
Thanos, despite having another high episode, are fixed on the chaos unfolding. Nam-gyu long abandoned him after he refused to move. For a moment, he locked eyes with you, your pulse quickening.
He finally ran towards your direction, taking you by the hand and dragging you to an open door. The girl who assisted you earlier inside as Thanos fought the other person from going inside the room.
โTenโฆ Nineโฆ Eightโฆโ
Thanos kicked the guy and closed the door, blocking it with his body. Hearing the voice countdown, but there are still three people inside the room. You, breathing heavily, turned towards the woman. โThank you for helping me the other day.โ You punched her on the gut, gripped her hair and switched positions with her.
โSevenโฆ Sixโฆ Five...โ
Your arms wrapped around her neck from behind, the woman clawing desperately on your jacket sleeve. โBut I hope you understand why things must be this way.โ Your voice tense.
โFourโฆ Threeโฆ Twoโฆโ
You tightened your arms around her. Turning her head quickly to the side, hearing the sudden crack. The womanโs body limped against you, as you and Thanos stared at each other. His eyes flickered something differentโsomething that resembled understanding. He noted the way your hands shook, gently letting the womanโs body lay beside you, shutting her eyes.
โDonโt look at me like that.โ Your voice carried something humane as you stared at the body lying quietly beside you. The sound of gunshots surrounding the entire room. โI donโt need your pity.โ But the truth is, in this moment, you didnโt feel pity. You felt himโthe way he looked at you like he understood you, like he sees right through you.
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Sitting down on your bed at the toppest bunk in the right corner, you stared down at your hands. It still doesnโt go away. The feeling of guilt, the deaths you caused, the lives youโve manipulated to get here. But you have to survive, you have to win.
You felt someone sit beside you. You heard the soft creak as he climbed up to your bunk, and you just let him. Feeling a strange pullโa sense that, despite everything, heโs there to make you feel human, his presence could somehow make the world feel less cold. But you push it down, burying the thought in a flash.
Thanos sat across from you. His hands fidgeting his cross necklace. โIโve witnessed how you operate here. How you bend things to your favor.โ
You raised an eyebrow, staring back at him blankly, not giving much away. โGo on,โ you said, your voice flat.
โHonestly? I respect it. You scare the shit out of me cause youโre a threat to that huge piggy bank right there.โ He pointed to the golden pig hanging from the ceiling, stacks of money inside it. โAnd you have to do what you have to do in order to survive this shithole. So donโt feel bad. Not now, not ever.โ
You stared back at your hands, before mustering up a small smile. You turned your attention back to him, โI canโt imagine that there will come a day when you comfort me. Did you graduate from constant watching?โ
Thanos leaned in closer to your face, your noses almost brushing each other. โWhat do you mean?โ he murmured, his voice ever so low and steady. โIโm still not finished studying you. Thereโs still a lot to know, donโt you think?โ Your breath hitched, willing yourself to not look downโto his lips. How beautiful can this man be?
His words hung in the air, the chatter of other players fell deaf into both of your ears. You couldnโt let him get under your skin. Not yet.
Thanos vowed to never, ever let you get to him, but he had already failed. The walls he built, only to be destroyed bit by bit by him for you. You did, of course you did. And now, heโs vowing to never let you go from his reach. โIโm not finished with you yetโ His voice, oh God, his voice.
You didnโt respond, you canโt respond, your heart was hammering inside your chest. Everything suddenly felt different nowโsomething remotely close toโฆ intimacy. Are you going to admit that? No. Not yet. Forcing a smirk on your face, โGuess weโll have to see who wins then, huh?โ
You both stared at each other, something unreadable in your gazes, a silent promise almost being told between your eyes. Something is brewing, but do you mind? No. Never, ever.
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iโm actually proud of this one. i love the writing on this one and i like the pacing and all that. i hope you do too!
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