Iāve Been Reincarnated Into The Male Lead! (Part 3)
Malleus Draconia x Gn!Reader - Isekai AU
Iām back finally, this will probably be quite short but whatever part 1, part 2, masterlist
Malleus followed you. He couldnāt help himself. To him, you are the brightest lantern on a moonless night. He would be the butterfly that canāt help but be enticed and drawn to you. But you were quick. Just as he reached you, you were in a room with the door already closed.
āInsolent child!ā Malleus pauses, quickly noticing itās not your voice. Instead, it was your fatherās. āHow can you not do the one thing I ask of you?!ā
āShut up! You had a chance to do it!ā Your father hisses. āMy brother was an idiot, having a child with a commoner. I suppose, if he couldnāt do anything right, neither could his child.ā
Slap. Your face stings, and your voice goes silent.
"Now, there will be consequences for this failure and disobedience."
Your 'father' pauses. "You and Prince Malleus will have tea together in three days. I think you know what I expect to happen." As he says that, he takes out a small vial. Though itās far away, Malleus knows whatās inside. Poison.
Malleus wants to go in, to hug and save you from that monster of a 'father'. But he heard Sebek, one of his bodyguards, who despite having trust in you, very little, little trust, would arrest you(and your father) for treason. So Malleus leaves before he can be spotted.
When Malleus took you to look at the stars that night he saw your injury, he tried to comfort you. He also wanted to ask many questions and questions. Varying from āHas everything been fake?ā or āAre you okay?ā and āWill you really kill him?..ā
Over the next three days, Malleus does several things. 1) Not tell Lilia about the assassination. 2) Try to keep you away from your āfatherā and at the palace. 3) Clean up the ball, and finallyā¦. 4) Prepare to be poisoned and meet the female lead..
When it was time for you and Malleus to have tea, he was prepared. While saddened at what he knew what was going to happen, he was still grateful to see you. You had been avoiding him. His eyes light up as he sees you, though they dim slightly as he sees your father is escorting you. Your āfatherāās grip on your shoulder seems tighter than usual. While Malleus is trying to not swat that traitorous hand straight off your shoulder.
āWhy are you here, Duke?ā Malleus asked coldly.
āIām just here to look after my lovely child.ā Your āfatherā said ālovelyā as if he was trying to convince himself as well.
āIām sorry, but you werenāt invited. Now why donāt you leave before you offend me more than you have already.ā Malleus ordered. With that, your āfatherā stepped out, seething at the power Malleus has over him. Malleus then showed you to the flower gardens, where there was a table and chairs set up.
As you and Malleus sat down and started a conversation, he notices that you seem upset.
āHm?ā You seem slightly surprised that he asks āJustā¦looking at the flowers.ā You gesture to the plethora of different colored flowers surrounding you and Malleus.
āThey are quite beautiful, arenāt they?ā Malleus responds, looking around at the flora, calmly smiling.
āYes, they are.ā You answer, still not meeting his eyes. Despite you avoiding his initial question, he doesnāt press on.
Malleus then picks up his tea cup, realizing the tea had been delivered. He blows on it slightly, as to not burn his tongue. He realizes something.
āHm? The tea must have been placed when we were looking at the flowers, itās not as hot as it usually is.ā
āYes, it must have been.ā You murmur quietly, glancing down nervously at your cup of tea.
āCheers.ā Malleus holds up his tea cup.
You pause, then a small smile creeps upon your face. āCheers.ā
The two of you clink the glasses together and then put them to your lips. As Malleus takes a sip of his tea, he waits for the pain to hit. A whole paragraph was used in the original book to explain how the excruciating the pain was. Not looking forward to āit felt like the world was shutting down, and that everything inside was failing.ā But nothing..?
Heās then looks up at you and sees blood dripping from your mouth. Though a hand covers it, it also seems to be trying to keep in the coughs that bring the blood with it. But instead of a look of fear in your eyes, like the look in Malleusā, there is only sadness and resignation. Malleusā felt like his world was shutting down as he saw you collapse to the floor, with an empty tea cup..
Yeah, surprisingly, Iām not dead. This is really short(Iām sorry), but Iām surprised I actually got this much done. Again, sorry if characters are ooc and hope you enjoyed.
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