—— This short story is not part of my canon just yet. But it might be. Anyways, enjoy!~ ☆

⚠️ ‼️ ✖︎ IN CASE YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT THE TITLE MEANS, TRIGGER WARNING FOR VIOLENCE AND BLOOD ✖︎‼️ ⚠️

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Special-effects smoke sprays onto the platform.

Light flash on.

Glitch runs onto the stage, smirking that fanged, vampish smirk that the fans always go crazy for.

**_“_**_Good afternoon, LA!_**_”_*...

“Plague…” D starts, but can’t manage to force the rest of his sentence out. His hand is gripping Plague’s sleeved wrist, his black and red eyes glinting with a kind of desperation. Plague is staring at him with their ever-blank gaze, head tilted in confusion.

“What is it?” They ask, stepping closer to D and cupping his face. D’s breath hitches, and it physically _hurts_ to know that Plague doesn’...

His name is unknown. His face? Also unknown. All anyone knows is that he rules the criminal underworld from thr lower-ranks. He goes by the alias Ruby.

Ruby rests his cheek against his palm, his smirk obvious despite being obscured by a black face mask. He chuckles in response to the exclaimed question, scarlet eyes glinting. “Well, it took a lot of pulling strings and deals under the table, but ...