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TYL!Xanxus x Female!Varia!Reader: Cards

Summary: It’s always a good day when you get what you want and Squalo doesn’t.

Rating/Tags: M (Overt sexual references; foul language; set during canon; Xanxus & Squalo & Lussuria & Fran & Levi & Belphegor & Reader; past Belphegor & Mammon; referenced Belphegor & Rasiel; referenced Xanxus & Rasiel; poker; reference to strip poker; non-Guardian!Reader; heavy exposition; possessiveness)

Challenge: “160 Collective Drabbles” challenge by BobaPop on Lunaescence Archives.

Tag List: @imaginesfire

Cards

There was a little something known as “Varia Quality” within the mafia–and sometimes without it, too. The greatest of assassins could only dream of being invited to join the group, even if just for consideration, and even if only as an underling. Give the Varia a murderous objective, and they worked together like a well-oiled machine…for about as long as it took to start murdering. Once that singular objective was taken care of, they appeared to devolve into a team of squalling infants. Never had you seen this so obviously as the night after the Millifiore battle.

A clear and cloudless night sky hung over the ruins of the mansion. Most of the damage had taken place during the course of Xanxus’s fight with the Varia's resident prince’s insane brother earlier that evening, but plenty more had been added by personal scuffles in the time since. Much of these scuffles remained ongoing. The boss had demanded your presence, and no sooner had you set foot in the living room claimed by the captains than did you find yourself in the midst of an active war zone.

To say you were surprised would be a lie. You might have been a practiced lair, but to do so just then would have been more of a hindrance than a help. Fran was being his usual idiot self; Bel had retaliated by turning him and the mantle into pincushions; Squalo was screaming at them to stop; and Lussuria was fussing over Xanxus, who looked fit to murder every single one of the others. The only member intelligent enough to shut the hell up was Levi, who did so out of no actual intelligence, but rather because he was still too much in awe from Xanxus’s earlier battle to speak.

So like any sane person, you suggested they play a game to pass the time until the message came in from Japan. Since you happened to have a pack of cards on you (it got boring, hanging out with the rest of the plebs), you figured that was that. You and Xanxus could have some quality time in one of the un-destroyed bedrooms while the children entertained themselves.

No such luck. Apparently Squalo didn’t think you two ought to be busy when the orders from the Tenth finally arrived. Several wine bottles broken over Squalo’s head later, Xanxus joined the game himself. Meanwhile, you settled into the all-important task of lounging around in Xanxus’s lap, seeing as that was the closest you were going to get to his dick until Squalo got the one out of his own rear end.

Now, this might have appeared at first glance to be nothing more than you capitalizing on the opportunity to spy on the Varia’s captains while scoring some much needed physical contact time with Xanxus–and it definitely was. But your doing so also provided some incentive for him to not throw the entire table across the room when he started getting pissy, not that your presence always stopped him from doing so. Still, you could at least pretend you were being useful.

“Oh, isn’t this just wonderful?” Lussuria said. “I can’t remember the last time we all had a family game night together like this!”

“That’s probably because you’re all sore losers,” you said.

Squalo glared at you from across the sword-scratched table. “Oi, bitch. What are you still doing here?”

You smiled your brightest, most annoying smile. “Xanxus told me to come. Isn’t that right, Xanxus?”

Xanxus grunted, then threw down a card. This was answer enough for Squalo to return, scowling, to poker. This was also answer enough to get Levi to shoot you a look of purest venom over his hand.

Your grin grew larger still as you waved at him from your perch. You were long used to Levi’s sullen behavior toward you. After all, you had won Xanxus’ affections where he had not. Unfortunately, you bragging was short lived; you felt Xanxus shift impatiently underneath you, and you quickly returned to caressing his jaw. Maybe “affection” wasn't quite the right word.

“Bel, quit stalling. It’s your turn,” Lussuria said.

Xanxus growled.

If he really decided to throw the table, he wouldn’t hesitate to throw you along with it. What Xanxus felt for you wasn’t love, of that you were absolutely sure. You’d be kidding yourself if you said you loved him, too. He was temperamental, violent, and downright demanding. He was also pretty damn good in the sack, and handsome and powerful to boot. There was also the slimmest chance that he’d be Vongola XI someday, and then he’d need heirs–preferably legitimate ones. Sour looks from Levi and being dragged (sometimes literally) out of bed whenever Xanxus decided he needed a woman seemed a small price to pay for all that.

This card game affair was pretty tedious, though. You wondered if you could push Xanxus far enough that he’d ignore Squalo and take you somewhere more private. Surely Xanxus was rife with sexual frustration after dealing with Bel’s irritating brother all day. Typically Bel himself was enough to accomplish that much.

“Play, trash!” Xanxus barked.

Bel grinned and slapped his cards onto the table. “It’s no fun playing without Mammon. No stakes.”

“No being completely bankrupt after the first round either,” Levi said over his turn. “This is much safer.”

“Mah, I agree with Bel. If I’d know things would be this boring, I would’ve stayed home for this mission,” Fran said dully.

“You would not, because this is your goddamn job!” Squalo shouted.

“Wouldn’t’ve been able to sleep anyway. I could hear Captain Squalo’s yammering from that far away. I’d still have a headache.”

“Voi! What was that, brat? Want to say that again?”

“Boys, boys, stop fighting! What would your father think?” Lussuria crooned.

You could hardly suppress a smirk at Xanxus’s knuckles going pale around his cards. Just a little further…

“I have an idea,” you announced.

The room fell silent save for an owl hooting in one of the exposed branches far above your heads. Then:

“Your first idea sucks as it is,” Fran said. “I don’t think we need any more of [Name]’s suggestions.”

“For once, he’s right. Get the hell out of here, woman. Don’t you have work to do?” Squalo asked.

Xanxus’s grip on you turned to iron, a sure sign that if you so much as tried to listen to Squalo and leave, you would regret it. Luckily, you had no intention of leaving when things were finally getting a little interesting. Ignoring their rejection, you plowed right on:

“You said you wanted stakes, right? How about a game of strip poker?”

More silence.

“Strip…poker?” a red-faced Levi echoed at last.

“I don’t mind the idea,” said Lussuria.

“Voi! Why the hell are you still listening to her? Who wants to see you morons naked anyway?”

“If I lose enough, I could finally take off this stupid frog hat Bel makes me wear,” Fran mused.

“Not on your life, Froggy. Take it off, and I’ll kill you,” said Bel.

“Mah, so Bel will let me win just to keep an ugly hat on? Sounds like he’s pretty desperate to show off for Captain Lussuria.”

“You think so? Better play well. For you, a game of strip poker is life or death.” Bel’s usual Cheshire grin vanished only to return a mere split-second later wider than ever before. “Shishishi. The prince knows what [Name] is up to.”

You rolled your eyes. "Oh, you do, do you? Enlighten me.'

“Of course. Because he’s a genius, he knows [Name] only suggested strip poker because she’ll get to see all of us naked, but no way will the boss let us see her naked. Buuuut…” he slipped a knife out of seemingly nowhere, “I could still cut her clothes off and give the rest of us a show.”

Wrong answer-but it did the trick. The table exploded in a flurry of cards, chips, and sawdust. This time, though, you were not tossed in with the broken furniture. Instead, Xanxus threw you over his shoulder as he leveled one gun at Bel’s fat blond head.

“Handle the Vongola message yourself, scum,” Xanxus growled.

You flashed yet another smile, waving as Xanxus turned to carry you up the demolished stairs. The looks on Bel and Squalo’s faces boded ill for you–but they turned on each other before they could even think of trying to prevent you from leaving with the boss.

“You just got me more work, you goddamn idiot prince!”

They were brawling again, with Fran and Lussuria egging them on. But who cared? Certainly not you. The captains could argue among themselves as much as they wanted, so long as you got what you wanted. You always did, in the end...even on nights when there weren’t any outsiders left to murder.

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ruler-shadow · 7 years

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Thank you @skyfyrecity for the tag(s?)!

FANDOM TAG -rules, pick any three fandoms and answer the questions- I’m both relieved limit and frustrated at limit I’ll be doing Katekyo Hitman Reborn (KHR), Tower of god (ToG), and the Danga Ronpa series (DR)

First character you loved: KHR: Flan, his overall behavior towards everyone and anything was the best ToG: Khun was automatically my fav tbh DR: Kyoko? It took awhile for any of the characters to grow on tbh

Character you never expected to like: KHR: Yamato was a surprise to me. I never really expected to really get attached to him? I think it was a mix of me projecting my own feelings onto his character and over analyzing him? I d k he just suddenly grew on me one day ToG: Wangnan tbh. In the beginning I honestly saw him (and most of original Tangsooyook group members) as sort of a replacement friend group for Baam so I was bitter for awhile…. DR: Toko tbh. Another episode was great for her character development!

Character you relate to: KHR: I relate to a lot of the characters in KHR but I guess I relate to Tsuna the most out of all of them. ToG: Rachel. As much as it kills me to admit she is the character I can’t help but relate to. I still hate her guts thou DR: Hajime was basically me in the beginning of DR 2 tbh.

Character you would slap: KHR: Iemitsu. Iemitsu may have been a great mafia man but holy fuck he was a terrible father. I’ll slap him and Nono any day tbh. ToG: E v e r y o n e Zahard gets the biggest most painful slap out of everyone in ToG hands down. I like Rachel more than him! DR: JUNKO! If she was on fire I’d let her burn tbh

Top three favs in order: KHR: Hibari, Xanxus, and Tsuna ToG: Khun, Baam, and Ran? I like a bunch of characters but I guess these guys are my top three… DR: Makoto, Nagisa, and Hajime

Someone you initially liked, but ended up disliking KHR: uh…. Nono I guess??? I didn’t exactly like him per say but I didn’t dislike him either, at least not until I took in the implications of taking Xanxus in the first place and choosing Tsuna, a civilian with no knowledge of the mafia, as the heir to the biggest mafia family. ToG: Hwa for sure. I really did like her but her manipulations of Rachel and good chunk of the others….. just ugh!! I have no idea for whose side she is even in, one minute she’s helping the next she’s on a completely different side. She is ultimately a big plot driver and piss me off every few chapters. DR: Celeste. After the first few trial leading up to her own I had grown attached to her, despite the attitude she had. Then her trial came up and the murder motive just killed her for me.

Someone who grew on you: KHR: The entire Varia squad. They all managed to make their way into my favourite list. ToG: Its a tie between Androssi and Prince, both definitely grew on me like a fungus. DR: Toko, I heavily disliked her at the beginning but holy shit her character development was the best.

3 OTPS: KHR: X27 (platonically and occasionally romantic), 8059 both platonically and romantically), and B26 (platonic, rarely romantic tbh) ToG: *generic Baam has a harem joke here* Baam x Khun, Androssi and Anak (purely platonic-rivalry pairing tbh), And Yura x Rachel due to a fanfic :P DR: Toko x Komaru (Platonic? Romantic? I don’t know nor do I care, these two are adorable) , Komaede x Hinata (platonic? romantic? enemies? I don’t know honestly), Togami x Naegi x Kyoko (platonic or romantic otp3)

Bonus Music Tag: What the first ten songs that pop on shuffle are? My music taste is the most fluid thing so this will likely be a mess 1. drugs - EDEN best way to start is with song called drugs 2. Body Works (Remix) - Megosh (responsible of a new khr au and couple other ideas) 3.King and Queens and Vagabounds - Ellen 4.Chantaje - Shakira, Maluma 5.Stole the Show - Kygo 6.Skulls - Bastille 7.Twin Skeleton’s (Hotel in NYC - Fall Out Boy 8.My Eyes - Neil Patrick Harris & Felicia Day (another inspiration for an au) 9.The Spider and The Lamps - Forgive Durben ft. Max Bemis (not gonna lie huge inspiration for villain roles) 10.You’ll Be Back - Jonathan Groff (aka the source of my siblings annoyance)

Tagging- @intpslytherin @drearylittleartist @nerdyintp @hereforsocialistpropaganda @ anyone for would like do this!

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