Chapter 1 - Anti-hero

"I usually have one of these every other week. Mental breakdowns, I mean. But imminent death is rarely the topic. More like, I failed an exam or my order from Amazon didn't arrive."

"Can't wait to experience those when we get back."

"When? Not if?"

"When."

Exchange student finds herself in the Borderlands, willing to do anything to survive. She meets Chishiya and forms an unlikely alliance with him, trying to keep herself as useful as possible, as otherwise she knows he will leave her behind.

What happens, however, when she develops feelings? And when he does? What can two radically different people do, in a world in which caring means nothing but a burden?

Disclaimer: none of the characters are mine except for the fem!reader, all of them belong to the TV show/manga Alice in Borderland. Follows the plotline of the show, seasons 1 and 2.

Slow burn Chishiya x Reader.

Each chapter is based on a different song, I'll list them here as I write them:

1. Anti Hero, Taylor Swift.
2. NFWMB, Hozier.
3. Brandon Lee, The 69 Eyes.
4. Piel de Cordero, Quevedo ft. La Pantera.
5. Katherine Wheel, HIM.
6. You're on your own kid, Taylor Swift.
7. Ciao Bella, Don Patricio.
8. Con las ganas, Zahara.
9. Ojitos lindos, Bad Bunny.
10. Need you now, Dean Lewis.
11. Dance, dance, Fall Out Boy.
12. Love it if we made it, The 1975.
13. Neon Noir, VV.
14. Everybody's Fool, Evanescence.
15. Hurt, Johnny Cash.
16. Feels like we only go backwards, Tame Impala.
17. Born to die, Lana del Rey.
18. Where soul meets body, Death Cab for Cutie.
19. Heavy in your arms, Florence and the Machine.
20. Matemática de la carne, Rayden.
21. Wicked Game, Chris Isaak.
22. Cayó la noche, La Pantera, Quevedo & Juseph.
23. With me, Sum 41.
24. Just like heaven, The Cure.
25. Accidentally in love, Counting Crows.
26. Famous last words, MCR.
27. In the end, Linkin Park.
28. Shrike, Hozier.
29. The Scientist, Coldplay.
30. Todo, Pereza.