Disclaimer: I own nothing. I'm only playing in this sandbox and hoping to flesh out some side characters, including past Takemichi since we never get to see him.
Also keep the following in mind.
1. This is my first dive into this fandom.
2. I intend to make this a snippet/short chapter fic.
3. A few things from canon that I didn't like will be changed. I am also keeping some of those things because it fits the story. Some deaths may (will) occur.
4. There will be a ton of head-canons, embellishment, and backstories.
5. This is for fun, so don't take it too seriously. If you don't like this take on Tokyo Revengers, you do not have to read it.
Fourteen-year-old Takemichi can't sleep. Part of the problem is how he's being plagued by nightmares, but those are the least of his worries. Sure, they're terrible, reeling emotions from hearing about his girlfriend dying while he lives a bleak life and ends up pushed in front of an oncoming train. And then the ones where he sees nothing at all but hears a man's voice talking to him, saying things about how he can't believe things are in his hands, and what did Hinata ever see in him anyway? He hates them and wishes they would go away.
But the blackouts are worse. Or maybe blackout isn't the right word. They're more like blur-outs. He remembers the important parts, but the events are dream-like, only more cohesive and chronological than a typical dream would be.
For instance, he remembers getting the shit kicked out of him by Kiyomasa and becoming a scummy little slave. He remembers saving Takuya with a bravery he shouldn't have been capable of. But it's like watching someone else when he recalls those moments. Almost like someone is taking over his body…
He sits up in bed. Holy shit! Is he being possessed? Has he made a deal to improve his life and escape Kiyomasa with some kind of supernatural entity that takes him over? Maybe it's made him forget the initial agreement for secrecy's sake, and to prevent Takemichi from trying to weasel out of whatever he traded.
It's probably his soul. It's always the soul, isn't it? Why is he so stupid?
"I don't wanna go to hell," he whimpers, knees held against his chest and he tries to keep from crying.
He gives up easily. Tears are not out of place if he's destined for damnation. Whatever devil lurks under his skin can make fun of him all it likes while he has a good cry.
Maybe that's why Sano "Mikey" Manjrou, leader of the Tokyo Manji Gang has taken a shine to him as well. Sure, he might've been impressed by Takemichi's actions against Kiyomasa, but isn't it more likely that he can sense the evil? Mikey is a decent guy, but he's ruthless too, and like calls to like, doesn't it?
"Guess I'll just do my best not to piss him off until the demon takes over again," Takemichi sniffs. "He likes that thing better than me anyway."
And it's true. Mikey always feels like he's looking for someone behind Takemichi's eyes. Pretty much everyone does these days.
Well, Hina doesn't. She just remarks that sometimes he seems more mature, and of course he does. Most demons are thousands of years old, aren't they?
Regardless, she seems to like his childishness too sometimes, because he wants to be a normal kid more than anything now. Forget being a badass delinquent. A good, quiet life sounds like heaven, especially if she's there.
Ugh, but that brings him back to the nightmares. Whatever's possessing him is clearly showing him glimpses of how weak and undeserving he is. Maybe it's a possible future, a warning of what will happen if Takemichi doesn't let the entity have its way.
He takes a moment to think on it, to think of Hina dying, so many days she'll never get to live. Fine. Just fine. If he's already made a deal, then he's made a deal, and Hina being saved will be payment enough.
Can't say I welch," he mutters, finally exhausted enough that he might pass out and catch a few hours of sleep before school.
He hopes he doesn't dream.
Some final comments.
I like taking characters and canon facts and turning them around until they show new sides of themselves. That sometimes paints some likeable characters negatively in my version of things, but please don't think I hate the original story. This is for fun, as I said before. I simply enjoy looking at things from different angles.
Anyway, tell me what y'all think, if you're interested in more, or if I should stop here. Thanks for reading.