content warning for Washuu family abuse, because The Washuus.
Setting: AU where Fruit-chan still helped Rize escape, but the steel beams were an attempt to stop V from finding her, and he missed and hit Rize instead. Rize recovered with Yomo after he freed her from Kanou, and Furuta re-met her through Mr. MM. They struck up a romance, but she does not know he’s responsible for that accident.
And now Tsuneyoshi caught Fruit, just prior to Rushima Island.
Tsuneyoshi grabs Furuta by his arm, twisting and twisting until Furuta feels as though his bones are about to snap. “I see. You’ve been helping yourself to my breeders.”
He smacks Furuta in his head as his son grinds his teeth to keep from crying out in pain. “You’re a half-breed. You defile them.”
“No,” Furuta whines.
“No?” Tsuneyoshi mocks, shoving Furuta against the wall and kneeing him between his thighs. “No? You’ve betrayed me.”
Furuta’s eyes harden, but he forces himself to chuckle. “You don’t know the half of it.”
“I could not bear the thought that she was raised to be raped by disgusting old men,” he seethes. “From the moment I found out she was raised for rape and me to die, I swore I would end it all. And I will, Father.”
“Is that a confession?” Tsuneyoshi asks.
“It’s enough for me.” A crimson rinkaku pierces Tsuneyoshi’s midsection.
Rize stands behind him, eyes blazing. “I’m not your object, Father. I chose Souta, no matter his species or relation.”
“How cute,” Tsuneyoshi gasps, spitting up blood and struggling in vain against his impalement. “Did he tell you how he dropped the beams on you?”
“It was an accident!” cries Furuta.
Rize merely laughs. “You’re a dumbass, old man. You think I’d fall for that? I know, because I’m smart. I’m capable. And I’m not your object.”
Furuta gapes at her. She smiles slyly and readies another kagune tentacle.
“Allow me.” Furuta struggles to his feet.
“No,” says a calm voice behind Rize.
To Furuta’s amazement, Arima Kishou sends his father’s head flying. Behind him stand Eto Yoshimura, Hirako Take, Kaneki Ken, and … Fueguchi? The Raven? Two Rabbits?
“We broke out of Cochlea,” explains Kaneki.
“We know a bit about forbidden love, too,” Eto adds, grabbing Arima’s hand.
“Oh god no,” Furuta says, as appalled as everyone else in the room.
“Souta.” Rize rushes over to him. “I know, okay? I know you dropped the beams.”
“Now I do, too,” adds Kaneki dryly.
“There’s a part of me,” Furuta whispers, grasping at Rize’s hair like she’ll disappear, “that thinks I hit you on purpose. Because I was jealous you’d forgotten me.”
Rize shakes her head. “I never forgot you. Never. I just stayed away to keep you safe, see if you couldn’t get back in that old fart’s good graces. How could I forget you? I love you. And I know you better than that.”
“Me?” Furuta realizes there are tears on his cheeks. “Rize.”
Rize’s breath tickles his ear. “If you marry me, you can take my last name.”
“Now kiss,” Eto orders.
“Not if you want it, hag!” Furuta shouts.
“That hag is your sister in law!” Eto yells back, kissing Arima.
Furuta’s scream is silenced by Rize’s soft lips on his.