when the world turned upside down.

For twelve years, Amari Sakura was held hostage in a hidden room down in the basement by her stepfather. When a sudden blackout finally sets her free, she stumbles into an apocalyptic version of Tokyo, where she has to fight for her life playing deadly games. Chishiya Shuntaro is a brilliant doctor who hides behind cold smirks and distant walls. He built them after his childhood best friend Sakura, vanished without a trace twelve years ago, only to be found 'dead'. Her disappearance left a void he could never fill, and now he hides behind indifference, refusing to let anyone close enough to hurt him again. What will become of two childhood best friends when fate reunites them in a world where love and friendship were never meant to exist?

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𝐑𝐄𝐈𝐊𝐀 𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐈 wants to start a new life in Shibuya, Tokyo. Far from her parents, her hometown and everyone's expectations. But her and her brother's trip doesn't go as planned when they suddenly find themselves playing dangerous games to survive. 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐊𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐈 𝐊𝐀𝐑𝐔𝐁𝐄 is bored of his life in Shibuya, Tokyo. The day he goes to his friends for a change, they are all thrown into the same games as the sibling duo. When 𝐑𝐄𝐈𝐊𝐀 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐊𝐀𝐑𝐔𝐁𝐄 meet in the neon-lit streets of Tokyo, two souls collide in a deadly game of survival, where trust is a luxury neither can afford. Alice in Borderland Karube Daikichi x OC started: 01.03.2025 finished: /

in which 𝐘𝐔𝐌𝐈 𝐒𝐀𝐊𝐔𝐑𝐀 , a 20 y/o Japanese literature student finds herself fighting for her life in a twisted world where she has to play games in order to survive all that while running away from her dark past. in which 𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐔 𝐑𝐘𝐎𝐇𝐄𝐈 , a gamer boy who just dropped out of university , realizing he would do anything in his willpower to return to the real world, now making her survival his priority and being the only thing keeping her sane...but for how long? " Make a decision Arisu...before the borderlands make it for you. " A lover, or a friend? A fellow playmate , or a soulmate? A love story or a tragedy? Is it just the survival bond they share or so much more? Read to find out!

"Dear Lord, when I get to Heaven. Please let me bring my man. When he comes, tell me that you'll let him in Father, tell me if you can. All that grace, all that body All that face makes me wanna party.He's my sun, he makes me shine like diamonds." ~ 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗼𝗻𝗼 𝗔𝘆𝗮𝗸𝗮 had always been considered as crazy and totally insane, due to her being unable to feel emotions properly or recognize them like others do. It made her able to manipulate and kill freely, something that did help her survive in the borderlands. She never believed in love or even felt it truly, and 𝗦𝗵𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝘆𝗮 thought so similarly. For him, love or any other strong emotion was a weakness, especially in the borderlands. And yet, both of them became closer than they'd ever thought could happen.. whether it was a good or bad thing, neither of them knew. Season 1: ✅ Season 2: ✅ Act 3: ✅