Unable to handle Giyuu's death Shinobu turns to the only thing that will reunite her with her forever lost lover, but in a cruel twist of fate she finds herself in a situation beyond her wildest dreams. Strange happenings and scientifically unexplainable events scramble her already shattered psyche as she picks up the pieces and is forced to confront her own demons, all the while thwarting Kibutsuji's more literal ones. -A somewhat [noncanon] sequel to my previous work (2nd Chances), please read that work or details in this one won't make sense or will be confusing (please, pinky promise it won't hurt you) -This takes place in a hypothetical scenario where things turn out differently for our young heroine and hero. -This, is, a, sequal.

21 year old Shinobu, formerly Kocho, now Tomioka, and her sometimes cute, sometimes annoying, and ever weird and confusing husband. Follow her journey in both understanding him, and her newly acquired self elected role as his housewife. -Mostly fluff -possible "mature" content later (to be determined) -slow burn

It's Mitsuri's official first day as a pillar, her first meeting ever too, how exciting! But the bright and vibrant picture perfect image of being a hashira is put into question when Mitsuri finds out she's not the only female pillar. Let alone the fact that the woman who is her supposed colleague is strange and unusual in her own weird ways. Even her mysteriously poor reputation with an even more seemingly bizarre explanation behind it doesn't make sense. Determined to find out who this "Tomioka" woman really is and why she was looked upon so negatively only leads the newly minted love pillar to even more strange and contradictory information. What was truth, what was lie? Follow her as she aims to figure it all out, one step at a time. -Set in an alternate universe where Giyuu is a girl. -Some events will not follow the main cannon or original timeline. -This story is focused on Giyuu, Mitsuri, Sabito and- (tbd) Start date: 11/9/2022 End date: -/-/-

How much can fake smiles hide? How much can weary violet eyes deceive? For one young man still haunted by his past, he readies himself to take the risk and find out. Unfortunately, some skeletons are best left to rot in their closets. So when this little lady's secrets come out to play he'll be forced to figure out not only how much is buried beneath the surface, but how far he's willing to dig, for better, or for worse. Which poises the question, is this butterfly's beauty a venomous warning to stay away, or a lure he's already been entranced by? Read to find out. [Under major rewriting] -Disclaimer; not all dates, birthdays, and ages are accurate to canon. Start date: 2nd October, 2022 End Date: