"it is strange, huh?" she mumbled absently, her attention returning to the fireworks. this time, she looked thoughtful, her smile gentle, "people see them as a wish, or a promise, or even a confession. to me, they are nothing more than an innocent phenomena. hopelessly addicted to almosts and maybes," she glanced at him from the corner of her eyes, tilting her head ever so slightly, "do you know what i mean?" there were hundreds of things chishiya wanted to say in response to her question. no, i don't know what you mean. what are you, a child? fireworks are fireworks, nothing more. then, there were other things that ran through his mind. do i know you? do you know me? why do you haunt me in my dreams? in my life? what happened to me when i almost died by that meteor? what did i forget? why did you let me go? i love you, you know. i should've said it before. he wasn't sure where those last thoughts surfaced from. but rather than feel repulsed by the idea, it felt right. like he had known all along and now that the opportunity presented itself again, he didn't want to let it go. he turned his body to face her own, scanning her features more closely. her hair lay messily around her face, her clothes ordinary, and her eyes were bright. expectant, soft, knowing, and chishiya thought of the sun. and grinned, "i'm starting to." inspired by tangled

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!

𝘼𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙖𝙣𝙛𝙞𝙘 𝙊𝙘 × 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙮𝙖 𝙎𝙝𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙤 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝘼𝙆𝘼𝙂𝙄 𝙔𝙐𝙍𝙄, 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙡 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙖 𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙚, 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜. 𝘼𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙡𝙚𝙛𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙙. 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙜𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙨. 𝙎𝙃𝙐𝙉𝙏𝘼𝙍𝙊 𝘾𝙃𝙄𝙎𝙃𝙄𝙔𝘼 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣'𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙪𝙘𝙠, 𝙣𝙤𝙧 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣. 𝙃𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙝𝙞𝙢𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛, 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙖 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙥 𝙖𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙. 𝘼𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙥𝙪𝙨𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙬𝙞𝙩, 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙡, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙨, 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩.

Akiko Hayashi was never a victim. Long before the Borderlands, she knew how to hunt, how to hurt, how to win. At the Beach, where loyalty is cheap and power is everything, she rises - ruthless, relentless, and unbreakable. Forged in blood, crowned by violence, she finds an unlikely equal in Takatora Samura - the Beach's deadliest blade. Together, they build something stronger than trust, darker than love. In a world built for predators, Akiko was never meant to fall. She was meant to reign.

Best rankings 2025: #5 2025 #4 Idol #36 Fame #5 Aliceinborderland --- She is one of the most famous idols in Japan, as of her time. But behind the glamour and many award shows, is the reality. The reality of constant work, body shaming, threats, and just so much fucking control. This is how Sasaki Yuka, mostly known as Yuka, has felt the last 5 years. No wonder she wants to take her own life. But before that's possible, something does it for her. She lies on the ground, slowly sitting up, realizing Tokyo is completely silent. She ends up unwillingly being forced to play games, which determine life or death. During the games, she meets new people. Specifically Chishiya. The most infuriating (but interesting) guy she has ever encountered. --- Mentions of body issues, sexual assault, suicide, Mental health and violence. If that's too much, I recommend not reading, take care of yourselves♥️🃏 --- This story is based in the universe Alice In Borderland (Netflix). --- Hope you guys enjoy! Vote and follow, tysm!♥️

Liminis (Latin for threshold or border, symbolizing the boundary between life and death, reality and the game) 𝕷𝖎𝖒𝖎𝖓𝖎𝖘𓍯𓂃 ©Blackssnona

━━━━━━𝐢 𝐠𝐨 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 started; @,' 4/5/26 published; @,' 4/14/24 status; @,' ongoing 🃜🃚🃖🃁🂭🂺 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇, Saito Saeko, a gambler as she acts innocent and pure to get her way, doing anything if it gets in her way of survival and pure fun, but it seems a doctor has gotten in her way. ✹ 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇, Shuntaro Chishiya, a calm, intelligent ex-doctor, could see right through Saeko's act and never falls for it, but as similar they are, she makes him feel weird, in both a good and bad way. And he has to stop it. But will he? chishiya x fem! oc 🃜🃚🃖🃁🂭🂺