𝐑𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐨 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐳𝐚𝐤𝐢 was raised to be the queen on the chessboard. With brilliance in her blood and the weight of a medical dynasty on her shoulders, she spent her life calculating every move,winning over every room, and crushing her every opponent. All except one. 𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐨 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐲𝐚, her mirror and her opposite, the heir to a rival empire. Their rivalry was a cold war of perfect scores, stolen glances, and a game neither could afford to lose. A lifelong match of white versus black. But when the world shatters and they're stuck in the Borderlands, their endless match is interrupted by something far more dangerous. Now, stripped of privilege and trapped in a new world, Rin and Chishiya must face the one thing they never prepared for: Each other.

𝐘𝐔𝐙𝐔𝐊𝐈 𝐁𝐀𝐘𝐀 is picking her life back up after getting hit by a meteorite and making her way out of the black market industry. She puts her childhood dream of becoming a psychologist back into the works. With daily heart aches, she also visits the hospital and meets surgeon 𝐒𝐇𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐎̄ 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐘𝐀, a man who puts her psychological knowledge to the test. And as the true colors of her friend and housemate Suguru Niragi begin to show, so do the Borderlands. ACT THREE OF SWEVEN BASED OFF SEASON 3 OF AIB. Chishiya x OC

𝐘𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐨 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐚 doesn't exist. Not really. It's just a fancy name on a forged passport. She's used to going unnoticed and faking everything - it's how she survives. 𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫ō 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐲𝐚 pretends like he doesn't see the inconsistencies and flaws in her lies. But something in her makes him curious, and he can't seem to let it go. She's built her life on pretending. He's built his on not caring. But in the Borderlands, where nothing is real and no one can be trusted, even the most detached people start to notice the cracks in each other.

For 𝐘𝐔𝐙𝐔𝐊𝐈 𝐁𝐀𝐘𝐀, all worlds contain dangerous elements- though she might even be safer in the Borderlands; the laws she broke don't apply here. 𝐒𝐇𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐎̄ 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐘𝐀 knows about her actions all too well. He's not interested in redemption, yet something about her piques his curiosity. Perhaps the fact that her illegal activities affected him on a daily basis. Once they enter the Borderlands, they pretend not to know each other. But both of them are always keeping a sharp eye out. Waiting for the other to crack. Waiting, maybe, for the moment they lose a game. 𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍 - a vision seen in sleep; a dream Chishiya x OC Alice In Borderland

With plenty of struggles, 𝐘𝐔𝐙𝐔𝐊𝐈 𝐁𝐀𝐘𝐀 and 𝐒𝐇𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐎̄ 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐘𝐀 made it out of the Borderlands safely. Now their lives are becoming peaceful. At least, as peaceful as life gets with three kids. Chishiya was convinced he'd never experience something worse than being buried alive, but when his youngest daughter 𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐀 starts to show a little too much interest in Arisu and Usagi's son-𝐊𝐀𝐄𝐃𝐄-, he begins to long for the coffin again. In ancient myths, realms like the underworld are never truly destroyed; they only get put 'to sleep' by powerful anchors- linchpins, for example. So when the linchpin's oldest son gets too close to the everlasting playing cards, he 𝐰𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 something familiar.

"Perfection was the price they demanded-hope was the rebellion she chose." "Every time the world tried to crush her, she built something gentler in its place." "He thought feelings were liabilities-until he met someone who made silence feel loud." "Chishiya saw strategies. She saw people. Maybe that's why they kept looking at each other."

⤷ "But, what if I can't shine forever?" "Does it matter? Our lives are temporary. So are those stars, they will burn out and yet people like you still look for them in the night sky." ༶•┈┈୨♡୧┈┈•༶ Instead of a peaceful return home, 𝗔𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗮 𝗦𝗮𝗸𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗶 ends up in a new world with no people, or so she thought - with only her dog by her side, she must face deadly games in order to survive. As betrayal lurks around every corner and emotions grow more intense, Arika must confront her past, her trust in others, and her fight for survival. But in a world where nothing is certain... 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲? Shuntaro Chishiya x OC - season 1 & 2 (season 3?) - season 1: finished season 2: oncoming

𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐊𝐀𝐈𝐘𝐀 𝐃𝐎𝐃𝐎 found a strange vitality in the borderlands, a place where survival was a daily battle. It was an oddity, this sense of aliveness amidst constant danger, as if the very act of fighting for her life was what made her feel most real. 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐇𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐎 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐘𝐀 Shuntaro Chishiya found an inner death in the borderlands, a stark contrast to his life as a heroic surgeon. He was now haunted by the helplessness of sacrificing lives for his own survival, a burden that weighed heavily on his soul. In the borderlands, their paths collide, sparking a turmoil of vengeance and protection. Kaiya, consumed by grief, does everything in her power to torment Chishiya, the man she holds responsible for her brother's death. Yet, Chishiya, burdened by his failure, becomes Kaiya's silent guardian, driven by the belief that while he couldn't save her brother, he can still save Kaiya from the games, but mostly from herself. Cover By: @fl0wer._erihh