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?

━━ ‧₊˚ the most dangerous game. "I need you to do something," you whispered, urgency creeping into your voice. You could feel your heartbeat in your throat, the words coming out in a rush. "I need you to make him go away. Make him stop looking at me like that." Chishiya didn't say anything at first, his eyes scanning the situation, the slight tension still present in the air. But he knew exactly what you meant. Without warning, he stepped closer to you, closing the distance between the two of you. His hand came up to rest lightly on the back of your neck, his fingers cold against your skin. You held your breath, feeling his presence envelop you, his eyes never leaving yours. You wanted to pull away, but you couldn't. The situation had escalated too quickly, and you had no idea how to diffuse it. a chishiya fanfic | alice in borderland best ranks <3 #1 in chishiyashuntaro #3 in mira #1 in chishiyafanfiction #2 in arisu #2 in cards check chapter 00 for the synopsis and some important information!! <3 . . . ⇢ ˗ˏˋ © /oyyemi, 2025

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.

One excels in diamonds while the other in hearts. Let's see which is truly smarter in the end or if they both drive each other to the end.