What if Giyuu lives at the Butterfly Estate? A quiet promise made on the eve of tragedy binds the Water Hashira, Giyuu Tomioka, to the Insect Hashira, Shinobu Kocho. In which he ended up residing at the Butterfly Estate, Giyuu's solitary world slowly intertwines with Shinobu's carefully guarded one. Through shared silences, bickering, and a strange domesticity, two pillars of strength, both broken in their own ways, find an unexpected sanctuary in each other. ________ Fluff & Angst. Note: The story has its flaws, which will be fixed in the future. Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters here, this is only a fanfiction. All credits reserved to the rightful creator.

Aera x Sang Yan (Yes, the one from The First Frost) They'd been there for each other through every disaster, every heartbreak, every secret too heavy to carry alone, but somehow, that familiarity had become a knife. Every laugh now felt like a question, every touch like a confession neither could voice. When they finally admitted what had been simmering beneath their friendship, it wasn't soft or safe, it was messy, desperate, and raw, the kind of love that breaks you down before it can build you back up. This has a lot of my personal insights and also fictional situations, and I hope you feel the same kind of emotional intimacy with the characters that I wanted to express here. Happy Reading!

In a world where angels fear the dark, one fallen brother rises. The Sage guards the light. The Devil remembers the truth. And beneath their fading stars, the Rose and the Moon awaken along with the Sun, the Serpent,The Heart,The Cherry and the Dot- two souls bound to a secret written in blood.

Worlds split. Realms bleed. And through it all flows Prāṇna - the breath of life-the last thread holding existence together. Only the rarest warriors can master it, soul-forging weapons with focus so absolute that a whisper of doubt shatters it. Each strike carves a piece of their life. Here rivers remember. storms listen. stone itself may rise to protect... or crush. A place where heroes are not born but forged in fire, in silence, in sacrifice. When the sky stops mid-breath and the wind chokes on silence... the next chapter is about to be written in blood. Because beyond the light stands Kali, the Devourer of Ages - his hunger so vast, even time gnaws its tail to escape him, and his blood-clan, the Corrupted Lords bound by fragments of his will, his shadow touches every corner of the realms. Face them all... -and the world itself may hold its breath.

I grew up in a world where justice is earned in the shadows, not in court. My sister Sloane and I are undercover agents disguised as high school students, breaking laws to protect the innocent. When two accused criminals, Rico Jenson and Jasper Kane, are assigned to us, their case exposes gaps, lies, and hidden truths. And soon we learn this isn't just another mission- it's the one that could unravel everything we were raised to believe.