After a near death experience, 16-year old Makiko Lombardi's celebrity father comes to Tokyo, but Makiko hasn't met him for almost seven years. To please her mother, Makiko refuses to see him. Ashamed about not speaking her mind, Makiko admires Cynthia, an old friend who helps teenage runaways exploited by Yakuza gangsters. When Yakuza follow them, both girls assume Cynthia's in danger, but someone powerful has a problem with Makiko's father and sees Makiko as a pawn. Meanwhile, neither girl believes rumors that a demon stalks and kills runaways. Until something sinister kills Yakuza outside Makiko's house, and a survivor warns her that the demon "likes" her. *** A first boyfriend. Yakuza with unknown plans. A killer demon who "likes" her. What's a quiet girl to do? Added to @AmbassadorsJP 's Kowai: Eerie Reads list - Sept. 2023 Featured on @StoriesUndiscovered Plain Janes? Not These Ladies - May 2022 Added to @Paranormal 's Paranormal Paramours list - April 2022 Notable Rankings: #1 meet-cute (March 14, 2022) #4 yakuza (July 14, 2022) #6 paranormal (July 6, 2026) #13 bravetogether (July 13, 2026)

║18+║ Expedition 33 ║ From the day Cyd was born, she already knew the exact day she would die. With only five years left to live, she joins Expedition 33. The goal was simple... at first. Until the memories began to resurface. Until she met the stranger with eternal youth he never asked for. Cyd may not remember the truth of who she really is. But Verso does. "Hello again, little Writer spy." ━━━⊱●✤●⊰━━━ Alicia stayed safely at home and an ex-Writer joins E33 instead. Gestral armies will be raised, Verso will get his heart ripped out (literally), and Writers threaten to take the Canvas. The story leading to that fateful day in Paris and the love story that fed flames/sparked wars. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Fanfic ║Mature scenes + Heavy themes ║18+ ║Also available on AO3 as "Une Vie Enverso"