𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒆... 𝑯𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒔𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆... 𝑯𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒔𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏...

The air still moves, but not because of you. I remember the sound of your laughter more clearly than I do my own voice. The flow of the river carries everything away.. except the echo of your wings. Somewhere in the water, I still look for you. You were never meant to stay. I was never meant to save you. ··· The last flutter of your wings was the first fall of my world ··· ~ Where a butterfly once sat by the water... ~ She died so they could live.. She died so he could live for her.. He stayed alive.. but his soul died the moment the light vanished from those violet eyes.. In a world without eachother.. there was no point in existing... "Kocho.. no.. you can't leave me.. not now.. not ever.. please..." "Tomioka-san.. you have to live on.. for my sake..." And so he lived.. not for himself.. not at all.. but to keep her memory alive.. just so she could exist in a way.. even if only in his world... ─── ⋅ ∙ ∘ ☽ 𓇬 ☾ ∘ ⋅ ⋅ ─── Warning: Contains angst, slightly explicit. For sensitive readers: Contains severe graphic depictions, such as violence and self harm in later chapters and parts of the fanfic. The first half is basically just fluff. Note: None of the characters belong to me. All rights go to Koyoharu Gotōuge. I only own the storyline and plot of this fanfic. Credits to the rightful artists for the cover art as well as any other pictures used! ˖݁ ᯽˖° ⊹₊˚‧₊~୨ᰔ୧~₊‧˚₊⊹ °˖᯽ ݁˖

| Crossposted from Ao3 | What if Giyuu and Shinobu met as children? A moment of Serendipity, a lucky occurrence on the day before Tsutako Tomioka's wedding, has tied the lives of Tomioka Giyuu and Kocho Shinobu, as well as the people around them. As a child Giyuu was enthusiastic, a happy child who loves food just below as to how much he loves his sister, Tsutako. He was kind and open, and that attitude of his made him help out a small girl, crying and lost in an alleyway. Kocho Shinobu accidentally got lost while with her family moments ago, and she accepted Giyuu's help, or as she calls him, "Giyuu-nii" to find her parents. But along the way, she finds herself captivated to this strange boy's smiles, a feeling her young mind could not yet comprehend, but it made her heart warm and made her smile wider herself. But would these smiles last? _______________ Genre: Fluff, Romance, Angst. Disclaimer: I do not own Demon Slayer or any of its characters. All rights reserved to its creator, Koyoharu Gotouge.

MODERN AU! (as requested~) #1 in giyushino (more than 3 times) #366 in Anime (out of 1k plus books! That's like what?! 36.6 %?!!!!) In a world of betrayal and obsession, love is the most dangerous weapon of all. To end a brutal gang war that has already claimed hundreds of lives, the leaders of the Butterfly Syndicate and the Water Fang Clan strike a single, desperate compromise: a marriage. Cold, silent Tomioka Giyu-Water Fang's most feared executioner-and the venom-tongued Shinobu Kocho-Butterfly's deadliest strategist-are forced to share a territory, a house, and a wedding band neither wants. If the truce fails, both families will burn. If they fail each other, the city will drown in blood. Shinobu sabotages every mission to spite the man who embodies everything she loathes. Giyu counters by exposing her carefully guarded vulnerabilities. Nights blur into tense arguments, thin walls, and unspoken longing neither of them dares acknowledge. Giyushino~ (might get dark...) None of the characters belong to me~

In an alternate ending where Shinobu survives the final battle, she and Giyu navigate the quiet aftermath of war. This is a story of slow healing, unspoken feelings, and the difficult, often silent, journey of two broken warriors finding solace and building a future together amidst their scars. I do not own the original work or the characters; all rights belong to Koyoharu Gotōge. I only own the plot of this fanfic.