For the realm of mortals, nothing is actually as it seems.

On a cold night in early December, a recently bereaved and recovering alcoholic wanders the streets of a certain city, searching for a salvation that may never come. Then he meets Santa Claus.

"There's no death without life, nor life without death." It was her favorite phrase. She was undoubtedly right, but for a long time I've felt so empty that I no longer know if I'm alive or dead. “My love, you're ruled by Eros." My wife used to say to me frequently. Thanatos, Eros or whoever, n...

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This is a Spin-off/Sequel to the Invitation of Thanatos for the YOASOBI Writing contest. This story follows the younger brother of the protagonist in Invitation of Thanatos and what lead him down the road he built.

Young Ethan found peace in silence, but one day there was an unexpected change. He met a mysterious woman named Emily. This relationship, which started in silence at first, deepened over time. But Emily asked him for a heavy task. She wanted him to kill someone.

"What actually is pain?" The question of her, having Congenital insensitivity to pain and anhydrosis (CIPA), was answered to her in less than 24 hours. And it was not in a good way...

Stars, once ablaze, now flicker in the abyss, echoing the bittersweet symphony of existence. Entwining the fragility of dreams with the resilience of faith. They unearth the luminescence within, discovering that even in the autumn of life. Amidst the shadows, dreams delicately intertwine with st...

Knify is an anxious schoolboy who, along with his friends Lightbolb, Picture, Charmy, and Yigroish Bottle, is a member of the Sakura Private High School's School Living Club. As Knify seeks out fun school activities every day while living at school, the others work to keep him safe, because, in r...

Giuseppe Homura's life is about as bland as boiled steak. He lives in a small apartment, works an exhausting, corporate job, and enjoys the occasional night at the bar on the company's dime like everybody else. The only thing that sets him apart from most people is that his father is rotting ...