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.

There are two forces that rule the humans: Thanatos, the force of death, and Eros, the force of life. And after falling into the temptation of the first one, Aoi will receive a very special visit. A very special short story to remember you are not alone.

A small debate between two people about the meaning of life.

In the midst of a storm, she found her calm in the most unexpected embrace. Yuki finds herself standing on the edge, both literally and figuratively. As she contemplates her own existence and what lies beyond death, a mysterious man appears, drawing her into a world she never could have imagin...

After promising to dive into the infinite abyss with his lover, the man enamored with death instead found himself waking up in a hospital bed, only to learn that he failed while she didn't, and for the next few months as he recovers from the fall in the hospital, he must grapple with his survival...

What if Thanatos only calls on followers because the loneliness of their existence was too much to bear? What if Eros tries to stop them every single time, showing them they are loved but having their words and actions reverberate in the void as they fail to reach them? Is Death really all that t...

A man who has lost hope finds his attention drawn to a painting.

In the field of chaos theory, the butterfly effect is a principle of chaos. The small change in one state of system can result in larger paradigm shift of events. A simple act of suicide causes a chain reaction throughout a city – even its people. For those who are born through the rule of Ero...

A story about two people who have different relationships with food. One discovers that it's the agent of Thanatos, which draws him to death. The other realizes that it could be an agent of Eros, which drives her to life.

Each passing day, it felt like the weight of existence was bearing down on me. Life, once filled with joy and promise, now seemed like an empty vessel. The dancing light that once graced my eyes had long since faded, giving way to a somber echo of days gone by. The ghosts of my past followed in m...