A spin-off story based on YOASOBI's music video "Into the Night" and the story "An Invitation from Thanatos" by Mayo Hoshino. For the YOASOBI X HONEYFEED contest 2023. A young man named Ethan, haunted by his mother's death, becomes obsessed with the concept of death and the afterlife. When he ...

I'm always with you. Maybe in the back of your mind, or just outside your window. No matter where you go I'll be there waiting. I'm your friend after all.

In the wake of a tragedy, despite wishing for death, I'd always be rejected by Thanatos. No matter what I tried, 'she' would always stop me. But why? Isn't 'she' the God of Death? I can only keep trying to solve the mysteries of life and death. Are they the reason for her rejection? Or was th...

It never crossed his mind that he was not fighting Thanatos, but actively being pursued by him, through her. She is his muse. His temptress. And he is irreversibly entranced by her.

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

It is said that angels of death are the most merciful after God himself. They won't take your soul brutally, but they will seduce you towards the end gently with a path filled with roses. "Don't you want to go? There are many green lands out there, a lot of trees filled with many delicious sweet...

"This world is indeed so cruel," Those words echoed in my mind as I stood on the rooftop of the hospital. The sky was darkening, the sun disappearing from view, replaced by the moon as a lantern. Stars appeared in abundance, as if welcoming someone long-awaited. There, I stood silently, gaz...

There aren't as many people ruled by Eros as you might think.

Dear Sunshine, Hello, Michelle. How are you doing? Your husband is well. It's already been five months since I have lived in this place. The time has gone by both quickly and slowly, somehow. Nothing special prompted this letter, though. It's just there's something I really have to tell you ab...

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...