
by Ryukiro
[TRIGGER WARNING: May contain Betrayal Themes, NSFW Sexual Scenes, 18+] "Hey, Shin? When we grow up… you're going to marry me, right? So promise me! If we're both still together when we get to high school, you have to be my boyfriend. Promise!" A locked pinky finger under a summer sunset. For seven years, Shin held onto that childhood promise like a lifeline. He was her shadow, her protector, and her most devoted "best friend", spending every moment of his life ensuring her happiness, waiting for the day they would finally be more. But on Valentine’s Day, Kurone shattered it all. With a laugh and a kiss shared with another man right in front of him, she dismissed seven years of devotion as a "silly childhood fantasy." Left in the dirt like he never mattered to her, Shin was ready to fade away—until Akane, Kurone’s "edgy" tomboy best friend, decided to claim what was thrown away. But Akane wasn't an angel. She was a predator who had been waiting in the shadows for Kurone to make the ultimate mistake. "She wanted you as a servant, Shin. I want you as mine. Let’s show her exactly what she lost."
| # | Title | Words |
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| 1 | The weight of a pinky promise | 0 |
| 2 | The Girl Who Saw Through the Rain | 0 |
| 3 | Extra: Akane's PoV. | 0 |
| 4 | 'Why, Shin?' | 0 |
| 5 | Claimed. | 0 |
| 6 |
| Awakening |
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| 7 | The Gold Ring | 0 |
| 8 | The Burden of Gold and Bitter Coffee | 0 |
| 9 | Extra: Akane's PoV | 0 |
| 10 | Return | 0 |
| 11 | The Architecture of Surrender | 0 |
| 12 | The Ghost in the Crimson Light (Akane POV) | 0 |
| 13 | The Weight of Silence | 0 |
| 14 | The Stray Dog | 0 |
| 15 | The Seed Takes Root | 0 |
| 16 | The Web of Whispers | 0 |
| 17 | Invitation | 0 |
| 18 | The Museum of Broken Things | 0 |
| 19 | The Taste of Black Sesame | 0 |
| 20 | The Sound of Glass Breaking | 0 |
| 21 | The Exorcism and the Sanctuary of Skin | 0 |
| 22 | The First Night | 0 |
| 23 | Morning Light | 0 |
| 24 | Return at School | 0 |
| 25 | The Anatomy of a Ghost | 0 |
| 26 | The Weight of the Sun | 0 |
| 27 | Only You. | 0 |
| 28 | Too Late | 0 |
| 29 | The Art of Living Again | 0 |
| 30 | The Point of No Return | 0 |
| 31 | Extra - Nightmare | 0 |
| 32 | The Morning After the Fire | 0 |
| 33 | Out of the Shadows, Into the Sun | 0 |
| 34 | The Moth and the Mask | 0 |
| 35 | The weight of Trust | 0 |
| 36 | —No Chapter, Just Akane's Official Design illustration (NO AI)— | 0 |
| 37 | The Calm Before the Storm | 0 |
| 38 | Kenji | 0 |
| 39 | The Keychain | 0 |
| 40 | The Architecture of the Mirror | 0 |
| 41 | The Ghost and the Death Lady | 0 |
| 42 | You’re My Idiot | 0 |
| 43 | Kurone | 0 |
| 44 | The Long Walk Home | 0 |
| 45 | Leave it to me, Shin... | 0 |
| 46 | Home In The Dark | 0 |
| 47 | No More Nightmares | 0 |
| 48 | Vol. 2, Chapter 1: New Awakening | 0 |
| 49 | Vol. 2, Chapter 2: First, Official Date | 0 |
| 50 | Vol. 2, Chapter 3: The Weight of Ashes | 0 |
| 51 | Vol.2, Chapter 4: Family | 0 |
| 52 | Vol.2, Chapter 5: Sora Fujimoto | 0 |
| 53 | Vol. 2, Chapter 6: Continue? | 0 |
| 54 | Vol 2, Chapter 7: The Space Between Us | 0 |
| 55 | Vol 2, Chapter 8: The Wolf’s Den | 0 |
| 56 | Vol. 2, Chapter 9: Passionate Moments | 0 |
| 57 | Vol.2, Chapter 10: Intruder | 0 |
| 58 | Vol. 2, Chapter 11: The Weight of Gold | 0 |
| 59 | Vol. 2, Chapter 12: Back to School, First Day of Festival Organization | 0 |
| 60 | Vol. 2, Chapter 13: Collateral Damage | 0 |
| 61 | Vol. 2, Chapter 14: The Logic of Equilibrium | 0 |
| 62 | Vol.2, Chapter 15: The Signal | 0 |
| 63 | Vol. 2, Chapter 16: Five Minutes | 0 |
| 64 | Vol.2, Chapter 17: The Call | 0 |
| 65 | Vol. 2, Chapter 18: The Weight of Wanting | 0 |
| 66 | Vol. 2, Chapter 19: The Friction of a Smile | 0 |
| 67 | Vol. 2, Chapter 20: The Walk Home | 0 |
| 68 | Vol. 1, Chapter 21: Insecurities | 0 |
| 69 | Vol. 2, Chapter 22: I'm Not Kurone | 0 |
| 70 | Vol. 2, Chapter 23: The Language of Scars | 0 |
| 71 | Vol. 2, Chapter 24: An Alignment of Prayers | 0 |
| 72 | Vol. 2, Chapter 25: The Weight of Whispers | 0 |
| 73 | Vol. 2, Chapter 26: Nightmare, The Inversion of Light | 0 |
| 74 | Vol. 2, Chapter 27: The Weight of Morning | 0 |
| 75 | Vol. 2, Chapter 28: Passionate Moments | 0 |
| 76 | Vol. 2, Chapter 29: Hoshiko Tsukishiro | 0 |
| 77 | Vol. 2, Chaper 30: Ink and Memories | 0 |
| 78 | Vol. 2, Chapter 31: The Edge of Process | 0 |
| 79 | Vol. 2, Chapter 32: The Taste of Trust | 0 |
| 80 | Vol. 2, Chapter 33: The Warmth of Strangers | 0 |