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• The city doesn't forget (and neither do I) by Vanwiam

  Fandoms: 鬼滅の刃 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Anime & Manga)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • M/M
  • Work in Progress

  15 Aug 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Shinazugawa Sanemi/Tomioka Giyuu
  • Kanroji Mitsuri & Tomioka Giyuu
  • Tomioka Giyuu & Tomioka Tsutako
  • Kochou Shinobu & Tomioka Giyuu
  • Tomioka Giyuu
  • Tomioka Tsutako
  • Kanroji Mitsuri
  • Sabito (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
  • Kochou Shinobu
  • Kochou Kanae
  • Kamado Tanjirou
  • Modern Era
  • Alternate Universe - High School
  • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
  • Found Family
  • Slow Burn
  • Grief/Mourning
  • Fluff and Angst
  • Angst
  • Humor
  • Tomioka Giyuu is Bad at Feelings
  • Tomioka Giyuu Needs a Hug
  • Unreliable Narrator
  • Past Trauma
  • Childhood Friends
  • Reunions
  • Emotional Constipation
  • How Do I Tag
  • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
  • Author Is Sleep Deprived
  • Author is Projecting
  • no beta we die like sabito

  Summary

  Giyuu Tomioka returns to Kyoto after years away, expecting nothing more than a new school, a new house, and an excuse to avoid talking to people.

  Unfortunately, Mitsuri Kanroji lives down the street.

  And apparently she has friends.

  A lot of friends.

  Giyuu's plan for a quiet life is rapidly falling apart.

  (or)

  Giyuu moves back to Kyoto, accidentally acquires a social life, and discovers that maybe leaving the past behind isn't quite as simple as he thought.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  1,500

  Chapters:

  1/?

  Comments:

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  Kudos:

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