16 Works by Snowflake88
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経線 (Keisen) -- Meridian by Snowflake88
Fandoms: 刀剣乱舞 | Touken Ranbu, 刀剣乱舞-花丸- | Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru (Anime), 刀剣乱舞無双 | Touken Ranbu Musou | Touken Ranbu Warriors (Video Game)
24 Dec 2025
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They thought Akashi was lazy. They thought he was safe. They were wrong.
When Akashi is violently recalled by the Time Government, his brothers discover the immense, agonizing lie he carried to protect them. Now, only a fierce, destructive surge of love—a 'tether resonance'—can free him from the government's tools of erasure.
But how do you save a soul that chooses its own destruction to grant you peace?
Sequel to The Smith’s Prayer and The Blade's Return
Mature Content Warning : This story involves heavy psychological angst and body horror (corrosion/unraveling). Please be aware of the trauma presented.
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- Part 3 of The Sword and The Smith
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縛られた言葉 (Shibarareta Kotoba) - Words Under Wraps by Snowflake88
Fandoms: 刀剣乱舞 | Touken Ranbu, 刀剣乱舞-花丸- | Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru (Anime), ミュージカル 刀剣乱舞 - Musical Touken Ranbu
02 Oct 2025
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Aizen returns injured from a mission with his fellow tantou, and Akashi tends to his wound. Amid awkward blushes, quiet concern, and a certain oodachi’s delighted squeals, he can no longer ignore the affection hidden in the spaces between words.
This takes place after the events of Honoo no Kagami and Hotarumaru’s Guide. While this story can stand alone, reading those first may add a few more nuances.
A/N: There is now an English Discord server about the Rai-ha. If you are interested in joining the server, please indicate your interest in a comment and I will send you a join link.
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- Part 6 of Through the Looking Glass
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 1,710
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 3
- Hits:
- 29
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鍛冶の祈り (Kaji no Inori) — The Smith’s Prayer by Snowflake88
Fandoms: 刀剣乱舞 | Touken Ranbu, 刀剣乱舞-花丸- | Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru (Anime), touken ranbu musical
29 Sep 2025
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A silent prayer shaped the blade’s heart and will,
Not to strike—but to remain still.He forged his finest blade in silence—so flawless, he feared even his name might defile it.
All he wished was that it remain unstained.
Years later, a quiet-eyed traveller stepped in, asking nothing but to watch.
Seeking a kind of peace—or an answered prayer—for both smith and blade.
Prequel to The Blade’s Return
*updated notes for Chapter 2
A/N: There is now an English Discord server about the Rai-ha. If you are interested in joining the server, please indicate your interest in a comment and I will send you a join link.
Series
- Part 1 of The Sword and The Smith
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刃の返し (Ha no Kaeshi) The Blade's Return by Snowflake88
Fandoms: 刀剣乱舞 | Touken Ranbu, 刀剣乱舞-花丸- | Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru (Anime), touken ranbu musical
30 Aug 2025
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Akashi Kuniyuki has carried his name in silence—buried beneath years of blood, dust, and deliberate carelessness.
But on his kiwame journey, he walks the path back to its source.
To the town that once held him in reverence.
And the forge that once hammered a wish into steel.
He does not seek to shine.
Only to see what more he could be.
A/N: There is now an English Discord server about the Rai-ha. If you are interested in joining the server, please indicate your interest in a comment and I will send you a join link.
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- Part 2 of The Sword and The Smith
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✨ 蛍丸のきもちマニュアル ✨ Hotarumaru's Super Sparkly Field Guide to Feelings (for Emotionally-Challenged Swords) by Snowflake88
Fandoms: 刀剣乱舞 | Touken Ranbu, 刀剣乱舞-花丸- | Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru (Anime)
02 Aug 2025
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“Don’t just survive found family, Hotaru-chan— romanticise it like a tiny emotional war god,” Tsurumaru said, lounging above him like a white-haired chaos spirit incarnate.
Hotarumaru paused. Then brightened with absolute sincerity.
“…I think I can do that.”
Akashi and Aizen are emotionally constipated.
Hotarumaru has a dream, diagrams, glitter pens, and dango.
He’s going to change the world.A semi-satirical, fully sincere follow-up to the Kagami Trilogy —but also perfectly readable on its own.
No prior sword-brother experience required (though prior emotional constipation may help).
A/N: There is now an English Discord server about the Rai-ha. If you are interested in joining the server, please indicate your interest in a comment and I will send you a join link.
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- Part 5 of Through the Looking Glass
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炎の鏡 (Hono no Kagami) -- Taming the Flame by Snowflake88
Fandoms: 刀剣乱舞 | Touken Ranbu, 刀剣乱舞-花丸- | Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru (Anime)
25 Jul 2025
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The rift is closed. The battle is over. But Aizen remains haunted—by silence, by echoes, by the shadow of what he could have become.
As Akashi lies unconscious, Aizen seeks clarity the only way he knows: through the blade.
(A soft oneshot coda after Kage and Namida . For the ones still standing.
Best read after Kagami no Kage for full emotional context and resonance.)A/N: There is now an English Discord server about the Rai-ha. If you are interested in joining the server, please indicate your interest in a comment and I will send you a join link.
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- Part 4 of Through the Looking Glass
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鏡の涙 (Kagami no Namida) - Tears of the Mirror by Snowflake88
Fandoms: 刀剣乱舞 | Touken Ranbu, 刀剣乱舞-花丸- | Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru (Anime)
20 Jun 2025
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Before he became a shadow, he was someone who loved too deeply to let go.
Akashi Kuniyuki made a single change to protect what mattered.
But history suffers no intrusion.
The mirror does not forget.
And some shards still remember love.Tears remember what memory forgets.
In the quiet where shadows weep,
we find the shape of who we might still be.The story of the fall of a silent protector undone by grief. Of a name discarded, then restored.
(Finale of the Kagami trilogy )A/N: There is now an English Discord server about the Rai-ha. If you are interested in joining the server, please indicate your interest in a comment and I will send you a join link.
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- Part 3 of Through the Looking Glass
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鏡の影 (Kagami no Kage) - Shadows in the Mirror by Snowflake88
Fandoms: 刀剣乱舞 | Touken Ranbu, 刀剣乱舞-花丸- | Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru (Anime)
16 Jun 2025
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Before they can truly stand together, Akashi, Aizen, and Hotarumaru must first confront the shadows of what they could have become.
Twisted reflections rise from the fog—born of rage, loneliness, and grief.
In a realm where memory distorts and silence speaks back, survival means more than winning.
This is the story of another Rai trio from a parallel honmaru. It’s about confrontation — and choosing one another anyway.
The mirror reflects. But what could have been must first be seen.
Even the clearest mirror fractures under weight.
But it is the mended cracks—filled with light, not silence—
that teach us where the soul survives.(Part 2 of the Kagami Trilogy . The mirror turns. Its shadows find their final rest in Namida .)
A/N: There is now an English Discord server about the Rai-ha. If you are interested in joining the server, please indicate your interest in a comment and I will send you a join link.
Series
- Part 2 of Through the Looking Glass
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鏡の人形 (Kagami no Ningyou) Marionettes in the Mirror by Snowflake88
Fandoms: 刀剣乱舞 | Touken Ranbu, 刀剣乱舞-花丸- | Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru (Anime)
06 Jun 2025
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Before the fall, something was already breaking.
Akashi Kuniyuki protects in silence — but a distorted reflection waits in the dark, pulling threads that none can see.
There is a place where regrets do not sleep.
This is the story of a fracture born in stillness.
A single thread pulled too long
will not snap —
but the silence behind it begins to strain.Not all wounds bleed. Some are tugged open, one string at a time.
(Part 1 of the Kagami Trilogy. The mirror cracks. Does it actually mend?)
A/N: There is now an English Discord server about the Rai-ha. If you are interested in joining the server, please indicate your interest in a comment and I will send you a join link.
Series
- Part 1 of Through the Looking Glass
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Fissures by Snowflake88
Fandoms: 刀剣乱舞 | Touken Ranbu, 刀剣乱舞-花丸- | Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru (Anime)
29 Nov 2024
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There are things Akashi tries not to think about. He doesn’t always succeed.
This time, his thoughts catch him off-guard during what was supposed to be a simple practice match.(Formerly titled “Chasing Summer Shadows”. Features Toumyu-verse Akashi and Imanotsurugi. Spoilers for the 手合わせ they had in the Aichi performance.)
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There’s an unsettled something lingering deep within him. This journey might help.
An Akashi kiwame headcanon. Contains spoilers for the game where his letters and appearance are concerned, but the rest are based off of my own headcanons after reading the views of various others.
Author’s Note
This version of Akashi’s return is an earlier interpretation of his kiwame path. I am discontinuing the story as it no longer aligns with my current headcanon and will remain as-is. For the revised take on his journey—including the version that ties into my ongoing narrative Meridian —please refer to the works under the series The Sword and the Smith. Thank you for reading, and I hope this standalone still resonates in its own quiet way. -
Split by Snowflake88
Fandoms: Code:Realize ～創世の姫君～ | Code: Realize - Guardian of Rebirth (Visual Novel), Code:Realize～創世の姫君～ | Code:Realize ~Sousei no Himegimi~ | Code:Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ (Anime)
16 Mar 2021
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The empath begins his training with IDEA. It uncovers what may be a larger problem.
Sequel to "Labyrinth"
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- Part 2 of The I.D.E.A. Chronicles
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A Chiaroscuro Valentine by Snowflake88
Fandoms: Code:Realize～創世の姫君～ | Code:Realize ~Sousei no Himegimi~ | Code:Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ (Anime)
15 Feb 2021
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(Working title, to be changed if I think of something better!)
In pandemic times, Victor has missed two important occasions and it is up to Impey to save the day... or is it?
A fic written in honour of Van's birthday and Valentine's Day. February is a special month, isn't it?
Series
- Part 2 of Chiaroscuro
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 3,614
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 7
- Hits:
- 93
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Mixt by Snowflake88
Fandoms: Code:Realize ～創世の姫君～ | Code: Realize - Guardian of Rebirth (Visual Novel), Code:Realize～創世の姫君～ | Code:Realize ~Sousei no Himegimi~ | Code:Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ (Anime)
27 Sep 2020
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Mixt: [alchemical definition] a chemical union of two or more true "elements" or "principle" (compound)
Abraham Van Helsing joins the Lupin Gang, and sparks fly between him and a certain alchemist. Contains spoilers for the common route of CR and Fran's route for the most part. -
Chiaroscuro by Snowflake88
Fandoms: Code:Realize ～創世の姫君～ | Code: Realize - Guardian of Rebirth (Visual Novel), Code:Realize～創世の姫君～ | Code:Realize ~Sousei no Himegimi~ | Code:Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ (Anime)
29 May 2020
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Code: Realize High School AU. Victor Frankenstein is a transfer student from Switzerland, and Headmaster Saint Germain pairs him up with the school's star shooter, Abraham Van Helsing, who needs to gain credits for social service in order to qualify for a scholarship to university. They begin an awkward friendship, but it is not long before Van realises that his feelings go beyond platonic for his new friend who has brought light into his life. How will the oblivious Victor react?
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- Part 1 of Chiaroscuro
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The Labyrinth by Snowflake88
Fandoms: Code:Realize ～創世の姫君～ | Code: Realize - Guardian of Rebirth (Visual Novel), Code:Realize～創世の姫君～ | Code:Realize ~Sousei no Himegimi~ | Code:Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ (Anime)
27 Apr 2020
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Fran, an empath, is kidnapped by Nemo and is barely able to hold on to his sanity through the pain. Saint Germain, who sensed an imbalance in the world of enhanced abilities, sets up a mission for his gang to find the empath and either rescue or kill him before it's too late.
Series
- Part 1 of The I.D.E.A. Chronicles