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• Out From the Ashes by catcheeto

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

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  • M/M
  • Complete Work

  29 Jul 2025

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Shinazugawa Sanemi/Tomioka Giyuu
  • Shinazugawa Sanemi
  • Tomioka Giyuu
  • Ubuyashiki Kiriya
  • Kamado Tanjirou
  • Tsuyuri Kanao
  • Shinazugawa Genya
  • Uzui Tengen
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Trauma
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
  • Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
  • Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms
  • It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better
  • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
  • Post-Sunrise Countdown Arc (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
  • Slow Burn
  • Implied Sexual Content
  • Implied/Referenced Self-Harm
  • Fluff and Angst
  • Depression
  • Past Child Abuse
  • Not Beta Read
  • Healing
  • Haircuts
  • Enemies to Friends to Lovers
  • Non-Sexual Bathing
  • Giyu Falls First but Sanemi Falls Harder
  • Angst with a Happy Ending
  • First few chapters aren't that greatly written
  • but I get better

  Summary

  After over a month of no contact with the former Water Hashira, Kiriya Ubuyashiki’s concern reaches its peak. Despite his reluctance, Sanemi is sent to check up on the mysterious man. Unbeknownst to Sanemi, this action will change the course of his future and make way for one of the most meaningful relationships he will ever have.

  Or: A fic about Sanemi learning how to move past his trauma so he can pull Giyu out of the pit of despair he has burrowed himself in.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  62,482

  Chapters:

  10/10

  Comments:

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