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1. Childhood Friends GiyuShino by DPie for writesficsforfun

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

   • Not Rated
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   24 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Kochou Shinobu/Tomioka Giyuu
   • Kochou Shinobu & Tomioka Giyuu
   • Kochou Kanae & Kochou Shinobu
   • Kanzaki Aoi & Kochou Shinobu
   • Kochou Shinobu
   • Kochou Kanae
   • Kochou Kanae and Kochou Shinobu's Parents
   • Tomioka Giyuu
   • Tomioka Tsutako
   • Kanzaki Aoi (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
   • Fluff
   • Tooth-Rotting Fluff
   • Fluff and Hurt/Comfort
   • Domestic Fluff
   • Family Fluff
   • Childhood Friends
   • Alternate Universe - Childhood Friends
   • Childhood Friends to Lovers
   • GiyuShino Childhood Friends
   • Kochou Shinobu & Tomioka Giyuu Friendship
   • Kochou Shinobu-centric
   • POV First Person Kochou Shinobu
   • POV Kochou Shinobu
   • POV First Person
   • POV Third Person
   • Eventual Relationships
   • Eventual Fluff
   • Cute Kids
   • Slow Burn
   • Slow Romance
   • Slow Build
   • Soft Tomioka Giyuu
   • Protective Tomioka Giyuu
   • Protective Kochou Shinobu
   • Protective Kochou Kanae
   • Protective Siblings
   • POV Alternating
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Will keep adding new tags as the story progresses
   • Will change the rating tag and categories tag as the story progresses
   • Slice of Life
   • Morning Cuddles

   Summary

   The story's title basically serves as the summary: a "What IF" story where Shinobu and Giyuu met as children, before everything fell apart.

   This story was inspired by Life After the End, written by writesficsforfun. Note that any similarities are not entirely coincidental, as certain aspects were influenced by that work. Please feel free to reach out if you need clarification.

   The original work is written in Chinese and is cross-posted on AO3 as well as a Chinese platform called LOFTER. Both the original and the translation are done by me.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   25,353

   Chapters:

   12/?

   Comments:

   51

   Kudos:

   95

   Bookmarks:

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