Archive of Our Own ^beta

Works which have used it as a tag:

• The Return of Jane Doe by Mr_Coatl

  Fandoms: Chainsaw Man (Manga), Chainsaw Man (Anime)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • F/M
  • Complete Work

  31 Jan 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Denji/Reze (Chainsaw Man)
  • Denji & Nayuta (Chainsaw Man)
  • Denji (Chainsaw Man)
  • Reze (Chainsaw Man)
  • Nayuta (Chainsaw Man)
  • Original Characters
  • The & is for like platonic relationships right??
  • Aki and Power get mentioned but not enough that I would tag them directly
  • There's some Modern AU if you squint but mostly because I don't wanna think about timelines and lingo from before I was born
  • Denji is really trying to be a good guardian for Nayuta
  • Hope
  • Original Characters - Freeform
  • But some of the original characters are me expanding on canon ones
  • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
  • Rating May Change
  • I really don't know how that works though so its starting and changing based on Vibes
  • A frankly rediculous amount of dogs
  • Mild Angst
  • Comparitively
  • Better Ending but they're gonna have to work for it
  • Maybe a little ooc but I think Denji is trying to take this seriously
  • Makima also gets mentioned but again not really enough to tag her directly
  • Though she should be her own warning on her own

  Summary

  Set between Part 1 and Part 2
  As Nayuta innocently brings up old memories, one resurfaces that isn't quite as complete as the others but weighs on him almost as much. Following a chance encounter at an old cafe Denji gets weird dreams that will drastically alter the direction of his future.

  (This is basically my trying to work out a way for Reze to pop back up in the story that would be personally satisfying, and the consequences thereof)

  Series

  • Part 1 of The Trappings of Hope

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  10,726

  Chapters:

  2/2

  Comments:

  3

  Kudos:

  27

  Bookmarks:

  4

  Hits:

  582