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1. What is believing? by direngay (raynesevenx)

   Fandoms: Dir en grey  

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

   23 Feb 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Kyo/Toshiya (Dir en grey)
   • Kyo (Dir en grey)
   • Toshiya (Dir en grey)
   • Die (Dir en grey)
   • Kaoru (Dir en grey)
   • Shinya (Dir en grey)
   • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
   • Queerplatonic Relationships
   • Demiromantic Kyo
   • Gender Identity
   • Self-Harm
   • Emotional Constipation
   • Kyo Needs a Hug (Dir en grey)
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Established Relationship
   • Best Friends to Lovers
   • Asexuality Spectrum
   • Domestic
   • Food as a Metaphor for Love
   • Gauze/Macabre Era

   Summary

   They live apart. They rarely share a bed. Only occasionally, one comes over to the other’s - though kisses are scarce and physical touch limits itself to idle closeness, proximity more so than deliberate gestures. The arrangement works, safe, steady, content.
   [...]
   Self-inflicted, the pain feels different. Not quite a drug, yet not healthy, either, it balances between madness and sanity, offering just enough comfort to lean into.

   Glimpses of Kyo and Toshiya's unconventional relationship forming, as they see it, as they know it, as they live it.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   15,025

   Chapters:

   5/?

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

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