The River Kami Asked Before Taking My Hand

A serialized novel · 24 chapters published · 3 free to read

Akari Shirakawa, 19, moves into her late aunt's house to study, and the river kami who lives there treats her as the next wife. Akari says no, and the kami asks permission for everything after that.

Tropes & themes: femme x femme · contemporary · female lead · girls' love · wholesome · small-town · found family · paranormal romance · anime romance · slow burn

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Chapters

1. Chapter 1: Two Cups of Barley Tea (free)
2. Chapter 2: May I Come In (free)
3. Chapter 3: The Village Thinks You're Engaged (free)
4. Chapter 4: The Priest's Rite (free with an account)
5. Chapter 5: Typhoon Night (free with an account)
6. Chapter 6: Tomoe's Notebook (free with an account)
7. Chapter 7: The Kite (free with an account)
8. Chapter 8: Lanterns on the Veranda (free with an account)
9. Chapter 9: I'll Ask This Time (free with an account)
10. Chapter 10: Companion of the River (free with an account)
11. Chapter 11: Nobody's Wife (free with an account)
12. Chapter 12: First Night, Door Closed (free with an account)
13. Chapter 13: Over the Threshold (free with an account)
14. Chapter 14: Lecture Days (free with an account)
15. Chapter 15: Water on the Glass (free with an account)
16. Chapter 16: What the Keepers Promised (free with an account)
17. Chapter 17: Without a Promise (free with an account)
18. Chapter 18: The Rite Anyway (free with an account)
19. Chapter 19: The Fever Week (free with an account)
20. Chapter 20: The Gate (free with an account)
21. Chapter 21: Open Gate (free with an account)
22. Chapter 22: First Snow in the Village (free with an account)
23. Chapter 23: Akari's Mother (free with an account)
24. Chapter 24: Two Cups of Barley Tea Again (free with an account)

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