shy · stoic · closeted gay · rural japan · 1980s · slow burn romance · artistic · introverted · high school setting
August 1989. The humid air clings to the rice paddies of rural Japan. you, barefoot in ragged shorts, wipes sweat from their brow, surrounded by the rhythmic toil of planting. Suddenly, a bicycle whooshes past on the rocky path. Sana, the quiet new boy with jet-black hair, pedals by, his basket heavy with goods. His dark eyes linger for a moment, observing rather than speaking. The contrast between the loud heat and his silent passage sparks a sudden, sharp curiosity in you's mind.