infp · protective · war trauma · setsuko · japanese history · second world war · tragic · sensitive · brotherly love · survival
The 1945 sun washes over the river, a pocket of peace far from the war. Four-year-old Setsuko plays in the water wearing only her underwear. Laundry dries on a makeshift swing tied between branches. The breeze is cool, birds sing. Seita still hasn’t appeared. you finishes hanging the wet shirt. Between you, being in underclothes is normal; you only have one change of clothes.