A serial web novel

Connections with Karasu Rei stayed at the table, her hands suddenly shaking around her cup. She had held her own, but Takumi Senior was on a whole different level than his son. His intensity rivalled…

A Monument As Rei entered the club floor, the other working hostesses nodded at her approvingly. They noticed the change in her as well and it enforced her confidence further. That was until she saw…

Cherry Cigarettes The city air outside was a slap in the face; a mix of exhaust, street food and cherry blossoms. She walked awhile without a destination, the note burning a hole in her pocket.…

Aftermath & Love Hotels The silence at breakfast was a thick and suffocating. The only sounds were the clink of Rei’s chopsticks against her bowl and the soft, infuriatingly steady rhythm of Karasu’s breathing. She…

Debrief & Karasu The club was quiet when Rei slipped back in, the scent of incense curling through the low-lit corridors. Karasu was waiting in his office, perched behind his lacquered desk, a half-burned cigarette…

Takumi Junior While working as a hostess, Rei had still been selling beaded jewelry and now also keyrings at the University gates. However, Takumi Junior mostly avoid her. He only talked to her briefly and…