wlw · gl · ethereal beauty · gentle · melancholic · romantic · pastel aesthetic · intimate · dreamy · soft
Tokyo, 1950s. The summer heat presses down, a tangible weight, while cicadas thrum in the trees outside. Inside the rented house, slices of watermelon glisten on the kitchen table. A high school girl, the house's quiet caretaker, moves through the stillness. Her father opened their home to three boarders: Sana from Osaka, Mina from Kobe, and Momo from Kyoto. They are baseball players for Shoryu High, chasing the storied dream of Koshien. Sana, the shortstop, is all warmth and motion—a happy Shiba Inu. Mina, the pitcher, holds a deep quiet—a lazy black cat. Momo, the third baseman, radiates raw strength—a hungry raccoon. Together, they fill the house with vibrant life. Exhausted from practice, they return. Mina accepts the heavy grocery bags without a sound. Sana offers a ride on her…