A nihilistic teenager. A girl of flowers. Two paths cross as one tries desperately to find the reason for his existence and the volatility of life, while the other yearns to understand the beauty in fleeting things. Somehow all answers lie in the cherry blossoms in Kyoto.

A girl walks with a man along a cherry blossom path, leaving behind a trail of grey in their wake.

In the late 1940s, a man visits his hometown, lost between fantasy and reality. Negative emotions swirl in his head, threatening to consume him as he realizes this gray, lifeless world is his reality. And yet, he can't help but hope. Hope that no else will have to experience this tragedy. Hope...

A short story from Rachel from Fallow the Leader’s perspective.

When an overworked programmer is visited by a girl that should not exist, will he keep his grasp on reality, or will he succumb to the shadows?

Weddings are supposed to be happy affairs, but what happens when your "groom" is the reason you're going to die? And what happens when instead of meeting him, you find yourself staring at another person who looks like you?

Spring represents new beginnings, and for a typical American student, this is his chance to take his own. Studying abroad in Japan on a whim, he has to explore a new culture and land, balancing schoolwork and his love for alcohol with whatever new adventures await him. Yet, when he meets a ...

Karen O'Hare goes against her parents' advice and travels to Japan as a foreigner. Of course, she has a good reason — a reason that spans 7,000 miles and 20+ years.

Swallowed by the vastness of the bustling metropolis, Yasuji, a solitary youth, was on the verge of surrendering to the harsh realities life had thrown his way. Having lost his last penny to a group of thugs, despair and weariness had consumed him. Just as he was about to succumb to the darkness,...

Short story of how a person can start having dark thoughts upon dealing with certain situations. The struggles he had in the past as a child all to way to the present.