Aiko, a lonely orphan, finds a baby girl on her doorstep and names her Himawari, meaning "sunflower." As Aiko raises Himawari, their bond grows into an unbreakable mother-daughter relationship. Through love and sacrifice, Aiko becomes Himawari’s legal guardian, and together they build a beautiful...

The world has fallen victim to a results-over-all mentality, allowing chaos to spread, along with all forms of evil. Historical understandings have been lost while technological progress consequentially came at a grave cost, rewriting humanity's history through conflicts that left it shattered, a...

When first year university student Isamu is practically forced by his father to move back to Japan, he is faced with the inevitable: settling matters with his childhood friend from four years ago. While wrapped up within a slew of emotional confusion, mental anguish and crazed attachment, he m...

A story of a Patient who wants to live and a Doctor who wants to die— "It drives me mad to hold these thoughts like a knife to my throat. I take a deep breath, I feel a sharp jab in my chest. A fish in a terrarium lives a better life than I do."

A sweet song filled the air as the wheels of the train clattered along the track, quickly approaching the station. Her wrists were itchy and sore from her past attempt. Yet that sweet song still hung in the air around her, beckoning her closer to the edge as a green-eyed stranger watched from the...

The scene of her sisters death kept repeating in her dreams over and over again. Consumed by her grief, she follows her dreams instructions and soon realizes her true desires.

There are two forces that rule the humans: Thanatos, the force of death, and Eros, the force of life. And after falling into the temptation of the first one, Aoi will receive a very special visit. A very special short story to remember you are not alone.

Dr. William Turner, as usual, was heading towards the hospital every morning. A light mist had settled over the city, and a sense of quietude prevailed. The white walls of the Swallow Medical Center seemed like a sanctuary, always patiently striving to alleviate pain. One day, when he picked u...

War is cruel. The girl waited and waited but he wasn't coming. And a certain young man triggers a twisted inspiration within her as Thanatos closes in...

Phoebe had her novel draft rejected again by her editor, exhausted and losing hope in her dream, she goes to the rooftop of her apartment building to end her own suffering, only to find a beautiful man that resembles her novel’s main character. This is a spin-off short story submitted to the M...