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| Original Title | 計画 |
|---|---|
| Author | 平出 修 |
| Genre | Modern Short Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In a secluded mountain retreat, Kouichi and Suzuko grapple with the fractures of their unconventional love. Bound by shared ideals and past sacrifices, their fragile peace unravels when Kouichi insists on sending financial support to his ex-wife—a duty Suzuko resentfully fulfills. Old wounds resurface: Suzuko’s revolutionary fervor clashes with Kouichi’s weary pragmatism, their once-aligned visions now splintered by guilt and societal scorn. \nSuzuko’s restless spirit chafes against domesticity, her nights tormented by secret plans and a notebook filled with existential despair. Kouichi, seeking redemption through scholarly solitude, watches helplessly as her health and resolve crumble. Tensions peak when Suzuko resolves to face penal labor, believing separation might free them both—yet neither can sever their tangled loyalties. \nAmid mist-shrouded peaks and uneasy silences, their choices spiral toward reckoning: Can love survive when ideals demand sacrifice? As Suzuko prepares to depart, unspoken fears linger—of abandonment, betrayal, and the haunting specter of a shared past neither can escape. Their story pulses with unresolved longing, a dance between devotion and defiance that threatens to consume them both. |
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