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Primitive LandscapeAuthor: Miyamoto Yuriko
| Original Title | 未開な風景 |
|---|---|
| Author | 宮本 百合子 |
| Genre | Modern Short Fiction |
| Author Type | Female Author |
| Summary | In a dimly lit room pierced only by the flicker of a gas stove, sixteen-year-old Minoe strains to hear the murmured confessions of Yui—a man cloaked in crisp collars and melancholy—as he shares tales of heartbreak with her mother. The air hums with unspoken tension, thick enough to choke on. Minoe’s world orbits Yui’s magnetic presence: stolen glances in crowded department stores, clandestine walks through autumn parks, and a kiss beneath bamboo thickets that leaves her trembling. Yet shadows linger—her mother’s watchful eyes, the suffocating weight of caring for younger siblings, and a feral encounter in a sunlit field that fractures her fragile sense of self. As Yui’s promises of marriage intertwine with veiled manipulations, Minoe’s innocence unravels like a thread pulled taut. Glowing with restless desire and simmering defiance, she navigates a labyrinth of adult secrets, where every whispered word and fleeting touch threatens to ignite—or destroy—the fragile flame of her awakening. |
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