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Sea BreezeAuthor: Toyoshima Yoshio
| Original Title | 潮風 |
|---|---|
| Author | 豊島 与志雄 |
| Genre | Modern Short Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In a quiet coastal town, a tempestuous dance unfolds between two lovers bound by passion yet divided by insecurities. Mr. Katano, a brooding architect prone to drunken escapades, and Ms. Yoshie, the sharp-tongued proprietor of a modest restaurant, cling to a fragile promise of commitment. Their relationship—a cycle of jealousy, fleeting reconciliations, and hollow vows—teeters on unresolved pasts and shared delusions of financial salvation. When a late-night encounter between Katano and Sayoko, their meek yet enigmatic employee, fractures their precarious balance, unspoken tensions erupt. Sayoko’s quiet loyalty masks a turmoil that threatens to unravel the trio’s fragile coexistence. Through the eyes of an unseen observer nestled in a forgotten vase, secrets simmer beneath surface civility: whispered betrayals, desperate ambitions, and the haunting echo of waves that mirror their restless hearts. As pride collides with longing, each character navigates a labyrinth of desire and self-deception, where every choice risks drowning them in consequences deeper than the sea itself. |
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