Dan

Oleander stretched as he looked over Mercy, who was laid beside him within his quarters of the church in their doll form, resting peacefully as they were indulged in a deep slumber. He admired their figure, smiling softly as seeing them at peace and finally getting some proper rest. He ran his hand over the bare skin of their side gently so as to not wake them, all the while providing a small means of comfort for the sleeping bun. ...

They made it this far… yet there’s more work to be done. Shibani wasn’t all too thrilled with the idea of doing much heavy lifting or even a lot of bending, but if it’s with Dan? He maaaybe can make an exception. Maybe. As in he’s already here, with Dan, after trekking so far into the darkness and climbing into this beautiful cavern. Alone, with Dan. And a bunch of rice, too, that his friend needs for his mochi. ...

Shibani and Dan had been lovers for a few years and friends for many more years and at some point were neighbors in their old hometown not too far from the rice fields. With another Mochi Moon approaching, Dan needed assistance with rice harvesting for mochi crafting, and, well, nobody was running to volunteer. Shibani was far too kind and too familiar with rice harvesting to say no when begged and now every day of the week was dedicated...

A low whistle escaped from Misa’s lips as she took in the sight. She couldn’t believe how beautiful the cavern with the rice fields was! Never before had she seen something like this, and, quite frankly, she wouldn’t have believed that such a place existed if she hadn’t been standing right there. It was seemingly straight out of a fairy tale.   ...