before-bed

SF

【short story】The Boy Who Connects the Stars

Shota loved gazing at the night sky. In his quiet countryside town, the vast hea...
Drama

【short story】The Business Card Tossed into the Night Sky

The park was quiet under the blanket of night. Ayaka, an exhausted advertising e...
SF

【short story】The Stardust Music Box

Before the world fell into ruin, people could hear the music of the stars. The m...
Drama

【short story】Pandora’s Letter

As Koichi sorted through his late grandfather’s belongings, he came across an ol...
Fantasy

【short story】The Ice Witch and the Boy of Light

At the northernmost reaches of the world, in the perpetually snowbound region of...
SF

【short story】The Promise of the Stars

On the remote planet of Asteria, the inn known as "Starlight Cabin" was Lena's s...
Fantasy

【short story】The Gardener of Shadows and the Flower of Light

On a fog-laden night that shrouded the village, Calis, the gardener, quietly low...
SF

【short story】A Wish Echoing Through the Starry Sky

Kazuki Fujiwara worked alone in the observation room of the observatory on the n...
Drama

【short story】The Twilight Poem

In the chill of a harbor town’s evening breeze, an old man sat on a rusted bench...
Fantasy

【short story】The Lighthouse Keeper and the Eternal Light

The lighthouse on the remote island stood in silence, as though perched at the e...