a winter labyrinth

[townmusician]

断ち切るしかないんだろ
注いだ冬は心のラビリンス
後戻りなんて出来ないから
やりきるしかないんだろ
黒い気持ちと手を繋いだって構わない
抱きしめたっていいh

I have to break free
This pouring winter is my heart's labyrinth
I can't go back anymore, so
I have to finish this
I don't care if you took my hand with dark motives
I want you to hold me close

Comments

[townmusician]

[A mistake and a failure—name a more iconic duo.]

So, we should try to live without regrets?

[Which is an impossible ask, depending on how you look at regret. It's impossible to do everything right all the time, so it's inevitable to stumble, to fail, to lose, but accepting those things isn't the same as regretting them.

And even if you somehow manage to be perfect, there can also be regret that tags along with "what if"s.]

The chips weren't anything special, anyways.

[cleansewithfire]

[ Immediately and bluntly: ] No. That is impossible.

[ She thinks she can say so because Sunrise is almost inextricably tied to someone who's made decisions that irrevocably changed their life. They'll probably never really stop regretting it, even if she could somehow fix things. There are regrets big and small that leave indelible marks on the soul. ]

To live and find happiness even with regrets. ...I think that is all people can try to do.

Even if the chips were not special, I can still be happy you considered me.

[townmusician]

[Haruka is quiet for a moment, head tilted to one side as he looks at her. The gold color of his eyes seems a bit warmer than it was before, more like how he usually looks.]

Is that all it takes?

[It sounds simple, when you put it like that.]

[cleansewithfire]

[ ...Oh. Sunrise mirrors Haruka, tilting her head as well. ]

I am not clever or learned, but...perhaps that is all it takes, yes.

[townmusician]

Ehhh...

Well, if that's the case, this makes this all seem kind of extra, doesn't it?

[The drama of it all...]

[cleansewithfire]

I think this is part of trying your best, too.

...Besides, you are a performer, yes?

[townmusician]

Trying your best...

[Well, guess he has to continue ganbaruing.]

And I am. I'm an idol, for all that means.

[cleansewithfire]

[ Figuring out how to be happy involves trial and error, Sunrise is pretty sure. ]

So I think it is fine to be "extra". [ Is she using this word right??? ]

...I hope I get to see one of your performances one day. [ A beat. ] Without fighting.