-ds- -21 - A Hot Spring Trip - Mizuhara Misono... -

She nods once, small and firm.

She stays until her fingers prune. The moon rises behind the steam. -DS- -21 - A Hot Spring Trip - Mizuhara Misono...

After a long pause, Misono closes her eyes. She nods once, small and firm

(mouth half-full) Tomorrow — one more soak before checkout. She nods once

A private outdoor bath, steam rising off black stone. Maple branches overhang the fence, lit faintly by a red lantern.

I forgot what quiet sounded like.

MIZUHARA MISONO (21, sharp-eyed but soft-spoken, wearing a yukata too loose at the collar) sits on the edge of the changing room deck. She hasn’t entered the water yet.