IV. Sunshine

The golden rays of the orb in the sky would touch Seishiro's young face, caressing it almost, bringing him warmth and an existential comfort. And all he could think about was his mother.

Her touches were very similar, if not exactly like those of the rays of light – the effect unnoticeable except to him, the way her soft fingers would glide, lingering on his cheeks, his face, his lips…

Everything else faded when his mother touched him. Everything that was ever bad, in his mind, in his thoughts, in his actions, and everything that had been done to him, faded away like the sun's rays onto the earth after a terrible storm.

Everything else would be there afterward. Everything else would come back afterward, rushing back into the deep catacombs of his memory. But he would be forever affected.

By the only affection that his mother could give him.