Day 4: Festivals / Vacations / [Seasons]
Chapter Summary: Akira experiences spring.
Akira is back in his old town on the first day of spring.
His stomach twists when no one celebrates his return. His parents remain wary of him, whispering amongst each other as if they're trapped by their son.
"It's a fresh start," Sojiro had encouraged after witnessing Akira's panic-stricken state days prior. It doesn't calm his nerves.
Time passed too quickly. He was leaving, and Ann was leaving, and Ryuji was leaving, and Akechi—
Akechi… already left.
A new beginning, Akira thinks, somber, rolling a sakura petal between his fingertips. The pink comes off easily. And it's without you.