Tayumori News - The 151st Leaf - Fluttering and Fluffy

💌Posunosuke
gently adjusted the fallen leaf ribbon he received from 🐿️Rikka with his fingers.
Every time the wind blew,
the fallen leaf would sway with a swirl,

dancing happily.
“...This,
it’s tied with the feelings of the wind.”

Saying that,
💌Posunosuke

searched inside his bag.
Usually, it only contained letters, but
that day, there was

another small package inside.
It was white,
cool to the touch,

but when touched,
for some reason, it felt warm.
💌Posunosuke
gently unwrapped it

and held it out in front of 🐿️Rikka.
“Well then, this is
a return gift.”

What was inside was
a fluffy ribbon

where the wind and snow were tied together.
It was white like snow,
but when the wind passed through it,

it made a soft rustling sound.
When he gently tied it
between 🐿️Rikka’s ears,

it swayed softly
beside her flower ornament.
“Wow...”
🐿️Rikka

spun around instinctively.

Even though it was snow, it wasn’t cold,
and even though it was wind, it wasn’t scary.

“This
follows

my movements.”
💌Posunosuke
nodded and said,

“The wind-snow ribbon—
the more you walk,

the more fun it becomes.”
The air in the forest
cleared up a little,

and the fallen leaves, snow, and wind
formed a single circle,

quietly circling through Tayumori.
*~*~*~*~*
🐿️Rikka

was walking happily along the forest path, letting the wind-snow ribbon flutter.

At her feet,
the moss shoes she received from 🎩Morito-kun
cushioned the ground

without a sound.
“These are really easy to walk in.”
Just as she muttered that,
“Oh?”

From ahead,

🎩Morito-kun came walking slowly.

🎩Morito-kun

looked at 🐿️Rikka’s face
and noticed immediately.

The transparent flower between her ears,
and the wind-snow ribbon
swaying as if overlapping it.

“As always,
that flower is cute.”
He lifted the brim of his hat slightly,

smiled, and said,
“But

today, even more so.
With that ribbon,

your cuteness has increased another level.”
🐿️Rikka
beamed and
spun around in a circle on the spot.

“Right!?
And you know,”
she said, tapping the ground.

“These moss shoes,
they’re amazing.

They’re so soft,

I want to keep walking forever.”
🎩Morito-kun
happily
made the granular snow inside his hat chime softly.

🐿️Rikka
thought for a moment, then
gathered some fallen leaves she was holding.

She layered them softly,
shaped them with her palms, and said,
“Hey,

🎩Morito-kun.”
She gently placed the fallen leaves

on top of the moss cushion.
“This cushion

is already really good, but
if you add fallen leaves,

I think it’ll be even better.”
The fallen leaves
sank in gently,
as if blending into the moss,

and puffed up softly.
🎩Morito-kun
sat on it gently
and his eyes went wide.

“...Oh.”
“It doesn’t sink too much,
but it’s still properly gentle.”

🐿️Rikka

giggled and said,
“Right?

You see,
when it comes to good things,

I want to layer them.”
In the forest,
the moss, fallen leaves, and snow
were quietly breathing in unison.