In the Snowy Town

A work participating in Itsuki-chan's Advent Calendar project

Preface

This is a story born from the winter theme "Snow Crystal."
I depicted the daily life of an elderly couple living in a snow-covered town and the preciousness of the time that quietly accumulates there.
There is a warmth that lights up the heart precisely because it is a cold season.

Main Text

This is a town deep in snow.
For the people who live here, snow is a very troublesome thing.

The "snow removal" of clearing the falling snow from the roof.
Just when you think you can finally see the roof, it piles up again...
It is a repetition of such days.

Even the feeling of admiring the snow fades away.
What responsibility does the snow have? It is just that kind of season.

Sometimes, we see a very beautiful sight called diamond dust.
On a cold, snowy morning, the snow crystals sparkle and emit a light like diamonds.

"Dear, I've poured some hot tea."
"Ah, thank you as always."

"Dear, how many more times do you think we will be able to see these snow crystals?"
"Well, I suppose. It wouldn't do to have too many, or too few."
"Dear, that's not an answer."
"Is that so?"

The two of them sat on the veranda, gazing at the diamond-like snow crystals.

"Oops, I was warming up the miso soup."
"Oh my, you're the same as ever..."

The End.

Afterword

The white season makes one look back on life in some way.
Both the fragility and the beauty of the snow crystals are "proof of living in the present" for the two of them.
It became a story where quiet affection seeps into the casual conversation of an elderly couple.
*This story is a work of fiction.

I wrote this for the theme of Itsuki-chan's Advent Calendar.
Thank you for the theme.