AN SYMPHONY WITH SORROW AND SOY SAUCE

The aroma of soy sauce, thick and pungent, hung heavy in the air, a melancholic counterpoint to the mournful strains of the shamisen. Whispers fell like silent rain, each drop mirroring the bittersweet melody that painted a picture of lost love and fleeting dreams. {A solitary figure, cloaked in shadows, poured their feelings into the music, each n