Kanjisasete Baby Here

Aki smiled — not the sharp laugh this time, but a soft, trembling thing. She took his hand and placed it over her heart.

“It’s yours,” Ren said. “And mine.” Yumemi Hoshino loved the song. Her A&R team hated it. “Too dark. Too raw. No one wants to feel that much on the radio.” Kanjisasete Baby

When the last note faded, Aki was crying. Aki smiled — not the sharp laugh this

At 2:00 AM, he walked to a basement jazz bar called Sotto Voce to clear his head. That’s where he saw her . “And mine

Kanjisasete, baby / Even the pain / Especially the pain / I’ve been numb for so long / I forgot my own name / So kanjisasete, baby / Tear me open / Let me feel again.

Thump. Thump. Thump.