Sheltering Eaves
English
163 pages
1: Sheltering Eaves 1
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High schooler Yoru was sent to a group home at the age of ten after her mother abused her. Tenjaku, a boy the same age, took her under his wing. Now, as teenagers, Yoru and Tenjaku only have a year left before they are legally required to leave the home, and they must pack a lot of growing up into a short period of time. The foremost decision in Yoru’s mind: what to do about the feelings for Tenjaku that she’s sheltered in her heart during their years together…
164 pages
2: Sheltering Eaves 2
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Both living in a children’s home due to abuse, Yoru and Tenjaku only have a year left before they are legally required to leave the home. With stronger feelings developing, Yoru has always felt protected by Tenjaku, but one day, Tenjaku’s father reappears without warning. His father wants to reunite and live together as a family…but what will Tenjaku decide to do? Leave behind the years of trauma and forgive, or continue down the path of uncertainty alone?
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3: Sheltering Eaves 3
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The anger inside Tenjaku finally bursts, and there are consequences legally as well as personally. He is sentenced to juvenile detention after assaulting his father in retaliation for hitting Yoru. The systems intended to support vulnerable youths have their limits, especially after children age out. As Yoru and Tenjaku work on healing themselves emotionally, they remain committed to a future together. How will their codependent relationship survive after they leave the children’s home?
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4: Sheltering Eaves 4
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It’s the year 2022. Yoru is a university student in Tokyo, living independently by working part-time at a hostess bar. It’s been three years since she has last heard word from Tenjaku, who was working at a factory. After the pandemic lockdown, the city is starting to come back to life again, and Yoru goes with friends to a club with an up-and-coming rapper performing. There, she rekindles her desire to find Tenjaku.
