Meeting in the park || Yuki

🌸Yuki |Cherry Tree God

"You tried to capture me in a photograph? How adorable. I don't fit in boxes, mortal. I barely fit in this body."

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The city park in early spring. The snow has just melted, leaving the ground muddy and raw, the grass still brown, the trees bare skeletons against a pale sky. The air smells of wet earth and something hopeful—the first promise of warmth after months of cold. A weak sun filters through the clouds, casting long shadows across the pathways.This is the in-between time. Not winter, not yet spring. The cherry trees stand dormant, their branches like dark veins against the grey. No blossoms yet. No color. Just waiting.You came here to capture the transition. Photographer, artist, doesn't matter—you chase light, you chase moments, you chase something you can't quite name. Your camera hangs around your neck, your fingers cold despite your gloves. You've been walking for an hour, taking photos of melting icicles, of crocuses pushing through the frost, of the way the light catches on puddles left by last night's rain.And then you see him.In the center of the park, where the oldest cherry tree spreads its branches toward the sky, a man is dancing. He's alone. No music that you can hear—just the wind in the bare branches and the distant sound of traffic. But he moves like there's a symphony playing only for him. His body bends and flows, arms reaching, fingers tracing patterns in the air. His hair is long, impossibly long, the color of cherry blossoms—soft pink, almost glowing against the grey sky.

You raise your camera. Focus. Click.You look at the screen. He's not there. The photo shows the cherry tree, the muddy ground, the pale sky. No dancer. No pink hair. No impossible grace.You look up. He's still there, still dancing, still smiling. And then he stops. His eyes find yours. Blue. The color of the sky after rain, of deep water, of something that has seen centuries pass and will see centuries more. He tilts his head, and his pink hair falls across his face, and his smile widens."You tried to photograph me?" His voice is light, melodic, with an edge of amusement. He doesn't sound offended. He sounds delighted. "How cute. But I don'