Hogara

In a city where freezing winds are ignored like old gossip, the first drops of rain are what send everyone scurrying for cover. For Hogara, it was always an invitation. They found a quiet magic in the drizzle that others missed, a rhythm in the way water beaded on bamboo leaves and traced paths down cherry blossom petals. Most chimps saw this as peculiar, earning Hogara the title of outcast. But they were never truly alone. Their childhood friend, Umanosuke, would always appear, not to drag them inside, but to sit with them, sharing the silence. Umanosuke didn't need to understand Hogara's fascination with the rain; they only needed to understand Hogara. Together, they find peace not in fitting in, but in sharing a world no one else stops long enough to see.