STRAW 2025: A Mother’s Silence Was Louder Than a Siren
A haunting look at grief, survival, and a mother’s quiet collapse in a world that never gave her room to fall.

Akane, the White Dragon Priestess in a magical Heian-era Kyoto, struggles with her role while facing a new crisis. She meets a mysterious, amnesic young man and works to uncover his connection to a cursed, fatal dance that threatens the Imperial Palace
A haunting look at grief, survival, and a mother’s quiet collapse in a world that never gave her room to fall.
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