4 Japanese Items That Make Cold Winter Days More Pleasant
Winter is a season of joy in Japan, especially when it snows. This article introduces four Japanese items that are extremely useful in order to fight the cold, which can become pretty harsh in January - February.
““Is this where you tell me we need to be friends?” I asked. She blinked and looked up at me. She touched my face with her fingertips. “Harry, we’re … We went past that a long time ago. I don’t know if we can … if we should be lovers. But I’m your friend. Your ally. I’ve seen what you want, and what you’re willing to sacrifice to make it happen.” She took one of my hands between hers, pressing hard. “I feel lost since they fired me. I don’t know what I’m meant to do or who I ought to be. But what I do know is that I’ve got your back. Always.” Tears fell from her blue eyes. “So goddammit, don’t you start taking the highway to Hell. Because I’m going to be right there with you. All the way.” I couldn’t see her face after that. I felt her head underneath my chin, and I put my arms around her. We sat together like that for a while.” “Things are going to get bad,” I said quietly. “I don’t know how or when, exactly. But there’s a storm coming. Being near me isn’t going to be … sane.” “Let’s just agree that I’m not all the way together, and save us both some time arguing,” she said. “Always, Harry. I’m there. End of story.” “Okay,” I said. “One condition.” “What?” “That’s not the end of the story,” I said. “I mean, maybe neither one of us is ready. But we could be, one day. And maybe we will be.” “Optimistic idiot,” she said, but I could hear the smile. “And if we get to that place,” I said, “you don’t chicken out. You don’t run away, no matter how it looks to you. We set course for the fucking iceberg, full speed ahead.””
— Cold Days - The Dresden Files, by Jim Butcher
I wonder what does it say about me that I think this is a great moment between them, heartbreaking but honest, and sweet, but I can’t stop thinking while reading it that Harry was naked under the blanket, so that was a barechested hug he got Murphy then, right? Sneaky Murphy, coping a feel there. lol
