優しい檻

Exploring the depths of human emotions and artistic passion, Gentle Cage, also known as Yasashii Ori or 優しい檻, is a thought-provoking light novel catering to audiences interested in Drama, Mature themes, Psychological explorations, and Yaoi relationships. The story intricately weaves the tale of Itsuki and Tokiwa, emphasizing the subjective nature of beauty and perception. Amidst themes of confinement, personality transformations, and the struggles faced by artists, the novel raises questions about identity, freedom, and the impact of external influences on one's psyche. Can Tokiwa's intervention help Itsuki reclaim his autonomy and artistic spirit, or is Itsuki destined to remain a mere shadow of his former self, trapped in a cage of his own making?

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“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” so goes the old adage about art, and nowhere is this truer than in the relationship between Itsuki and Tokiwa. To every one else, Itsuki is nothing more than a useless wallflower, but only Tokiwa can see that the man is actually a diamond-in-the-rough.

It all began eight years ago, when amateur painter Itsuki Hashimoto and up-and-coming sculptor Masatsugu Tokiwa became friends through their love for art. But a few years later, family circumstances forced Itsuki to cut Tokiwa out of his life. Now, Itsuki is living a confined life as the “human pet” of Yamabe-sensei, Tokiwa’s former teacher.

Can Tokiwa help Itsuki break free of his cage? Or has Itsuki become too much of a living “doll,” without a soul or freewill of his own?

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