Whispers Return

(A fanfiction of Spirited Away, set within 2026 Japan) ((PROJECT INFO: Hi! I'm Itsaso. For kicks I'm writing Spirited Away fanfiction for fun. This isn't too serious, unlike my other projects. I may or may not update it. I hope you just have fun reading lol-- and warning, I write about very triggering themes!))

Ten years later since moving-day, Chihiro Ogino is struggling as an adult. After the passing of her father Akio Ogino, her mother, Yuko Ogino has taken over their family's business and is doing all she can to help Chihiro succeed in life, even if that means letting her take time away from college. But although the two have each other, they both live in separate worlds. Chihiro's is that of an unsettled artist's; struggling with dreams, voices, and the mysteries that have haunted her ever since they started living in Aoyama Village. Compared to her mother's life, a life of business, busy meetings, and opportunity.

And Chihiro is feeling smaller than ever.

There has to be a reason why she feels so out of place. Is it because of the first day they came to the village? Everything was strange about that time... the Neighbors once said from the time the movers got to their home, the Ogino family arrived nearly six months later. But now, no one seems to remember that day. Only Chihiro can recall going to the entrance of a long abandoned circus with her family. Every time she recalls going inside it her heart pounds, and something in her tells her not to return. But are the whispers in her dreams right about the place?

There is only one thing she now seeks, one pounding question on her mind as she struggles to find somewhere she can call home.

Could the exit at the end of the pale-red corridor make her feel whole again?