(This post contains spoilers for the animated adaptation of Land of the Lustrous.) ” (…) even if we break into pieces, as long as we collect enough parts, we can be put back together. (…) But thanks to that, we have grown completely incapable of giving up on anything”. A land populated by … More Ties to a Lonely Lustre
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