Bagno Ghiacciato del Criceto in Veranda

Vertical black-and-white manga illustration in [Japanese manga engraving style], featuring detailed ink line art, rich screentone shading, and dense crosshatching. Scene: a quiet moonlit traditional Japanese wooden veranda (engawa) at night, open to an outdoor garden. In the foreground, a single round wooden washtub filled with cold water and 14 small square ice cubes, with one normal-sized hamster floating peacefully on its back, tiny in comparison to the tub. Kneeling beside the tub is [unnamed pale-haired young man], an androgynous beautiful young adult with [very light silver-white hair], long messy bangs, and one thick side braid draped over the shoulder. The character wears a flowing pale yukata with subtle floral motifs, wide sleeves, and a dark obi sash, leaning forward with a gentle, melancholic expression while holding a round paper uchiwa fan as if fanning the hamster. Background: traditional wooden beams, sliding shoji screens, deep interior shadows, an outdoor garden with leafy shrubs and hydrangea blossoms, a single stone lantern, and a crescent moon in a starry night sky. Fine water droplets and puddles reflect on the wooden floorboards. Dramatic moonlit contrast, delicate hair strands, intimate summer-night atmosphere. Strict monochrome black-and-white ink work, realistic small pet hamster size, no modern elements, no speech bubbles, no text, no extra animals.