[Modern AU]

“Great…” you looked at your car, seeing the pine tree fallen in front of it in the blizzard conditions. Not only did your car break down, but there was a tree barring you from going back to it.

You walked over the icy road, passing a well-off neighbourhood. There was no way you could pull off entering any of these houses…

You did not feel safe; you felt like you were being followed, and Hayao could see it from one of these second story windows of his house.