Hanabi Yasuraoka, a second-year high school student, is known for her academic excellence and exemplary conduct. Yet, she harbors a secret with Mugi Awaya, a classmate. Is love truly as exquisite as it seems? This is a tale of affection, ex…

Amidst Hanabi and Mugi’s carefully constructed charade, a keen observer watches their every move. This is Noriko Kamomebata, who has long held Mugi in her affections, envisioning him as a destined suitor since childhood. She steadfastly rej…

Sanae was at Hanabi’s for a sleepover when she emerged and questioned Hanabi about her connection to Mugi. Cornering Hanabi on her bed, Sanae pressed for the truth regarding Mugi, and in that moment, she stole a kiss.

Akane Minagawa, the school's music teacher, cultivated an image of pristine propriety. Yet, a hidden current flowed beneath the surface, and Hanabi found herself increasingly ensnared in Akane’s manipulations. Just as Hanabi felt utterly al…

A wave of inadequacy and grief washed over Hanabi as she replayed the scene: Narumi’s confession to Akane. Self-reproach tightened its grip; she felt responsible for her own shortcomings. Elsewhere, Akane grew increasingly impatient with Na…

"I slept with Mr. Kanai." Akane’s confession ignited a fierce resolve within Hanabi, and she made a silent vow to confront the situation. Yet, she attempted to navigate a return to friendship with Sanae, but…

Moca was on a date with Mugi, a fact that stirred a bittersweet ache within her. She knew, with a certainty that pricked at her heart, that his affections were not truly hers. Yet, she had long cherished the fantasy of this very moment. Sh…

With summer arrived, Hanabi and Mugi both resolved to declare their affections to their respective crushes, setting the deadline at the completion of their summer homework. As the moment of truth approached, they were beginning to understan…

After declaring their affections to their first loves, Hanabi and Mugi had promised to meet again. Yet, Mugi never appeared. Soon after this disappointment, Hanabi accepted an invitation from Sanae for a trip to Karuizawa.

Hanabi's vulnerability had caused pain for Sanae. Before Hanabi departed Karuizawa, they exchanged a promise to reconnect as friends. The new semester commenced, and despite Mugi's confession of feelings, she continued to trifle with him.

Mugi has been her student since their tutoring sessions. Narumi is a colleague whose presence captured her attention only after she realized Hanabi's affection for him. Both men have pursued Akane's heart, yet she remains somehow untouched.

Hanabi, Mugi, Sanae, Moca, Narumi, Akane. Their lives, once so intricately woven together, have been severed, then reassembled with a different pattern. What longing do these individuals, burdened by their own emotional complexities, ultima…