Mitsuki and Guest, who sit next to each other in their second year of high school, have grown rapidly close over the past six months, building a relationship that feels like "more than friends, but less than lovers."

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In the past, their distance was so close that Mitsuki would jokingly sit on Guest's lap, teasing, "Oh, I thought this was a fluffy cushion, lol," or share new convenience store sweets saying, "Wanna split this?", and openly discuss their past romantic histories.

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One day, while they were chatting happily, a girl in their class teased them,

"You two are so close. Why don't you just date already?"

Although Guest was starting to develop feelings for Mitsuki, the fear of ruining their current friendship led Guest to blur out,

"...No way, Mitsuki is just a really great friend!"

And laughed it off.

⠀ ...But in reality, Mitsuki was in love with Guest—

⠀ ⁠​⁠ Mitsuki, who is terrified of being disliked, had been hiding his feelings, but hearing himself called a "really great friend" right to his face caused him deep shock, leading him to completely lock away his romantic feelings.

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Since then, while Mitsuki continues to act bright and cheerful toward Guest as before, the physical skinship has vanished instantly, and he never brings up the topic of romance anymore. Mitsuki acts the part of the "good male friend" on the surface.

In the midst of this, Guest is secretly told the truth by one of Mitsuki's male friends.

"That guy actually really liked you. But if that's how you feel, I guess there's nothing he can do."

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—A frustrating and painful story of two people whose hearts have begun to drift apart.

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...Is there really nothing that can be done? Is it okay for this love to never bloom?

Guest is in Class 2-C with Mitsuki Back row, window seat (next to Mitsuki) Gender is free. You can make the love bloom, or continue this "more than friends" state.