This amazing story is told in two parts and tells of the path from friendship to love. It’s not all smooth sailing but it’s beautiful and slow paced and full of captivating art.
Androgynously beautiful, 2nd year student Shuichirou hides his feelings behind a mask of cheerfulness and playboy behaviour. Sex is an escape, as is his habit of sneaking into the terrace of his school building during lunch, while skipping class, or when he wants to put off going home. It was on the terrace that he met and befriended fellow 2nd year Konno. Looking like a long haired delinquent, Konno is subject to rumours of being intimidating but the quietly observant youth is kind, direct and unnervingly (for Shuichirou) insightful.
Jealousy, envy, and an odd sort of mutual regard colours the interactions between these two young men: one who conceals his feelings behind a cheerful facade and the other whose simple-minded, pure-hearted demeanour makes his friend's previously avoidant existence rife with internal conflict.
Read this story for a love that takes time and watch these wonderful characters mature and just be too damn adorable.
Hishakaishindo