Akari is a third-year student who has spent her high school career sticking to the straight and narrow...but her attention is caught by Yuki Sendo, the short-haired, standoffish girl in her class who seems to buck the trend. Akari can't seem to stop seeking Yuki out, and her feelings rapidly develop into something more than girlish friendship. But Yuki seems to have eyes only for her childhood friend, Rintaro Kagawa...who himself seems to have feelings for Akari. It's a mess...and one that threatens to grow even messier as Akari navigates between what she wants and what's expected of her...
We're so close, but I feel so lonely... It's the spring of Akari Miyama's last year of high school, and she's feeling constrained by her superficial friendships and stifling routine. That all changes when she meets Yuki Sendo, the cool beauty wielding a twin-lens reflex camera, and Akari's days begin to shine. But Akari starts to feel shaken by the deep bond between Yuki and her childhood friend Rintaro, and Yuki notices some mysterious emotions in Akari's photos... At Yuki's suggestion, Akari starts pretending to date Rintaro. But it's not long before her feelings start to waver, and the line between acting and actual dating starts to blur. The love triangle deepens as autumn turns to winter...