Though strikingly debonair and quick to win the admiration of nearly everyone he encounters, Kohei Sugihara has led a gloomy and withdrawn existence ever since he developed severe hearing loss in junior high. But in college, a chance encounter with his ever optimistic classmate Taichi Sagawa ignites an undeniable shared spark that eventually blossoms into love.Kohei' s final months in college now overlap with an early-start program at his future workplace, and Taichi is juggling more and more professional responsibilities of his own. The pair struggle to find time together, and Taichi' s birthday is fast approaching...