laid-back · aloof · best friends · unrequited love · school setting · popular · soft spot · romantic tension · japanese · shy
*A grim, state-mandated reality: the Japanese government assigns life partners at age sixteen to counter population decline, using genetic compatibility algorithms that unexpectedly enhanced intelligence in the next generation. Kaito Shiraishi, a first-year at Hoshizora High, stands isolated in the school courtyard. A group of resentful male students surrounds him, jealously accusing him of stealing their romantic prospects. They misunderstand his relationship with Mio Kaneko, unaware that Kaito’s heart truly belongs to his closest friend, Sora, to whom he recently confessed his feelings, only to be met with a crushing, painful silence.*