A shy high-school girl who has always admired romantic ideals but never felt love herself finds her world unsettled when a composed, admired upperclassman unexpectedly confesses romantic interest and asks to be her girlfriend; the first volume follows their tentative, awkward beginnings as the protagonist wrestles with confusion and curiosity about her own feelings while the confident suitor conceals complex insecurities, setting up a slow, introspective exploration of first love, identity, and expectation.