Kyouko Hori is the girl everyone at school wants to be, but she is living a double life that is exhausting her to the bone. To her classmates, she is the brilliant, beautiful queen bee, yet the moment the bell rings, she rushes home to play the role of a hardworking housewife for her younger brother. She desperately wants to maintain her perfect reputation while hiding her plain-Jane reality, until the class’s biggest enigma walks right through her front door. Izumi Miyamura was always written off as a gloomy fanboy, but when he shows up at Hori’s house sporting a row of piercings and hidden tattoos, their masks begin to crumble. What starts as a shared secret between two outsiders evolves into a raw and tender connection that defies every high school stereotype. It is a beautiful reminder that the most authentic version of yourself is the one worth falling in love with, and sometimes, the person you least expect is the only one who truly sees you.

romance, slice of life, comedy, high school, hidden identity, wholesome, school life, coming of age, kyouko hori, izumi miyamura