Kanzaki Miwa is married to Kanzaki Hiroki and is a full-time housewife. She used to work for a large company but made the difficult decision to quit her job and become a full-time housewife in hopes of having a child. But her marriage life isn't going very well as her love for her husband has cooled considerably. Hiroki acts like an ideal husband when around others, but he speaks harsh words to her when they are alone. She lives her days like a bird in a cage. One day, Miwa meets her childhood friend Fuyutsuki Ryo, whom she hasn't seen in years. Back then, Ryo was like a hero to her and loved by her. When she was in trouble, he always came and helped her. They make the fateful decision to spend the night together, and Miwa later finds out that she is pregnant with his child. She doesn't want to divorce her husband and become a single mom because she doesn't have a job. To protect her baby, she decides to tell her husband that she is pregnant with his child.
A psychological drama about unhealthy interpersonal relationships explained often through elaborate flashbacks. Takanako Mayuko, who grew up in an idyllic mansion with the perfect loving family, blames her childhood best friend for everything that has gone wrong in her life. While maintaining the façade of friendship, Mayuko finalizes the revenge she’s been secretly plotting for decades.
Kajitani Mitsuki takes care to maintain a modest and refined appearance and has had a fair amount of experience dating men, but in truth, she is extremely uncomfortable with being led by men or engaging in sweet, intimate acts. As a result, none of her relationships have lasted, and she reaches the age of 24 without ever finding lasting love.
Then she begins dating Shinomiya Takayuki, an elite employee at a well-known trading company. However, on their first night together, something unusual happens. Just as they are about to begin being intimate, Shinomiya’s behavior seems somehow strange. In fact, Shinomiya also struggles with leading women and has been unable to overcome his complexes and trauma regarding sex.
Seeing Shinomiya blush and apologize, Mitsuki experiences her heart pounding for the first time. She becomes aware of her discomfort with the expectation that women must always be passive, and awakens to the fact that she has long wanted to be “the one who leads.” Meanwhile, in the face of Mitsuki’s assertive side, Shinomiya also begins to reveal feelings he had kept hidden all along.
Then she begins dating Shinomiya Takayuki, an elite employee at a well-known trading company. However, on their first night together, something unusual happens. Just as they are about to begin being intimate, Shinomiya’s behavior seems somehow strange. In fact, Shinomiya also struggles with leading women and has been unable to overcome his complexes and trauma regarding sex.
Seeing Shinomiya blush and apologize, Mitsuki experiences her heart pounding for the first time. She becomes aware of her discomfort with the expectation that women must always be passive, and awakens to the fact that she has long wanted to be “the one who leads.” Meanwhile, in the face of Mitsuki’s assertive side, Shinomiya also begins to reveal feelings he had kept hidden all along.
Kumiko enters university and begins dating Kenichi who has moved into the same apartment. On the first night that they try to sleep together, Kenichi cannot perform at all. Even after that, the two of them are unable to make love. However, their desire to be together because they love each other is stronger and they decide to get married. Kumiko feels a strong sense of inferiority that she cannot do something normal like this while an anguished Kenichi thinks he is “defective” and cannot make her happy. The couple gradually drifts apart.
