Synopsis
Asahi keeps the mountain lodge running in the Northern Alps, a quiet life suited to solitude. Then Shiomi arrives—a recruit with the Mountain Rescue Squad—wearing a face Asahi thought he'd buried years ago. His dead lover's face. The grief had finally loosened its grip. The ache had dulled to something manageable. Now it's clawing back.
Shiomi claims it was love at first sight. He keeps reaching for Asahi, keeps trying to close the distance. Asahi keeps stepping back. He can't risk it. Can't afford to lose someone again the way he lost before.
