Makoto Tamaki

After being released from the hospital on crutches, freelance photographer Hikaru Momota heads back to his parents' home after hearing of his father's death. His earnest older brother, Chikara, has somehow managed to marry a woman named Nana. Hikaru is limited by his injuries, so he decides to stay with them until the 49th day after his father's death. A few days later, he visits his former teacher.

Kou is a cook with a dream, living alone in Tokyo. When news of his father's death arrives, he hastily returns to his hometown. Faced with the pressure from his family to marry, he flees to his childhood secret hangout, only to accidentally run into his high school teacher Eiji, whom he had a crush on. Eiji's appearance stirs up feelings in Kou's heart; can their forbidden love come true?