Nicha lived her life within a self-imposed grey world, sealing her heart away and burying the secret of her unique body as deep as she could. Her seclusion was born of a singular, paralyzing fear: the terror of being abandoned by a lover once more, just as she had been in the past. To shield herself from further pain, she built high, icy walls around her soul.
But then came Rika, a young barista whose smile shone with a brilliance that rivaled the sun, carrying with her the rich, comforting scent of roasted coffee. Rika’s vibrant sincerity began to melt the frost around Nicha’s heart, layer by layer. Yet, the deeper their feelings grew, the higher the shadows of Nicha’s anxiety loomed.