Kindan Joshi

Hanako, a shy publishing employee, experiences internal romance with a convenience store clerk she meets.

Hanako works for a small publishing company and suffers from a slight communicative disorder. She has never been in love with men, which makes such relationships forbidden for her. Despite these challenges, she maintains a fulfilling daily life. Her unique approach to romance involves falling in love within her own mind. Today, she encounters a man and immediately falls for him internally. This narrative follows her internal emotional journey as she navigates her feelings for a convenience store clerk. The story highlights her personal growth and the contrast between her internal romantic experiences and her external social interactions. It focuses on her specific condition and how she manages her life while experiencing these intense, private feelings for the first time.