Just when Asuka Hata begins to find his feet, he is blindsided by the older man he thought he loved and runs out, shoeless in a rage. As Asuka rests at the foot of an apartment staircase to take a load off his feet, Shinjiro reaches out a hand. Something about this stranger, his looks, his kindness, awakens a desire in Asuka. Maybe Asuka can do the same for straight-laced Shinjiro...