Ryohei, a steady and meticulous office worker, has been living alone in an old house since losing his family when he was in high school. His childhood friend Taro, who lives next door, is his ex-boyfriend and current sex friend. Taro is a free spirit who is over 30 but doesn't have a permanent job and works as a member of a theater troupe. Ryohei continues to have a physical relationship with Taro, thinking it's just a way to satisfy his sexual desires, but he's stumped when she asks him, "Do you like me?" Even though he knows he can't answer that question... Ryohei doesn't want to be hurt again...