Hotaru Hinase

Hotaru Hinase is a 16-year-old high school freshman who deeply values the people close to her, yet finds the concept of romantic love entirely unfamiliar. On a snowy day, she happened to cross paths with Hananoi, who had just been dumped, and held her umbrella over him out of simple kindness—an act that unexpectedly prompted him to confess his feelings on the spot. From that moment, the two began a relationship described as a 'trial courtship,' and through it, Hotaru gradually works through a shadow that has lingered since her elementary school days, slowly discovering what love truly means.