Ty and Rina are terminal introverts, each crushing on someone out of their league. To confess, they form a two-person club with a single rule: practice every terrifying skill required for romance—conversation, casual outings, fake confidence.

If they stick to the plan, they'll be ready by the end of term. But instead of staying focused, they keep getting carried away.

Instead of practicing handholding, they are belting out their favorite anime songs at karaoke. Instead of working on small talk, they spend three hours dissecting a single episode of Battle Blaze Chiaroscuro. Every lesson, every topic, and every schedule for the day is forgotten, replaced by the simple joy of being their true otaku selves together.

And after a month with zero progress, they quickly realize something. They are a boy and a girl who just spent weeks hanging out for hours, often completely unsupervised.

Why were they suddenly feeling so awkward?