A man who mistook emotional distance for maturity dies at thirty-two.

Reborn in Japan as a child, Hisame Shinso carries the awareness of a life already lived—betrayal, loneliness, and the quiet habit of keeping others at arm’s length. In a home filled with warmth he doesn’t know how to accept, he grows up calm, observant, and unsettlingly composed.

To everyone else, Shinso seems mature beyond his years.
To himself, he is simply afraid to feel again.

As he moves forward into a new life, he must confront a question he thought he had already answered:

Is surviving enough—or does living require something more?