Two Outcasts Who Look Down on Each Other Share an Innocent First Kiss

A Sanctuary Unknown to Our Classmates: The Sharp-Tongued, Reclusive Girl and Me

I moved into a new house.

Determined to start fresh, I pulled open the curtains in my new room—only to be met with the sight of a girl in nothing but her underwear.

“—WhaaaAAAT!?!”

Letting out a panicked, undignified scream, she scrambled to hide herself. Her name was Mikage Sumino, a classmate of mine. Like me, she was an outcast, isolated from the rest of the class.

And so, little by little, our interactions began, subtly shifting the rhythm of my daily life.

It wasn’t love—of course not. She was simply the only person around, nothing more… Or so I told myself.

But eventually, I would come to understand.

The only one who could truly understand me was someone just like me.

This is the story of two loners drawn together, creating a sanctuary of their own.