Koi wa Ameagari no You ni

An injury has taken Akira Tachibana away from the track, leaving the former runner unsure where to direct her energy. At her restaurant job, the kindness of manager Masami Kondo draws her attention, and the teenager develops feelings for a divorced man of 45.

Kondo struggles to respond responsibly while facing disappointments of his own. Their conversations gradually expose the ambitions each has set aside, bringing questions of affection, boundaries, and whether a lost passion can still be reclaimed.