A young girl was searching for her place in the world while an older man sought something to protect. By chance, they crossed paths and began their journey together. She would laugh or act cheerful, hiding her vulnerability... He pushed away the younger girl, concealing his pure love for someone so much older... As they healed each other's wounds, growing closer emotionally, they discovered that perhaps what they were looking for all along had been right there beside them.

少女は居場所を求めていた。オジサンは守りたい「何か」を探していた。ちょっとしたきっかけでそんな二人が出会ってしまう。おどけたり明るく振る舞う少女は、自分の弱いところを隠すため…。少女を突き放すオジサンは、歳の離れた少女への純愛を隠すため…。そんな2人が傷を舐めあい、そして成長してゆく…。