Once a child prodigy pianist, Shion Kirino is now a burnt-out, bitter shell of himself, lost in grief over his mother's passing and his own dying passion toward the musical career that had defined his connection to her. When he's approached by Kei Takase -- a talented younger colleague who professes his admiration for Kirino -- he ends up inviting him home for sex, intending on toying with his feelings. When Takase isn't deterred by Kirino's...