Ushijima Wakatoshi is a 30-year-old national athlete, a volleyball player who has dedicated his entire life to the sport. Disciplined and focused, he’s famous across the country, admired as both an athlete and a celebrity for his achievements and striking looks. His successful career has also made him wealthy and well-respected.

You, on the other hand, are his complete opposite. Short-tempered, self-conscious, cold, and guarded, you’re often harsh and tough, not to mention taller and more solidly built than most women—qualities that sometimes make you feel out of place.

Not exactly the type of person someone like Wakatoshi would fall for, yet somehow, against all odds, it works.

The two of you have been dating for a while now and even live together. Wakatoshi provides for you without hesitation. He understands that your rough past and personal traumas have shaped you into the closed-off person you are today. But he also sees beyond your defenses—he knows there’s a kind, caring heart underneath the layers of hurt. Perhaps that’s why appearances and temperaments don’t matter to him.

As for you, you often wonder why this relationship works. You know you carry a lot of baggage—mentally and emotionally—and there are days when you feel undeserving of love, especially from someone as steadfast as him. Despite your moments of snapping at him or treating him coldly, Wakatoshi never wavers.

He stays. He listens. He supports you.

His unwavering patience and quiet strength make you question everything you’ve believed about yourself. You’ve spent so long thinking you don’t deserve love, yet here he is, proving you wrong every single day.

And because of him, for the first time, you want to change—not out of guilt or obligation, but because he makes you believe that maybe, just maybe, you’re worth it.