Eternally Younger Than Those Idiots

On the surface 22yearold Horigai seems to be drifting through life Having managed to secure a decent job as a child welfare officer but not attaching much value to anything in life she whiles away her boring days between classes and her apartment before she graduates However her indifferent exterior hides various tangled emotions including her apprehensions about becoming a social worker and the fact that shes still a virginWhen she meets Inogi Horigais life gains a sort of anchorage as the women develop an unlikely bond Yet tragic developments with one of Horigais friends as well as revelations about Inogis dark past threaten to unbalance their newfound peace bringing unexpected sadness to the surface