In the quiet, rural mountain town where nothing ever changes, something impossible has happened. Hikaru is dead, yet he still walks among the living. This haunting supernatural drama follows two inseparable childhood friends, Yoshiki and Hikaru, whose deep bond is tested to its breaking point when Hikaru returns from a mysterious disappearance—but he is no longer entirely human. Yoshiki is the only one who knows the truth: that the being wearing his best friend's face is a creature from the forest that has taken Hikaru's form, complete with his memories and gentle smile. Torn between grief, terror, and a desperate love that refuses to let go, Yoshiki must navigate a summer of unsettling secrets and encroaching darkness. As the entity tries to understand human emotions and maintain its fragile disguise, the line between the living and the dead begins to blur. This atmospheric thriller is a poignant exploration of loss, identity, and the terrifying lengths we will go to keep those we love close, even when they are already gone.