“I’ve come to realize that love is nothing more than the work of hormones. I don’t believe there’s anyone who could enter my extraordinarily rich inner world. Whenever I fall in love with someone, I can clearly see how foolish and shallow he is, yet I still do all sorts of crazy things for him, all the things people do when they fall in love. At the same time, though, another me watches coldly and tells me that when the three months are up and the magic of the hormones wears off, I won’t be able to stand his vulgarity anymore.”
A freelance writer who doesn’t understand love x a police officer who has lost the one he loves (not really)
A freelance writer travels to Alaska for research and happens to meet a police officer forced to take leave along the way.
In the course of a mere two weeks, she has the most unbelievable experience of her life, and comes to understand that love is more than the work of hormones. Love is the struggle of two lonely souls trying to draw close to each other.
Reader's guide:
1. The story takes place shortly after Hagiwara’s death. Matsuda is forced to take annual leave by his supervisor in the Explosives Disposal Unit because he isn’t in good shape.
2. The heroine has extensive relationship experience and is bisexual (meaning she has loved both men and women, not that she can love a man and a woman at the same time). After all, a writer needs a wealth of personal experience.
3. Open ending.
Theme: Love is a skill that must be learned.
