Top Lady Colour Series: Ooshima Yumiko

In 1980, a young woman named Hotaru is drawn to a mysterious spring known as Hotaru no Izumi, where she encounters a man who appears to be waiting for someone from his past. Their meeting sparks a quiet connection, but both carry unspoken burdens that keep them from fully opening their hearts. As they spend time together by the water, the boundaries between reality and memory begin to blur, revealing the depth of their hidden emotions.

Meanwhile, in Noibara Souen, a woman named Noibara lives in a secluded estate surrounded by wild roses. She is haunted by the memory of a past love, and her days are spent in solitude, tending to the garden that holds fragments of her history. When a stranger arrives at her gate, old wounds are reopened, forcing her to confront the choices she made and the life she left behind.

Both stories explore the quiet ache of longing and the passage of time, as their characters navigate love, loss, and the fragile hope of new beginnings.