JUR-889 | I’ve been in a "friends-with-benefits" arrangement with my son’s friend for five years now. A scandalous, illicit affair with a younger man—I find myself completely consumed by our raw, unprotected encounters. — Iyo Shinohara

Five years have passed since I began a clandestine relationship with Kitayama-kun, a friend of my son. It started when my husband’s infidelity came to light; I was left wounded in both body and spirit, and it was Kitayama-kun who offered gentle support and soothed my loneliness. "Iyo-san," he asked, his gaze intense and earnest, "won't you let me be the one—the person you choose for your own act of revenge?" Caught off guard yet driven by a sudden, uncontrollable impulse, I crossed that line—and from that day on, we began meeting in secret, always careful to stay hidden from my husband and son. But then came the news that Kitayama-kun had a new girlfriend—and with that, the twisted, precious bond we had nurtured for five years began, ever so quietly, to unravel.