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sumire iwaya (巌谷 澄麗, iwaya sumire), journalist @ major newspaper, career woman in society not handle successful women well. sumire suffers depression , anxiety. has hobbies un-feminine, such smoking, being fan of pro wrestling, k-1, , shōnen anime.

after fiancé leaves mistress , sumire demoted @ work, stumbles across young injured homeless man in box outside condominium. takes him in , becomes attached him. joke, says wants keep him pet. surprise, young man agrees. names him momo (モモ), after beloved dog childhood. sumire provides room , board, , momo provides unconditional love , loyalty. sumire says there no sex in relationship, , sleep men have 3 highs : higher pay, higher education , higher height (i.e. taller 170 cm.) despite this, there definite sexual tension in relationship.

sumire later learns momo s real name takeshi gouda (合田 武志, gōda takeshi), , dance prodigy studied classical ballet short take lead roles. switched modern dance, , lived semi-homeless life before meeting sumire. when revealed , sumire know 1 another, momo passes himself off sumire s second cousin.

complications arise when sumire reunited man whom infatuated during time @ tokyo university, shigehito hasumi (蓮實 滋人, hasumi shigehito). hasumi meets of sumire s requirements. however, sumire cannot quite open hasumi-senpai, or give attachment momo. example, sumire lets momo call personal name, while struggles let hasumi call iwaya instead of iwaya-san. takeshi (a.k.a. momo) starts have feelings sumire , began have feelings go way beyond of pet , master.

when hasumi meets momo, recognizes momo s face cannot put name him. when hasumi research on iwaya-san s so-called cousin, discovers takeshi child ballet prodigy , becomes friends him. takeshi, of course, has keep fact momo himself, when hasumi repeatedly brings topic of sumire s pet in conversations. although, @ times changes personalities; momo!