Ryuji Ayukawa, known as Yuka, is a tall, slender high school student with pale skin, long blonde hair, and dark purple eyes. They intentionally blend male and female school uniform elements, rejecting societal norms, and don a French maid apron during painting sessions to embrace a whimsically feminine aesthetic, framing their non-conformist identity as deliberate self-expression. Outwardly boisterous and self-assured, Yuka harbors hidden anxiety and impulsivity. They adopt a cheerful facade around their grandmother, their sole supportive family member, who nurtured their passion for Nihonga—a traditional Japanese painting style. Yet Yuka privately gravitates toward Western fashion design, creating tension between familial tradition and personal ambition. Their home life simmers with conflict: parents violently oppose Yuka’s gender expression, culminating in physical assaults and demands to "return to normal." Suspected of transactional nightlife escapades, Yuka finds fleeting solace in these outings. The grandmother quietly defies this hostility, rescuing discarded art supplies to reaffirm their creative worth. Art functions as both salvation and survival. A past suicide attempt was interrupted by the epiphany that art offered purpose, anchoring their resolve to create despite societal alienation. Internal struggles persist—Yuka feels attraction to multiple genders but fears romantic partners would perceive them differently if cisgender, sparking waves of doubt and fragility. Academically adrift with low grades, Yuka deliberately underperforms in a pivotal art school entrance exam, triggering parental retaliation as belongings are trashed. This rejection fuels reckless behavior: partying with older men, embracing risk. A clash with friend Yatora Yaguchi lays bare their turmoil—Yuka accuses Yatora of shallow empathy while wrestling with their own fractured self-image. Yuka and Yatora’s bond shifts from friction to interdependence, united by shared artistic and identity struggles. Yatora’s support during crises becomes pivotal, forging a friendship that underscores acceptance and the resilience to exist authentically. In university, Yuka’s art pivots to mixed-media installations dissecting identity and trauma. These works fuse traditional Nihonga techniques with avant-garde, gender-fluid fashion elements, mirroring their lifelong negotiation between societal frameworks and personal truth.