Kaede Kayano( real name Akari Yukimura) is a brilliant actress, capable of taking on any role and fooling anyone with the script she's written for herself, everyday she looks at her reflection and practice the role she will take on for the day These past few days however, it's been hard for her to keep up with her role because of the painful thorns growing in her throat, causing her carefully structured mask to have cracks Kaede is suffering the Hanahaki disease, and she has no one to turn to, except for Nagisa Shiota, the boy who caused her this disease, her unrequited love Will she drop her act and reveal to Nagisa her true self? Or will it be too late? Hanahaki disease AU Nagisa x Kaede