Scum's Wish

## Scum's Wish Two teens each pining hopelessly for someone else pretend to be a couple, using each other as a substitute for the love they can't have in a raw, melancholy romance. Hanabi Yasuraoka has secretly loved Narumi, her childhood friend turned homeroom teacher, for years. When she discovers that the gorgeous music teacher Akane is the object of his affection, her heart breaks, until she meets Mugi, a handsome classmate who is hopelessly in love with that very same Akane. United by their parallel heartbreak, Hanabi and Mugi enter a secret arrangement: a pretend relationship in which each becomes a stand-in for the person they truly want. Their physical closeness offers fleeting comfort but deepens their loneliness, as jealousy, longing, and self-loathing entangle a widening cast. A frank, melancholy drama about unrequited love, desire, and the ache of settling for substitutes.