Kemuri no Saki no Shikishima-san

Shikishima is widely regarded as the undisputed beauty of her office, an elegant presence whom her colleagues admire from afar. Yet, she maintains a strict and mysterious boundary between herself and the rest of the workplace by never removing her mask. To everyone around her, her true face remains entirely hidden, adding to her untouchable allure. She moves through the daily routine of her professional life as an enigma, leaving her coworkers to wonder about the features concealed beneath the fabric she always wears. However, one person holds the key to this carefully guarded secret: a fellow coworker who shares her quiet habit of smoking. During their stolen moments away from the bustling office environment, the mask finally comes down, revealing the face that no one else has ever been permitted to see. What begins as a simple coincidence of shared nicotine cravings slowly blossoms into something far more intimate. Within the secluded world reserved for tobacco enthusiasts, a unique and unspoken romance begins to take root, built entirely upon the foundation of a private truth that only the two of them possess.