: Family dinners where Akira insists on formalities, juxtaposed with Liam’s storytelling around campfires during weekend hikes, forge Henry’s unique perspective: love as both structure and spontaneity. Chapter 2: First Love – Aiko and the Unraveling of Innocence At 15, during a summer visit to Tokyo, Henry meets Aiko Tanaka, a spirited 17-year-old artist. Their connection is electric—shared sketchbooks, whispered conversations about Van Gogh, and midnight walks in bamboo forests. Yet, Aiko’s impending move to London for university fractures their bond. Henry’s first heartbreak is compounded by cultural pressure: Akira subtly discourages the relationship, fearing it disrupts his stability. This chapter ends not with closure, but a lesson: love, he realizes, transcends geography but is bound by time.