Aku no Hana

Synopsis

Kasuga Takao is an ordinary high school boy, who has a firm interest in reading books, especially Baudelaire’s Les Fleurs du Mal. Back when he was a middle grade student, he impulsively ended up stealing the gym clothes of his classmate and school crush Saeki Nanako, but was spotted at the time by fellow classmate Nakamura Sawa. Instead of revealing his secret, she ends up using his misdeeds to her advantage in order to take control of his life. Will Kasuga be able to get close to Saeki despite Nakamura’s interference, and will his dark secret end up being revealed?