She reached out, her fingers hovering over the petals. "You know why it’s exclusive, Kenji? Because it only blooms for those who are lonely enough to look for it. It turns its face away from the sun because the sun reveals too much. In the dark, we can be who we truly are."
Hana stopped in a clearing Kenji didn't recognize. In the center stood a solitary stalk, tall and wrapped in tight, green sepals. It looked sickly in the fading twilight, drooping as if exhausted. himawari+wa+yoru+ni+saku+ova+sunflower+ha+yoru+exclusive
The original manga (or doujinshi series) provides more extensive backstory regarding Norihito and Asumi’s early relationship and the gradual descent into their new reality. She reached out, her fingers hovering over the petals