Set in early-20th-century London, this is a coming-of-age love story between an international student and a young nobleman.
Lily, a Japanese girl who dreams of becoming a painter, travels to London to study at St. Thomas Academy of Fine Arts. Burdened with a daunting condition—she must place first in the academy within six months or be sent straight back home—Lily throws herself into her art.
She develops a fierce sense of rivalry toward Kit, the brilliant son of a great noble family and a prodigy among the academy’s painting students. At first, Kit is interested in nothing but his art, but in time, he finds himself moved by Lily’s earnest passion and unwavering determination.