Asuka looked for comfort in a non-committal sexual relationship with Tamamura following his separation from his previous partner. At the start, Tamamura declined Asuka's advances, yet his admiration for feet, which he kept hidden, was stimulated by Asuka's bare feet, leading to him giving in to his cravings. Asuka believed the liaison to be a single occurrence, whereas Tamamura fixated on Asuka's feet and declined to relinquish his fixation.