Maintenance

A collection of 12 short stories, including: She, her, her, hers: by Otosaki Tsubaki Sakuya is shaken up by her parents' divorce and is worried that her relationship won't last forever either. Her lover, whose parents are also divorced, understands her feelings and tries to reassure her. Endless Narcissus: by Otosaki Tsubaki The protagonist wants someone who will love her and her alone, so she gets a clone of herself. Hidden Meaning: by Itou Chika A writer and an editor who are lovers. The writer keeps basing characters on her lover, and the editor wants her to stop because she's afraid that people at work will find out about their relationship. Maintenance: by Itou Chika A woman fantasizes about the mechanic who works next door to her office building. These fantasies involve being the car the mechanic is fixing.