Synopsis:
Lust At First Sight, Love At First Sound follows the narration of a young woman named Rinoa Heartilly. Overcoming a difficult past left her with a struggling present and a doubtful future. After graduating from Balamb Garden, Rinoa decides to go to school abroad in Galbadia where she will face many unexpected challenges. It all begins when she unknowingly becomes the victim of an illegitimate business whose criminals frame her for a crime she did not commit. Unable to prove her innocence, she is sent to D-District Prison where she will experience the joy and pain of love and friendship, as well as being the target of merciless cruelty.
Meanwhile, Squall Leonhart, an egotistical, self-indulgent young man from a prominent family in Trabia, falls into the trap of the illegitimate business as well. As Squall is brought to his cell within D-District Prison, he encounters a beautiful woman who he falls in love with at first sight. Eavesdropping on the conversation she was having with another man, the only thing Squall is able to hear as he passes by is the name "Rinoa". When Squall is locked up in his cell, he meets Rinoa who he assumes is the beautiful woman he had seen from before. Unwilling to tell the truth, Rinoa lies and pretends to be the other woman.
After a short period of time, Squall is set to be released from the prison when Rinoa becomes the victim of a vicious attack and is on the verge of death. Desperate to save her, Squall strikes a deal with the Headmaster of D-District Prison and promises to return her as soon as she is treated for her wounds. But upon releasing Rinoa, that is when Squall finds out the truth behind her identity, as well as discovering that the person responsible for Rinoa's attack is none other than the beautiful woman that he thought he was in love with.
Once Squall and Rinoa left the prison, the guard that is assigned to follow them turns out to be an undercover SeeD agent that informs the pair of what is really going on within the prison and of the illegitimate business that's currently being investigated by the SeeD. Once Rinoa is treated, they are forced to go into hiding in Winhill disguised as a married couple.
Lust At First Sight, Love At First Sound will not only take you on the journey of a young woman who will endure, survive, and conquer the challenges that life will bestow upon her, but will tell the story of how she guides a childish boy into becoming a man, as well as what it really means to fall in love.