With it's opening shot of two trains crossing each other it's very much a good metaphor for what's to come. Unrequited love and the angst of adulthood. Burdens of not knowing one's emotional needs and honesty of speaking from the heart. Stairs is a melancholic short film that goes deeper into exploring these topics from the perspectives of two childhood friends who are now leaving their youth and their innocent behind. Aimlessly looking but not looking directy at their own future because reality itself is scary when it doesn't live up to one's expectations. This seems to be the mantra for all the characters involvedeven those who seem like that have figured it all out.This is what makes the characters more believable as humans since they're wrestling with their wants and needs in a more basic way of not really being honest with themselves.

The sex scenes themselves are not overtly pornographic but more distant than joyful.

While the animation isn't very good it's writing is certainly is. Backgrounds are decent to look at and nothing stands out but since this is a slice of life show it doesn't need to try that hard.

Recommended.