Don't call him Grim Reaper. He's quite chatty and has a phobia for sharp objects, so no reaping either. Ankou, the gentle Spirit of Departure, is just about to lose himself to the boredom of his eternal soul-harvesting duty when he meets Gabrielle, a lively soul that for some reason won't stop reincarnating.
Death is not allowed to have friends and love is most certainly out of the question...unless you manage to find a glitch of fate.