After a spur-of-the-moment one-night stand, one thing leads to another and they start living together. They’re nothing alike. Not in terms of personality, nor the way they look— there’s even a wide age gap between them. But...ever so awkwardly, ever so clumsily, they’re somehow fitting into each other’s missing pieces.
After a spur-of-the-moment one-night stand, one thing leads to another and they start living together. They’re nothing alike. Not in terms of personality, nor the way they look— there’s even a wide age gap between them. But...ever so awkwardly, ever so clumsily, they’re somehow fitting into each other’s missing pieces.
Saori has adored her older sister ever since she was little, but that’s exactly why she can’t just wish Iori happiness with her lover. Shizuku can’t stop herself from pushing away the only friend she’s ever had. The two of them, desperately alone and obsessed with people who will never reciprocate their feelings, repel each other as violently as identical magnetic poles forced together—but they might find they can attract just as strongly…
Saori has adored her older sister ever since she was little, but that’s exactly why she can’t just wish Iori happiness with her lover. Shizuku can’t stop herself from pushing away the only friend she’s ever had. The two of them, desperately alone and obsessed with people who will never reciprocate their feelings, repel each other as violently as identical magnetic poles forced together—but they might find they can attract just as strongly…
Heke and Lala met as strangers in an online game— but in real life, they are a manga artist and her editor, working together as closely as any two people can. At work, they bicker and complain, day in and day out. But come nighttime, their game chat is a flood of honest feelings. Could they ever manage that face-to-face…?
Heke and Lala met as strangers in an online game— but in real life, they are a manga artist and her editor, working together as closely as any two people can. At work, they bicker and complain, day in and day out. But come nighttime, their game chat is a flood of honest feelings. Could they ever manage that face-to-face…?
Kujou, a gym teacher whose past left her with a dim view of her prospects for love, finds herself pushed by her student Sugimoto into taking her girlfriend-search seriously. On Sugimoto’s advice, Kujou tries a lesbian bar, dating apps, anything…and falls flat every time. Was Kujou’s dejection truly just realism? Or is there some hope close by, where her fumbling efforts to find love stir a new emotion in another’s heart…?
Kujou, a gym teacher whose past left her with a dim view of her prospects for love, finds herself pushed by her student Sugimoto into taking her girlfriend-search seriously. On Sugimoto’s advice, Kujou tries a lesbian bar, dating apps, anything…and falls flat every time. Was Kujou’s dejection truly just realism? Or is there some hope close by, where her fumbling efforts to find love stir a new emotion in another’s heart…?
Since meeting in juvie, Minami and Shizuku have been at each other’sthroats on more than one occasion—but the years have bound themtogether. When Minami tosses and turns each night, trapped by hertrauma even as she dreams, Shizuku steps in… Then there’s Heke and Lala, coworkers who are distant in person but when behind the avatars, screen names, and UIs of video games, they’re thick as thieves. For their relationship to grow, someone will haveto muster the courage to propose their first face-to-face meetup. But without their roles as “editor” and “manga artist” acting as protective armor, will this fraught encounter end in tears instead of love?!
Since meeting in juvie, Minami and Shizuku have been at each other’sthroats on more than one occasion—but the years have bound themtogether. When Minami tosses and turns each night, trapped by hertrauma even as she dreams, Shizuku steps in… Then there’s Heke and Lala, coworkers who are distant in person but when behind the avatars, screen names, and UIs of video games, they’re thick as thieves. For their relationship to grow, someone will haveto muster the courage to propose their first face-to-face meetup. But without their roles as “editor” and “manga artist” acting as protective armor, will this fraught encounter end in tears instead of love?!
“What would I do at a time like this if I were an adult…?” Have you ever thought that—? If Saori had her way, her big sister Iori would always be beside her—where she could just reach out her hand and they’d touch, open her mouth and they’d talk. But now Iori has a girlfriend. And a job. And a lot less time for her little sis. Somehow, whenever she can’t be with her sister, Saori finds her classmate Shizuku—even though they seem to oscillate between friend and foe, stranger and confidant. Who exactly is that girl to her…?
“What would I do at a time like this if I were an adult…?” Have you ever thought that—? If Saori had her way, her big sister Iori would always be beside her—where she could just reach out her hand and they’d touch, open her mouth and they’d talk. But now Iori has a girlfriend. And a job. And a lot less time for her little sis. Somehow, whenever she can’t be with her sister, Saori finds her classmate Shizuku—even though they seem to oscillate between friend and foe, stranger and confidant. Who exactly is that girl to her…?
Memories from Shizuku’s troubled past have gotten between her and Saori. They share too much. Their hopeless loves, the ways they push each other away when they need companionship the most, their anxieties about replacing and being replaced… But maybe, if Saori swallows her pride and chases after Shizuku, they can make up by sharing two more things—a kiss and a confession!
Memories from Shizuku’s troubled past have gotten between her and Saori. They share too much. Their hopeless loves, the ways they push each other away when they need companionship the most, their anxieties about replacing and being replaced… But maybe, if Saori swallows her pride and chases after Shizuku, they can make up by sharing two more things—a kiss and a confession!
Sugimoto feels she was pushed away, while Kujou-senseifrets she didn’t express herself well enough.And as they slide further and further apart, they eachspiral into reflection on their own pasts—the memoriesof failed relationships that burden them to this dayand keep them from closing the distance. But wisdom can be found in strange places… Perhaps an unexpected third party can help mend their rift…?
Sugimoto feels she was pushed away, while Kujou-senseifrets she didn’t express herself well enough.And as they slide further and further apart, they eachspiral into reflection on their own pasts—the memoriesof failed relationships that burden them to this dayand keep them from closing the distance. But wisdom can be found in strange places… Perhaps an unexpected third party can help mend their rift…?
“There are things you learn by living together and spending a lot of time together. To put it simply, people have their good points and their bad points. But I learned something else too—I don’t want to lose her. I want to be with her forever…” Heke and Shinohara’s life together continues, and they relationship, like every other couples, deepens and changes.
“There are things you learn by living together and spending a lot of time together. To put it simply, people have their good points and their bad points. But I learned something else too—I don’t want to lose her. I want to be with her forever…” Heke and Shinohara’s life together continues, and they relationship, like every other couples, deepens and changes.
Iori and Minami are an unmistakably odd couple with nothing in common—not their personalities, their careers, or even their ages—and they’re as happy as they’ve ever been. They still quarrel just like always, and things are busier than ever now that Shizuku and Saori have moved in with them, but the comfort they find in each other keeps them going. Now and forever, the two of them will hold onto that feeling—and each other.
Iori and Minami are an unmistakably odd couple with nothing in common—not their personalities, their careers, or even their ages—and they’re as happy as they’ve ever been. They still quarrel just like always, and things are busier than ever now that Shizuku and Saori have moved in with them, but the comfort they find in each other keeps them going. Now and forever, the two of them will hold onto that feeling—and each other.