Break Me with Sugarcoat

A struggling writer, Akito Shinohara, secretly writes popular erotic novels online under the pen name “Shu.” He draws inspiration from chats with a mysterious person named “X” on a dating app, which becomes his only escape from his slump. But when he finally meets “X,” he discovers it is Ibuki Narita, a former colleague who is now a famous editor-in-chief—who already knows Shinohara’s secret identity and declares he will guide his writing no matter what name he uses.

Original JP