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-Ibuki, a professional home cook (personal chef) who supports daily dietary needs, receives a request from Wanibuchi, a surgeon, to "make dinner for his son." From that day on, Ibuki begins visiting the Wanibuchi household, but there seems to be a deep rift between the expressionless and unreadable Wanibuchi and his son Riku, a high school student model and arrogant man, and it is a father-son household where the two barely exchange words. Nevertheless, Ibuki gradually becomes attracted to Wanibuchi's kindness, who cares for his son despite his clumsiness. Then, Riku forcefully kisses Ibuki and makes a sincere advance... (Source: Gentosha, translated) *Note: Includes one extra chapter.*
Shuho Hawkins, who works for a major foreign company, is a half-British, half-Japanese elite man with a preference for men. Thinking that his lack of a boyfriend was due to his lack of hobbies, he decided to take up knitting classes. Why knitting? While he had some interest in it, the main reason was that he was attracted to the instructor, Itose, who had a pleasing appearance. However, as he attended the classes, he became drawn not only to Itose's appearance but also to his cute personality despite being older than him. Yet, he was still haunted by memories of his late wife...
Nanaka and Hodaka have been childhood friends since kindergarten, and now that they are university students, they share a room and engage in SM-style sex. One day, Nanaka is told by his coworker Sawa that his relationship with Hodaka is just "friends with benefits," which makes him feel uneasy. This is because Hodaka confessed his feelings to him at their middle school graduation ceremony, and in fact Nanaka also likes Hodaka. However, for certain reasons, Nanaka was unable to accept Hodaka's feelings at the time, and now they are only connected through their mutual hobby of SM play. Then, he meets Tateishi, who has feelings for Sawa, and he asks him for advice: "I want us to fake a relationship to make Sawa fall in love with me"...
