zhaine's manga / #Bittersweet(2)

story 1 {pg.9-80} The Sound of the Sea With the sound of the sea in the background, pressed on by the overwhelming literary style, a pure love that is too bitter-sweet. High school student Shougo lives in a rural port city. The moment he meets the art teacher Asano, who was transferred here from the city... He is ruled by indescribably intense emotions. ...Shougo masturbates while dreaming of violating Asano. ─────────────────────── story 2 {pg.86-125} Moon on the 16th Night Shuu is a well-aged man settling down in life. Kazui, on the other hand, is a young man partying his life away. Shuu and Kazui are lovers. All seems well until newcomer Kohei squeezes into the story and Shuu suspects ill will between this Kohei and his beloved. Maintaining their relationship reveals struggling to solidify honesty as well as trust. ─────────────────────── story 3 {pg.131-165} Duplicate Key Akio and Yuki thought that by living together they can do much "more" things. It's easier said and done when their stressful jobs and wonky schedules adds bricks to the wall between them! parent story of Himitsu no Kuchizuke Ch.1 ─────────────────────── story 4 {pg.172-237} Last Kiss Two matured fathers, Kouichi and Mamoru, go for a trip to the beach with their families. What first seems to be a simple fun-in-the-sun plot twists to the reminiscences between the lives of the two men. Having first met as new neighbors during their grade school years, Kouichi and Mamoru have been the best of friends for over thirty-five years. The retreat questions their relationships between their families... and themselves. ─────────────────────── story 5 {pg.244-251} 3:00 AM A short ending to the first story.

A story about two best friends, one straight and one gay, that gradually develops to a very close relationship.