ari's manga / #childhood friends(79)

Ah, to be young and in love.

"Ordinary university student Kanade is a Beta. He secretly holds feelings for his neighbor and childhood friend Munechika. However, in this world, the typical trend is for an alpha and omega, and two betas to pair up. Because of that, Kanade thinks he’s not a match for Munechika who’s an Alpha, and stays with him as a friend." Fell quite flat for me but not awful.

Ocean (voice)?

"Arata and Shoutarou have always been close friends and even live nearby. Arata secretly takes pictures of Shoutarou to sell to the girls and eavesdrops on his confessions, pretending it doesn’t bother him. Shoutarou always rejects confessions, citing club activities, but what if this time he claims he already likes someone else?" Photography... such a delightful high school BL. I love the layer of uniqueness from the photography element, and the paneling/art is SO gorgeous.

"Souta and Mitsuki, childhood friends who've gotten along well since kindergarten, are now in their adolescent years. One day, Mitsuki comes to complain to Souta after hearing their classmate boast about losing his virginity. Reasoning that there's nobody else he can ask, Mitsuki suggests practice-kissing with Souta!"

Heartbreaking, bruh.

Straight x gay... "Kikuchi is a laid-back, thickheaded, yet softhearted high school boy. He regularly hangs out with his close friend, Seto, at either of their houses after school. One day, after Kikuchi got aroused by porn, Seto suggests helping the other get off. Kikuchi gets hooked on Seto's—who's gay and is apparently used to these things—blowjob and offers to return the favor to show his gratitude (?). When Kikuchi thinks that Seto is hitting it off with a female classmate, he feels a pain in his chest for some reason...?" Bittersweet, kinda, but a good read.

"In Spring of his junior high 2nd year, Saitou got in the same class as Suzuki. Receiving Saitou's help while being bullied in first year, Suzuki smiled shyly while thinking, "what if we became friends". Saitou is becoming more and more conscious about Suzuki and their relationship starts to change?!"