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“Lonely college student Kotarou is forced by childhood bully Kyou to fake being his boyfriend.”

The Awkward Steps of Love

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7 chapters · 1 volumes · 2019 - 2020 · Manga

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Lonely college student Kotarou is forced by childhood bully Kyou to fake being his boyfriend.

Spring, 2nd year of university. When you're free to let loose. But Kotarou has no friends, female or otherwise. He doesn't mind, he just wants to live peacefully. Enter childhood friend & bully Kyou, who forces Kotarou to pretend to be his boyfriend to put off an unwelcome suitor. (Source: Takeshobo, translated)