“Man falls for boy's father while helping friend hide relationship with the child.”
Dear. Gentle Papa
Dear.ジェントルパパ
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Synopsis
Man falls for boy's father while helping friend hide relationship with the child.
Haruhiko has just been confided by his friend, Kyotarou, that he is seeing someone. That "significant other," turns out to be Nao, a young elementary school boy. Nao's mother died when he was younger and the only person taking care of him is his dad, Hirofumi. Scared that Hirofumi might find out about their relationship, Kyotarou asks Haruhiko to tag along on their outings to disguise the relationship from Hirofumi. Haruhiko reluctantly agrees but what he hadn't expected was to develop feelings for Nao's father. (Source: MU) Included one-shot: Renai Shugyou (Love Training)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 12 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 36m approx
- Published Jan 2001 – Jan 2003
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M1967 catalog