“Kai secretly loves stepbrother Riku, who values sibling bonds, forcing Kai to hide forbidden feelings.”
Otouto ja Irarenai!!
弟じゃいられない!!
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Kai secretly loves stepbrother Riku, who values sibling bonds, forcing Kai to hide forbidden feelings.
Kai loves his stepbrother Riku from the bottom of his heart. However, Riku treasures "the bonds of siblinghood" more than anything, so Kai must hide his feelings and instead act as a "good brother"… but skinship no longer satisfies him anymore?! (Source: MU)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 7 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 56m approx
- Published Aug 2010 – Feb 2011
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M24179 catalog