“Outed gay teen forced into secret friends-with-benefits relationship by school playboy, gradually accepts arrangement.”
Junjou Escape
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Outed gay teen forced into secret friends-with-benefits relationship by school playboy, gradually accepts arrangement.
When he was in middle school, everyone found out that Aki Kitagawa was gay, and people stopped interacting with him. After entering high school, he didn't get involved with anyone, desperately hiding his secret. However, Koutarou Yoshida, the biggest playboy in school, discovered his secret, and forced him to become a friend with benefits. It was forced at first, but Kitagawa eventually started to accept Yoshida... (Source: Ichijinsha, translated)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 8 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 04m approx
- Published Dec 2017 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M49148 catalog