Houkago x Ponytail
放課後×ポニーテール
Synopsis
Otaku girl becomes model for injured, creepy mangaka—her favorite shoujo author in disguise.
Natsuki, an otaku high-school girl who'd much rather spend her money on manga than pretty dresses, accidentally injures a creepy-looking mangaka Kiritani Taichi. To repay him, she agrees to be his character model until he fully heals. Kiritani-san turns out to be popular shoujo mangaka Ichijou Kiriko, who is also Natsuki's favourite author! What will become of these two? (Source: Dazzling Scans)
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