“Roommates' pact unravels when Mao realizes he loves gay Hisashi cast in BL film.”
Twilight Out of Focus
黄昏アウトフォーカス
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Synopsis
Roommates' pact unravels when Mao realizes he loves gay Hisashi cast in BL film.
In front of a camera, roommates Mao Tsuchiya and Hisashi Ootomo make three promises: Mao must not tell anyone Hisashi is gay and in a relationship with another man; Hisashi must never fall in love or make any advances on Mao; and one must not disturb the other's "personal time." Thus begins their second year of cohabitation. However, everything starts to crumble when the film club—of which Mao is a member—wants to cast Hisashi in the lead role for their upcoming movie. The problem arises with the movie's plot, as it is about boys' love—a romance between a delinquent and the class president. Mao is adamant to dissuade Hisashi from becoming the protagonist due to their first promise; but, to his surprise, Hisashi is easily convinced by the director. After imagining Hisashi as the delinquent he is playing, Mao becomes overly conscious of his presence. He knows Hisashi is just a friend and out of his reach, but Mao cannot keep lying to himself anymore—his feelings toward his roommate may no longer be purely platonic.
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Running avg · Jan 2024 → Jul 2024
- 8 “"I came looking for copper and found gold!!!" Part 1 Honestly, I didn't have high expectations for this manga. I thought it would be just another run-of-the-mill BL, but boy, was I wrong! The story...”
- 6 “TL;DR - A short BL manga about characters that are assumed to be around 16. The story includes serious themes in brief (mainly in chapter 4) and I would advise slight caution if you would be...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 7 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 56m approx
- Published Jun 2018 – May 2019
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M51477 catalog