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“Desperate photographer rescues bruised Iori, escalating into violent obsession through exploitative photo shoots and sexual encounters.”

Ballad of the Back Alley

路地裏のバラッド

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6 chapters · 1 volumes · 2020 - 2021 · Manga

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Desperate photographer rescues bruised Iori, escalating into violent obsession through exploitative photo shoots and sexual encounters.

This encounter wasn't a mistake... One night, when photographer Manabu was feeling desperate because his job wasn't going well, he found Iori unconscious in a back alley. Manabu feels attracted to Iori, who is covered in bruises but has a strange sex appeal, and before he knew it, he was engrossed in taking photos. Afterwards, when he takes him back to his home, Iori tries to offer his body in exchange for taking care of him. Manabu embraces him, but as he devours his delicate body covered in bruises, he feels a sense of exhilaration for the first time and a violent desire. And then, Manabu's behavior gradually escalates...? (Source: Kaiohsha, translated)