Manga: Close to You

From Akira Kanbe, this manga is a recent favorite of mine. It is also known as "Kimi Made Mousugu."  The story has been thought out and it's good enough to be a one-volume manga. On the after notes of Akira sensei, she mentioned that this is her BL work and was written by her friend, Shima Minori. I fell in-love with the uke and seme as I read along.

The story is about two adults that work in an apparel company. This is another moment for me to reveal characters in office suits. Yay!~

Maniwa (Uke)

 

He is the closest friend of Kouzuki at work. They met a year and a half ago during the company's entrance ceremony and after that, their friendship started. Maniwa just recently told Kouzuki that he confessed to his superior Haruna sama, a 5-year older senior and supervisor, but he got rejected. They decided to drink that night and he got drunk so Kouzuki brought him to his flat. When Maniwa woke up he wondered why he's naked?

One time he became an urgent model for the company. He had no choice because his supervisor asked him in place of the missing model. He is known as a man with beautiful face so he attracts attention easily. He's been flirted several times and one time Kouzuki had to save him. That was during their exhibition business trip. 

When they have issues between each other, he cannot find resolve. But when he does, he kept running after Kouzuki so they can talk and sort out what's going on between them. He is afraid that he is angry or mad at him and he doesn't know the reason. Until when will he keep running after him?  

Thanks to Haru for helping him realize his true feelings for Kouzuki. 

 Age:

20+

Citizenship:

Japanese
Hair:
Short/Blonde

Physical Attributes and Personality:
A beautiful man as they describe him at work. He never breaks a promise so when he did not appear at their hotel room during lunch break Kazouki worried. He's naturally dedicated at work, unselfish, confident, and caring.

Activities/Hobbies:
He works in an apparel company with Kouzuki. Sometimes they go out drinking.

Kouzuki Hirumi  (Seme)

After Maniwa told him that he got rejected by their supervisor, he asked him to go out for a night drink. He said that it is to celebrate their broken hearts. He actually broke up with his HS girlfriend, Yuki, a month before he and Maniwa begun an awkward  relationship.On the night that they were drunk, he brought Maniwa to his flat. Is it the effect of alcohol or hidden attraction to him that made him touch and kiss his drunk close friend. After that he passed out so when he woke up in the morning, he found them both naked on his bed. When Maniwa wondered why he's naked, he told him that he undressed himself. Honestly, no one remember what exactly happened.

That kiss made him realize his feelings toward Maniwa. He's not just a close friend, but, someone whom he cannot live without with. When Maniwa parents came down, he asked if he could stay for a week at his place. He wanted to decline but the thought of him living with someone else was disturbing. While they were living together, he's embarrassed  for having feelings for him that he avoided his friend as much as he can. This affected his job so on the day that he was scolded by the boss he went out to get drunk. When he came home, Maniwa was waiting anxiously. He was confronted why he's being absent-minded for the past few days and he answered by kissing him. He was slapped by his friend and thought that it was the end of their friendship.

Seems like their destiny is to be together all the time, lol. So they were sent to Osaka for a business trip. He met his old friend, Yagami Haru, who has a lifelong crush on him. He saved him from falling the stairs which put him at the hospital. Haru got mad at Maniwa and he heard about it so he confessed to Maniwa while at the same time rejecting Haru. Nevertheless, he made Minawa happy and misunderstandings have been cleared with honesty!

He used to hate green peppers but he eats it now.

Age:
20+

Citizenship:

Japanese
Hair:
Short/Black

Physical Attributes and Personality:
Good looking, tall and slender, gentle and capable at his work. He can be clumsy when it comes to love. 

Activities/Hobbies:
He works at the same company where Maniwa works but in a different department. He drinks alcohol with him once awhile.
 

Yagami Haru

Haru is a HS classmate of Kouzuki and also has a big crush on him. He confessed to him before and was rejected because Kazouki is already going out with Yuki, a HS girlfriend.

He works as a designer in Osaka where he met Kouzuki and Maniwa. His studio is in-charge of the display for the exhibition. He got jealous of Maniwa and threatened him not to get close to Kouzuki. The second time he confessed to Kouzuki, he got rejected again.

Age:

20+

Citizenship:

Japanese
Hair:
Shoulder level/Blonde

Physical Attributes and Personality:
good looking, gentle and capable at his work. 

Activities/Hobbies:
He works as a designer.

Thank you Attractive Fascinante!
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