Oitekebori Blues

Kuniyoshi is high-strung and ambitious, while Hirayama is the complete opposite. They used to work together until Hirayama suddenly quit, leaving Kuniyoshi to realize how much his colleague meant to him. Now, Kuniyoshi is the one always pushing their relationship forward, but he has no idea what Hirayama truly thinks or feels.

This collection also includes other stories of unrequited love and complicated relationships. Akihisa is blackmailed by his uncle and finds solace only in his gardener, Shinjo. Senda struggles with his feelings for his friend Takumi as they live together. Mishima can't help but hope whenever his kind colleague Okawa smiles at him. A drunk employee finds himself kissed by a stranger waiting in his room. Two lovers reunite after years apart, but one may be seeking revenge.