While lost, Ichise, the president of a hotel chain, finds a bar and falls in love with bartender, Takafumi, at first sight. Takafumi has rule to never go out with his customers, but Ichise get a chance when he invite Takafumi to a high-class resturaunt.
Takahiro and Kazushi are childhood friends and the heirs to two rivaling Japanese sweets shops, located next to each other. Kazushi is more skilled at making sweets than Takahiro, so when Kazushi randomly decides to stop making sweets, Takahiro is furious. Unable to accept Kazushi's decision, Takahiro goes to find out why he quit, only to be told that it's his fault.
Ch. 1-2: 3 years ago, Ouya fell in love with the interior designer of his brother, Mitsuya's cafe, Haruka. Finally back at the cafe, he meets Mitsuya's rude friend from high school, but this rude guy turns out to be Haruka
Ch. 3-4: Minato, a famous patissiere, wants revenge on Hibiki for leaving 3 years ago, but when Hibiki confronts him on his petty attempts, Minato gets kissed
Ch. 5: Takasugu, a part-timer, likes his boss Mitsuya and does extra work for Mitsuya's sake, swaying his feelings
Every weekend Satoya meets his sex friend at 3pm and on the way to his house they buy gelato from gelateria Supernova. Satoya always gets vanilla and his partner always chooses a different flavor. Though Satoya wants to be more than sex friends, the only thing the know about one another is their usernames.
Theo and Camilo are childhood friends running their families' businesses across from each other. Camilo runs a tobacco shop, is openly bisexual, and open about his long-held love for Theo, whereas Theo runs a liquor store, despite his intolerance for alcohol, and, is struggling to figure out his own sexuality and admit his feelings for Camilo. One day, a drunk Theo shares his concerns with Camilo and the two begin experimentally dating.
After collapsing, injured, in front of Chitose's apartment orphaned delinquent Ayato is taken in by Chitose, but Chitose plans to have Ayato pay him back by becoming his dog. So, Ayato beings working at Chitose's Western confectionary shop. As Ayato falls in love with Chitose, he worries whether or not he's special to Chitose too.
After losing his job due to his misleading, overly-friendly attitude, Master of Sake Misumi goes to a gay bar to drink. There, he picks up a straight man and has an amazing one night stand. However, ten days later, Misumi walks into the man's, Sei's, restaurant. Having fallen in love with the food and, despite his denial, Sei, he asks for a job and with the help of old man regular Kiyo and his knowledge of sake, Sei agrees to hire him.
Teacher Jinno reunites with his former student Morimoto when Jinno coincidentally moves next door to him. However, Jinno has forgotten that as a student Morimoto confessed to him. After Jinno proposes getting a meal together to catch up, Morimoto cooks for them at his place and, at Morimoto suggestion, they begin eating together regularly.
Pg. 7-110: Chef Yuuichi is lovers with his boss restaurant owner Takehisa. However, when Yuuichi's ex Kiyohito returns to try and take Yuuichi back, Takehisa agrees to let Kiyohito have him.
Pg. 115-182: Takao becomes distraught after his lover Yoshinaga kick him out when he is no longer able to endure his sloppiness and womanizing behavior.
Pg. 187-198: Festival Extra
Ch. 1-2: After closeted Keisuke takes a photo of Takehisa and Yuichi kissing, he blackmails Yuichi. Yuichi tries to hide the incident from Takehisa, but Takehisa overhears them talking
Ch. 3: The restaurant staff goes to a ryokan. When a drunk Yuichi acts out, he is punished by Takehisa
Ch 4-5: Takehisa becomes afraid Yuichi will treat him differently after he runs into his mother's former partner, a pervert who groomed and traumatized Takehisa, and the man begins showing up to the restaurant
Between the Sheets (HASHIMOTO Aoi)