"When I [first] saw you, you seemed to be standing [on] the edge. I got this feeling of impending danger. I was reaching out before I even noticed." - Tachibana
It's a coming-of-age story for Haruhi, a university student with an inferiority complex from being under the shadow of his more cheerful twin brother. His destructive path to self-discovery gets him the attention of kind-hearted Tachibana. Haruhi's growth in this is a gem to read.
[The chicken that was me, finally had his gay debut today.] - Yuudai
Official English version is out of print.
[Dumped by my partner... dumped on by panties...
A lot of shitty things have happened, but...
Thanks to that old man with the underwear...
I feel like my spirits aren't as low as they might be.] - Ise on meeting Hishimoto
"Even though I know all his tricks, how come they still get me every single time...? Am I stupid? Am I really that stupid?" - Tachibana, on being dense to his feelings for Ryuusuke
Drama CD available.
"I should've made them happy... Shingo, and Yukito as well."
"Shingo and Yukito and Makoto and Takuya and Yuuji as well. Right?"
"Oosawa-kun, you really are cold to me!"
[It was pure coincidence that they chose Kami-san's place as our film location. But it was no coincidence that I opened this door. I believe it was fate.] - Waki
Prequel: http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/first_bite/
Concrete Garden
"Didn't you say that you called for me because you were lonely?" - Kiyoharu
Kiyoharu is sent into a secret facility to communicate with the angel Toki.
Time Stops
"Don't cry. I will come back." - Jiu
Tokiwo meets a different version of his childhood friend, Jiu.
Two stories about fated pairs. These beautiful and thought-provoking stories will demand your attention.
"I'm a homo, chump, and followed by a fairy. These little details make my life three times more miserable [than] it should be. Will happiness ever come to me?!" - Izumi
Follows the story of four fairies and the humans they follow, patiently waiting for their moment of true happiness.
"That... is probably the least sexy kiss I've ever seen..." - the barkeep, on witnessing the two protagonists sucking face
The plot can be boiled down to 'who gets to top?' But read on and you'll understand there's a reason beyond Ashitaka's 'it hurts up the butt, see?' and Noshiro's insistence on topping. There's strength in the silent storytelling that shows these two really know and love each other.
Drama CD available.
"Lately, people will throw away just about anything they can't use. This was definitely worried it'd be discarded. It can't be made new again. But even broken like this, it makes my heart throb." - Harehito
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I'll be changing this list to feature mature stories, while the Fluffy list to contain school life stories as I have a hard time distinguishing where to put where haha.