➤ two boys who know each other the best out of anyone have to separate as one departs to live in Tokyo, but despite the turbulence of a long-distance undefined relationship, they manage to keep the relationship going as they both decide to love together after many years apart
≫ childhood friends to lovers
≫ boys who carry a torch for years
➤ two boys who dream of musicians stand the test of societal discrimination as many factors of their life attempt to drive their love apart
≫ childhood friends to lovers
≫ breakups to makeups
➤ two men who have been in a relationship since they were teenagers take on the responsibility of looking after the daughter of their third best friend
≫ childhood friends to lovers
≫ established relationship
➤ after taking on the task of handling his drink better, a man allows his best friend (who has always been in love with him) to look after him while he loses his inhibitions, and also uses this as an excuse to explores his feelings for him
≫ childhood friends to lovers
➤ a long-read and slow-burn story of two boys who have been friends since childhood becoming more than friends
≫ childhood friends to lovers
➤ a boy's spirit is forced into the body of another as he has to live his life in the identity of someone new while his childhood friend is unaware
≫ childhood friends to lovers
≫ long-lost friendship/reunion
➤ a young boy completely in love with an older boy desperately tries to win his affections as he reaches adulthood
≫ childhood friends to lovers
≫ age gap
➤ two older men look back on a lifetime of being in, what they thought to be, one-sided loves for each other that has lasted over 25 years
≫ childhood friends to lovers
≫ love that stands a long test of time
➤ two boys who had been friends forever redefine their relationship as one of the boys becomes friendly with their brother
≫ childhood friends to lovers
➤ though they started as childhood friends, their relationship becomes questioned after one becomes a successful and laid-back writer and the other becomes a diligent housekeeper
≫ childhood friends to employer/employee to lovers
Itoshi no Nekokke