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Key details: The main character is blond; the boy he likes has black hair. They’ve been friends since childhood, until they drifted apart because of the prejudice that boys shouldn’t hold hands. They grew apart in high school; there’s a two-year age difference between them. The dark-haired boy is on the track and field team. The blond boy kept a specific photo of the dark-haired boy wearing gym shorts, and he get freaky with his photos to emphasize his gay crush. The blond boy works up the courage to confess his feelings, but the dark-haired boy tells him he doesn’t see him that way; furthermore, he confesses that he’s sort of asexual. The dark-haired guy has had girlfriends but always breaks up with them when they want to have sex, because he’s traumatized by the way his mother neglected him—she used to have sex around with drunk or rough men when he was a child. Now that he's grown up, he has a toxic, codependent relationship with his mother, which the blond wants to break free from so he can help the black-haired boy lead a more normal life.. The blond guy is patient with him and asks if he’s actually afraid of women? The dark-haired guy isn’t sure, so the blond guy suggests he should try going out with him to see if he can really feel comfortable with another man, whether romantically or sexually. I remember: there’s a kissing scene where the blond guy tugs on his lower lip and notices that the black-haired guy has a crooked tooth—which he says is cute and adds to the list of things he likes about him. The artwork is beautiful and detailed; it’s a coming-of-age story, but I don't remember the name!

The main character is blond; his crush has black hair. They’ve been friends since childhood, until the guy with black hair told him to stop holding his hand and kissing him in the cheeks because it’s weird at that point. They drift apart in high school, but the blond guy keeps trying. The boy with black hair is a member of the school's athletic team. I remember that the blond guy kept a specific photo of the black-haired guy wearing gym shorts, and he gets freaky with his photos to emphasize his gay crush lol. The blond guy works up the courage to confess his feelings, but the black-haired guy doesn’t even take him seriously—plus, he confesses that he’s sort of asexual! because he’s traumatized by the way he was neglected by his mother, who had sex while he was around as a child. The blond guy is patient with him and never actually gives up on trying to date him. The artwork is nice, and despite the general description, it’s a story that has a coming-of-age vibe, but I don't remember the name...