I Thot You Was a Toad's manga / #hidden identity(2)

Orphaned, Takitani lives a double life. At school, he is a nerdy otaku; at night, to look after his younger brother, he transforms into Ryou, a hot male escort. What happens when these two worlds collide? The plot sounds implausible, but don't take it too seriously. The characters are believable, even within their age groups, and surprisingly sympathetic (even the one who seems to be shaping up as the villain), the hero is hot, hot, hot, and Kamuro Koreaki has crafted a surprisingly realistic story.

A suspicious person, dressed in a "Gaugau" monster hood which obscures his face, shows up at the back entrance of a restaurant and tells the staff and manager a fishy sounding story to keep them from summoning the police. Fortunately, he reminds the manager of somebody from a tragic incident in his past and is treated with kindness and courtesy. Little by little, the sad story is revealed and the Gaugau monster slowly recovers his courage. A gentle story with just enough bittersweetness to keep it from dissolving into complete WAFFy fluffdoodles.