Takoyaikski
Kaira Tomoru is the beautiful, untouchable boy everyone at Binan High School finds intimidating. Quiet, reserved, and seemingly uninterested in everyone around him, he has carefully crafted an ikemen appearance that keeps people at a distance.
But his perfect face is a lie.
Every morning, Tomoru spends an hour applying makeup to hide the insecurities he refuses to let anyone see. To him, maintaining his appearance isn't vanity. It's survival.
And then there's Minami Takumi.
Takumi is everything Tomoru wishes he could be: effortlessly handsome, naturally charming, and universally loved. No matter how messy his hair gets, how wrinkled his uniform becomes, or how much he sweats during basketball practice, he somehow remains perfect.
Tomoru has no reason to hate him.
Which only makes him hate him more.
Takumi, meanwhile, can't understand why the only person in school who seems to dislike him is the one person he desperately wants to get to know.
Then, one day, a careless accident changes everything.
A spilled cup of milk tea sends Tomoru running to the farthest bathroom he can find, his makeup ruined and his carefully constructed appearance exposed.
Takumi follows, expecting to find the same cold, intimidating boy everyone knows.
Instead, he finds someone completely different.
And his first reaction isn't disgust.
It's shock.
"YOU'RE SO HANDSOME!!!!!"
Now Takumi knows the truth Tomoru has spent years hiding.
And for the first time, Tomoru has someone who wants to see the person underneath the makeup.
Whether he likes it or not.