Can't Smile Without You (Itsuki Nakano x Male Reader)

A rough upbringing and a series of tragic events have left you needing to leave it all behind and go at it alone, with your (abusive) father halfway across the world and your mother in long term care. A talent in tech has allowed you to support yourself, even while you're in school. But when your friend Futaro Uesugi needs your knowledge of English for a tutoring job, it leads you to a life that has far more worth and belonging than you ever had before.

This story follows a Male Reader with much background and backstory, finding a much better life than the one he had. This is told in the first person.

(🇬🇧/🇯🇵 heritage MC)

(Follows the basic story beats and characters of The Quintessential Quintuplets by Negi Haruba)