We Can’t Continue To Play Best Friends

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“You know, I wouldn’t mind moving in with you.”

I was supposed to share an apartment with a female friend of mine, but she told me that she couldn’t make it all of a sudden.

“We’re friends, so it’s only natural to help each other when we’re in trouble, right?”

“It’ll just be temporary, until things settle down, anyway.”

Kitazawa is a guy with good looks who’s laid-back about everything. We hit it off instantly the moment we first met, and staying “best friends” after graduation without getting too close or drifting apart felt special and comfortable to me.

I started living together with Kitazawa—not as his partner, but as his roommate. That said, we each have our own separate room. Just like before, as long as we maintain a comfortable distance between us and stay friends, everything will be fine...

...It’s not fine, though.

I’ve always liked Kitazawa. To be fair, I think I’ve been doing a good job concealing these feelings till now.

But at this rate, I won’t be able to keep living together with him.

“...Am I not good enough?”

The moment I tried to bring up the end of our relationship status as “roommates”, Kitazawa suddenly kissed me...

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70 main pages + afterword

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Manga: Nekopi the Cat
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