A schoolyard fight leads to a chance encounter between Miyano and Sasaki; their friendship blossoms and Miyano introduces Sasaki to Boys' Love manga; Sasaki wrestles with newfound and unfamiliar feelings.

The school year slowly marches forward; Sasaki and Miyano's relationship deepens; the other guys at school take notice; Sasaki struggles with the intensity of his feelings.

Miyano continues lending Sasaki manga; he worries he might be bringing Sasaki negative attention; Miyano begins to question the nature of Sasaki's relationship with him.

Sasaki becomes less and less able to hide his feelings; Ogasawara gets fujoshi help from a fudanshi; Miyano continues to question his relationship with Sasaki.

Sasaki finally decides to tell Miyano how he feels; however, Sasaki's nerves get to him and make him say the wrong thing.

Despite poring over the issue, Miyano struggles to define how he feels about Sasaki; in a rare moment alone with Sasaki, Miyano works up the courage to address his feelings.