Mukahi Gou, at 11 years old, is over 170 cm in height. His first confession ended without him ever hearing a reply, and ended in a mess. Mukahi, with his tall height, struggles with the fact that he doesn't look his age. On one rainy day, he meets and falls in love with the high-schooler, Aoi. While Mukahi's feelings grow stronger, due to his parents' sudden divorce, they can't even see each other anymore... This is a lengthy side story depicting the encounter, reunion, and subsequent events of the main story from a different point of view.
Hamin, who was bullied for being overweight as a child, works hard to lose weight and returns to college, hoping to reunite with his first love, Tae-rim, whom he has long admired. However, when they meet again, Tae-rim doesn't recognize him and walks past, leaving Hamin wondering if he will ever be able to fulfill his long-time crush.
Yeon Cheong-woo is crying beautifully. And it's all because of Goo Won-jae—himself. At Dohwonhyang, a secret retreat exclusively for VVIPs, where those called "fairies" sell their smiles, Yeon Cheong-woo, working as a server, catches the eye of a high-roller. "Will you come to the annex? The annex where I'm staying." Trembling with fear, Cheong-woo firmly rejects the offer. But a cleverly designed trap ensnares him... "From now on, I'll kindly violate you, Cheong-woo." Unbelievably handsome, yet an unparalleled villain, Goo Won-jae begins to kindly and cruelly dismantle Cheong-woo's life!
Eun Seon-myeong is a hunter and exorcist who carries two curses. He's on a mission to kill Shim Yi-yul, a fire fox, but instead, they form an alliance and start living together. Despite their initial dislike and wariness of each other, they manage to coexist. However, during Shim Yi-yul's heat cycle, their instincts take over, leading to a night spent together. After that night, their relationship transforms into something a little different.
"You'll never fall in love with me." Takamura, a high school student, returns to the town where he lived as a child and, by chance, finds himself in the same class as Rei, the boy he had a crush on back then. Rei also remembers Takamura, and feeling something akin to fate, Takamura once again begins to harbor a faint feelings for him. However, when Takamura witnesses Rei entering a hotel with a man after class, Takamura is surprised and asks him about it. Rei nonchalantly replies that the guy was a sex friend, and Rei's next words are: "I have no idea what it means to fall in love with someone"...?
Satoru Kutsuna is a hat maker who discovers Ryou Kashiba, a man planning to commit suicide in Japan, in the story of "Dear Mr. Rain." The next books, "Dear Hatter" and "The Speaker," consist of two volumes each and continue the adventure of these two individuals.
Yokoi is your average college student with a slightly unusual job. After class he tends to a food stall in a hard to reach park. His food is hearty and cheap, but as he's young he doesn't have a liquor license. One night while working his booth, an unusual customer walks in. Sakuma has a tail and wings and is extremely thirsty. Yokoi offers a meal, but that isn't enough to satiate Sakuma. So when Sakuma offers Yokoi a treat, the college student's life starts to long for something different also....
Two men have a heated conversation on a rooftop, but appearances can be deceiving. Souta Aoki, a kind-hearted young man, has fallen for Mio Hashimoto, his classmate who always smiles and does good deeds. His heart sinks when she lends him an eraser with another student's name, Ida, engraved on it. When Kousuke Ida sees his name on the eraser, he thinks Aoki has feelings for him. Aoki has to sort out this misunderstanding on his own, without revealing Hashimoto's affections for Ida. As fake and genuine emotions mix, misunderstandings run rampant in this intense love triangle of first crushes.
Every few decades, the town of Hokutochou sends a human up the mountain to marry one of the fox spirits who reside above them–and Inaho has always longed for that role. When he comes of age, he ascends to his new home and meets his handsome new husband: a kitsune lord named Subaru. Subaru has been watching Inaho for a long time and is pleased to receive his new spouse. But before this supernatural marriage can enter its honeymoon stage, Inaho learns that Subaru is stuck with an unfortunate curse. This fox spirit wants to eat up his beloved: literally! Can Inaho and Subaru find a way to break the curse and save their relationship?
"Can someone fall for another during their initial mating season...?" Within this world, creatures possess the capacity to transform into humanoid animals. A youthful and sincere wolf, misperceived as conceited due to his ostentatious appearance, has developed an infatuation with a strikingly attractive, tawny-skinned rabbit known as Usami. While Usami harbors a wary attitude towards carnivores, his guard drops solely in the company of the wolf, who proved to be both a lecherous individual and his savior. However, what shall become of Usami during his inaugural breeding season!?
Rui had been a charming pocket-size companion when he and Yuujirou first met. Despite having grown into a towering and equally adorable partner, their connection transcended mere friendship, leaving them bewildered by the intensity of their emotions. Eventually, they confessed their love, and every moment since has been infused with overwhelming sweetness, leading them to wonder if their happiness is warranted. As their high school days dwindle to a close, Yuujirou's heart beats faster as he envisions their future together, now that Rui is an imposing presence. Although their love tale is a slow-burning journey fraught with hardships, both believe that sweeter days await them beyond.
Forced by poor health to take a leave of absence, curmudgeonly conductor Kiri returns to his rural hometown for some much-needed rest. But on his very first night back, he comes dangerously close to freezing to death—until local grocer Osamu scoops him up out of the cold and into the warmth of his embrace. Can this younger man, a years-long fan of Kiri's work, thaw out the ice in the maestro's heart? Or will Kiri be doomed to a life of frigid loneliness forever?