The Sixteen Year Shadow. Most people would probably not be all that eager to take a teenage girl home with them, especially once that offers you the opportunity to "do them". The main character of HigeHiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway, however, sees nothing wrong in functioning as some kind of surrogate parent. And how does it do that? Quite well, actually.... at first. And that's this week's offering. Next week, we'll have more on our plates, but who provides the plates? See you all then. -Stig Høgset.
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