花野井くんと恋の病, Hananoi-kun to Koi no Yamai Genre: Romance, School Life Written By: Megumi Morino Publisher: Kodansha Magazine: Dessert Volumes: 12 Summary Sixteen-year-old Hotaru has always been ambivalent about romance. So when she sees her schoolmate, Hananoi-kun, sitting alone in the snow after a messy, public breakup, she thinks nothing of offering to share her umbrella. But when he...
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