Suki to Okaeri

Let’s laugh together, stumble a little along the way, and slowly, enjoyably, turn our “friendship” into “love”.

Souta had been living in a share house with a few part-time job friends since his student days, but one by one they moved out to chase their dreams or get married. Before he knew it, the only ones left were Souta and Ryou, who happened to be the same age. When Souta clung to him, whining, "I'm lonely! Don’t leave me too~" Ryou confessed: "I won't. I like you, you know." Wait, what kind of “like” is that?! Souta is confused, but…

(Source: Futabasha, translated)