plip's manga / #Family Business(2)

"In a sleepy Southern town, two men have always lived in each other’s company: Camilo, the cigarette store owner and Teo, the liquor store owner. While Camilo smokes like a chimney, light-weight Teo struggles to uphold his reputation in a town full of liquor enthusiasts. When the annual grape harvest festival draws near Teo dreads the obligatory wine-tasting contest. His only hope is to train with Camilo, who holds his liquor well. But what will happen to them when, one evening, Camilo confesses his love to his childhood friend?" ✰ Childhood Friends; Friends to Lovers ✰ Cigarette Store Owner x Liquor Store Owner ⤷ another zariya masterpiece of course

"Hot-headed Kozuka Mitsuomi left his home in the country to try to lead a sophisticated life in Tokyo. Unfortunately, at age 25, he returns home in disgrace, having been fired from his job. As he tries to rediscover himself in the rural area he once called home, he meets Kumai Yamato, a man about his age who was adopted into his community while Mitsuomi was away. The sweet and even-tempered Yamato is hiding his own pain, and as the two men connect, they start a journey together." ✰ ⤷ 4.5 ee that was cute. the relationship was really natural, and yamato's initial reluctance to show his 'pitiful' side followed by his return to the place he was abandoned as a baby was really emotional and bittersweet, esp since mitsuomi was there beside him. v nice