The White and Blue Between Us

The White and Blue Between Us

When a white lie tears apart two high school friends, the two boys will have to confront their past in order to repair their future in this moving, dramatic, BL one-shot, perfect for fans of My Summer of You, Seven Days, or I Hear the Sunspot.

Is it ever too late to make up for a lie? Or can the opportunity be swept away, like white clouds across a blue summer sky?

It’s been seven years since Hozumi left the island town he grew up on, leaving behind not only the seaside, but also Mishima–his close friend and first love from high school.

The two haven’t spoken since Hozumi turned Mishima down when he rejected him and lied about his own feelings, so when Hozumi returns for his high school reunion, he wants nothing more than to make amends with Mishima–a task easier said than done. In their years apart, Mishima has distanced himself from not only Hozumi, but everyone in the entire town, choosing to live alone in the lighthouse his grandfather used to tend to. Will Hozumi finally be able to break down Mishima’s walls, clear the air between them, and finally confess his true feelings, or are the two fated to be separated from one another?

Biographical Notes:

Known for their moving and poignant boys’ love romances, Kiyuhiko made their debut in 2015 with their short story “Hisayuki no Ai,” which was included in the BL anthology Lock Up Boy. The White and Blue Between Us is their first work to appear in English.

Title Notes:

• Fans of Nagisa Furuya’s English debut My Summer of You quickly found BL fans flocking to Kodansha’s latest releases—who will no doubt return to read the new BL one-shot in Kodansha Comics’ ever expanding catalogue of queer BL, yaoi, and yuri titles.
• Full of the pathos and naturalism that have helped so many other BL/yaoi romance series sell in the past few years, among them My Summer of You, Seven Days, Given, and I Hear the Sunspot.

• A low-pressure, sweet romance between two likeable characters–but with the more maturity so-often sought out by avid readers of BL– catering to fans of both camps.
• Complete in a single volume.

More details on Kiyuhiko:

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More works by Kiyuhiko

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