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Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway (2021)

Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway poster
Genre
Drama, Romance, Slice of Life

How it feels

A 26 year old salaryman named Yoshida gets rejected by his crush and drowns his sorrows in drink. On the way home he finds a high school runaway named Sayu sitting on the road. He lets her stay overnight and then allows her to stay longer, and they begin an awkward and heartwarming life together.

slow-burnmelancholicheartfeltquiettenderawkwardslightly uncomfortablepoignantintimate

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