STOMP KICK LOVE GN (2025)

What's the best way to relax after a hard day's work? If you ask Kaho, it's to kick back and relax at a bar with her best drinking bro, Akira. Sure, everyone around her thinks he's pretty hot, but he smokes, gets in fights, and is a bit of a playboy-so definitely not boyfriend material. But when one thing leads to another and she wakes up in his bed one morning, it makes it infinitely harder to deny that there is absolutely nothing between them...

Not quite lovers, but definitely more than just friends... After an ill-advised one-night stand, Kaho's gone from looking forward to drinking after work with bad boy Akira to doing her best to avoid him. Not that her evasion tactics seem to be working-she just can't seem to stay away. On top of all that, her coworker Kase unexpectedly hits on her one day... What's a girl supposed to do?

She turned the one dude down. Yeah, it was sweet and all that he's super-into her, but she's just not interested in getting tied down by a guy-why doesn't anybody understand that?! Plus, Kaho's already got her hands full with Akira, who's gotten overly jealous and possessive, even though Kaho has clearly stated that they are not dating and she wants nothing to do with him, thank you very much! Except he's a part of her favorite place in the world and it just wouldn't be the same without him…

Kaho’s finally come to terms with her feelings for Akira, and she’s outright rejected Kase to boot! Late that night, she heads straight to Akira’s place, and with plenty of liquid courage in her veins, she manages to speak her mind for real. With all her tangled thoughts laid out in the open, the ball is in Akira’s court...