Ep. 8: Misaki Returns to Takahiro but Chooses to Stay with Usagi in Sapporo
Aired on May 30, 2008
Misaki agrees to live with Takahiro, believing he burdens Usagi, and visits his brother in Osaka. He feels lonely and angry when Takahiro criticizes Usagi, unaware that Usagi released him to stop Misaki from blaming himself for their parents' fatal car crash in the rain. After a upsetting phone call, Usagi arrives three hours later, forces Misaki onto a train, and refuses to let him go. Misaki admits he only wants to avoid causing trouble, but Usagi persuades him to stay. They spend the night in a private sleeper car and arrive in Sapporo the next day. Usagi reveals the trip is a birthday present for Misaki and shares his small obsession with Marimo.
Episodes
- Ep. 4 · Misaki discovers BL books, feels jealous of Usami's editor, and gets tipsy on liquor-filled chocolates.
- Ep. 5 · Nowaki returns from America and faces Hiroki's violent anger over his sudden departure.
- Ep. 6 · Nowaki delays greeting a professor, causing a missed meeting with Hiroki that leads to a library reconciliation.
- Ep. 7 · Misaki struggles with his feelings while Usagi plans a romantic date interrupted by an editor.
- Ep. 8 · Misaki Returns to Takahiro but Chooses to Stay with Usagi in Sapporo
- Ep. 9 · Hiroki and Akihiko share a childhood bond formed at age ten through shared secrets and emotional support.
- Ep. 10 · Shinobu confesses to Miyagi, who tests his sincerity with a sexual advance before dismissing him.
- Ep. 11 · Miyagi confronts past trauma while Shinobu reveals his enduring love before departing for Australia.
- Ep. 12 · Misaki feels excluded while Usami prepares for a prize celebration with his brother Haruhiko