A Complicated Handsome Actor × A Laid-back Ordinary Guy: A Frustratingly Sweet Classmate Romance! 'The Story of Being Confessed To (?) by a Classmate' to be Released on Friday, March 27, 2026

KADOKAWA Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President & CEO: Tsuyoshi Natsuno) has released the manga 'The Story of Being Confessed To (?) by a Classmate' (Author: Yuki Arinaka), currently serialized in 'Gene pixiv,' on Friday, March 27, 2026. A complicated handsome actor × a laid-back ordinary guy: a frustratingly sweet classmate romance! 'The Story of Being Confessed To (?) by a Classmate' Yuki Arinaka A classic, laid-back, and heart-fluttering BL about a handsome guy and an ordinary guy who are childhood friends, currently serialized in 'Gene pixiv'! It is a frustrating, cross-purpose love story that begins when the handsome lead, who has long harbored feelings for the ordinary protagonist, confesses in the past tense: 'I used to like you.' Synopsis 'I used to like you back in middle school, Haruto.' Haruto, an ordinary college student, is told by his childhood friend Yutaro, whom he reunited with after six years, that he 'used to like him in middle school.' Although Haruto felt uneasy about the past-tense confession, he was relieved that they could remain friends as before. However, Yutaro starts acting suspiciously, turning bright red whenever they meet, and then suddenly closing the distance between them when he seems soft and vulnerable. The gap between these behaviors starts to make Haruto's heart race—!?