Melting Lover
Description
A collection of short stories that explore the shadowy territories of love.
A bond of love is a beautiful thing, but what happens when outside pressures force it into forms both strange and strained.
1. **Torokeru Koibito** (とろける恋人, Melting Lover) A lovesick youth encounters a mysterious shapeshifter with the ability to take on the appearance of his beloved.
2. **Tengoku no Soko** (天国の底, Bottom of Heaven) A hitman forswears pleasure, but cannot shake the fun-loving angel determined to follow him on his assignments.
3-4. **Circus mo Yahan-sugi ni wa** (サーカスも夜半過ぎには, The Circus After Midnight) Two circus performers keep explosive secrets from one another while sharing the trapeze.
5. **noisy jungle** An android finds himself malfunctioning under the gaze of his pet human.
(Source: KUMA, edited)
*Note: Includes one extra chapter.*
Alternative titles
- Torokeru Koibito
- Bottom of Heaven
- Circus mo Yahansugi ni wa
- Noisy Jungle
- Tengoku no Soko
- The Circus After Midnight
- とろける恋人
- サーカスも夜半過ぎには
- 天国の底