Life in Smokey Blue

Unemployed Sakutaro is saved from a hotel scam by Kuji, his rival and ex-lover, in their first reunion in eight years.

Working as a translator, Sakutaro uncovers the touching, hidden memories shared between Kuji and his late father.

Tamaki’s surprise visit and initial distrust of Kuji melt away as he begins to share Sakutaro’s deeper story.

Kuji feels uneasy as his brother Minoru returns from the U.S. to take over the family home, stirring old complexes.

Sakutaro faces a crossroads as a new job offer and family changes force him to decide if he will leave Kuji's side.

Kuji faces the heartbreaking end of his childhood home as it's cleared out and prepared for demolition by his brother.

Kuji heads abroad, leaving Sakutaro to balance work and school until he receives a shock: Tajimi has collapsed.

While grieving Tajimi, Sakutaro faces his work, while Kuga receives a proposal to write an essay about his father.

Sakutaro enters a translation contest while Kuji struggles to write, causing a rift to form between them.

Kuji hands Sakutaro a spare key and prepares to reveal their relationship to Tamaki as both take a new step forward.