Senpai is an Otokonoko

Makoto Hanaoka is used to living with a secret that is not really hidden, just quietly ignored. He is a second year student who crossdresses, presenting in a way that feels natural to him even when classmates judge it as strange or wrong. Makoto keeps his life carefully contained, until Saki Aoi, a confident first year, spots him and falls hard. She confesses directly, expecting either rejection or romance, and instead she gets the truth. Makoto is not a girl, he is a boy who likes wearing cute clothes, and he does not want to be treated as a fantasy. Saki does not back off. She decides that labels are not going to stop her, and she declares she will become his first love anyway. That stubborn affection drags Makoto into feelings he has spent years refusing to touch. Then the triangle tightens when Ryuji Taiga, Makoto’s childhood friend, admits his own feelings. Ryuji has known Makoto the longest, understands the weight of being different, and still struggles with jealousy and fear of losing him. What starts as a school romance setup becomes a story about identity and pressure. Makoto has to navigate what he wants versus what others expect, including the heavy influence of family and the fear of being rejected at home. Saki has to learn that persistence is not the same as understanding, and that love does not give you ownership over someone’s choices. Ryuji has to face the pain of loving someone while watching them be pulled in two directions. The emotional core is simple and sharp. Three teens are trying to be honest in a world that punishes honesty, and the cost of that honesty is the risk of losing the people they care about most.