Gathering Broken Shards in His Gentle Hands

In Gathering Broken Shards in His Gentle Hands, Hasumi takes a new position as a housekeeper in the home and atelier of a ceramic artist. There he meets Kurose, a bad-tempered, private yet popular ceramist notorious for driving away every previous housekeeper. Stuck in a creative slump, Kurose buries himself in his work until he pushes his body to its limit. Hasumi’s gentle manner gradually reaches him, and even Kurose’s unsociable attitude begins to melt into a soft sweetness. The suggestive line “If you touch me like that with those palms—” signals the intimacy developing between them. The story pairs a taciturn, handsome ceramist with a younger, pure-hearted housekeeper who has a puppy-dog earnestness. This Boys’ Love manga delivers a deeply satisfying slow burn, a salvation for readers thirsting for emotional fulfillment.