La Esperança

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La Esperança is a yaoi manga series written and illustrated by Chigusa Kawai and published in the United States by Digital Manga publishing in 2005.

[edit] Plot

Everyone wears a persona, a mask to hide their true selves from other people, but what if you wore one everyday to everyone you meet? What if you believed yourself to be content and happy when you are really afraid of becoming yourself?

Do you really have an identity? Are you really a kind and unselfish individual?

Georges Sahpir has spent his whole life trying to be the opposite of what his parents are and has worked himself to the bone to become the perfect student, beloved by Saint Grollo Boys‘ School.

That is, until delinquent Robert Jade comes into the picture and begins to turn Georges belief system upside down. While Georges tries hard to get along with everyone, Robert doesn't care who he annoys. Compelled to shatter Georges’ angelic image, Robert can’t help but test the younger boy’s faith and innocence which he both hates and admires.

However, Georges and Robert are more similar than either realizes and are soon berated by jealous and protective classmates, yet the two find themselves forming a friendship that will transform them both.

Or, perhaps, Robert wants more than just a platonic friendship with Georges…