囀る鳥は羽ばたかない [Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai] #8

A beautifully understated cover for volume 8 of Kou Yoneda's acclaimed boys' love series, featuring a solitary blond man in a well-tailored grey suit, seated and leaning pensively with one hand raised to his head — an image that radiates quiet tension and emotional weight. The muted palette and refined linework feel entirely at home in this series' signature atmosphere of restrained longing. Fans of Twittering Birds Never Fly will find this installment's presentation as elegantly composed as ever.