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Blackbird pilot recalls when his SR-71 Flew so Fast that he and his RSO Landed at Beale AFB almost a Day Before They Took Off from Kadena AB

SR-71 Pilot tells the story of when his Blackbird flew So Fast that He and his RSO arrived at Beale AFB almost a Day Before They Left Kadena AB

The SR-71 Blackbird

The SR-71, the most advanced member of the Blackbird family that included the A-12 and YF-12, was designed by a team of Lockheed personnel led by Clarence “Kelly” Johnson, then vice president of Lockheed’s Advanced Development Company Projects, commonly known as the “Skunk Works” and now a part of Lockheed Martin.

SR-71 T-Shirts

CLICK HERE to see The Aviation Geek Club contributor Linda Sheffield’s T-shirt designs! Linda has a personal relationship with the SR-71 because her father Butch Sheffield flew the Blackbird from test flight in 1965 until 1973. Butch’s Granddaughter’s Lisa Burroughs and Susan Miller are graphic designers. They designed most of the merchandise that is for sale on Threadless. A percentage of the profits go to Flight Test Museum at Edwards Air Force Base. This nonprofit charity is personal to the Sheffield family because they are raising money to house SR-71, #955. This was the first Blackbird that Butch Sheffield flew on Oct. 4, 1965.

The Blackbird design originated in secrecy during the late 1950s with the A-12 reconnaissance aircraft that first flew in April 1962 and remained classified until 1976. President Lyndon Johnson publicly announced the existence of the YF-12A interceptor variant on Feb. 29, 1964, more than half a year after its maiden flight. The SR-71 completed its first flight on Dec. 22, 1964.

The Blackbird was designed to cruise at “Mach 3+,” just over three times the speed of sound or more than 2,200 miles per hour and at altitudes up to 85,000 feet.

Blackbird pilot recalls when his SR-71 Flew so Fast that he and his RSO Landed at Beale AFB almost a Day Before They Took Off from Kadena AB

David Peters in SR-71’s cockpit

The incredible speed of the SR-71 Blackbird

So, it comes as no surprise if, thanks to its astonishing flight characteristics, the aircraft has set numerous speed and altitude records throughout its career.

To give a real perspective of the incredible speed the iconic Blackbird could attain, SR-71 pilot David Peters tells the following, fabulous story.

‘We were TDY to Det. 1 at Kadena AB, Okinawa. One of the birds was scheduled for swap out and my back seater, Ed Bethart, and I were to fly it home. The replacement came in on Friday and we were to leave Saturday morning. So, in true Habu tradition we welcomed the incoming crew and went to happy hour Friday evening at the officers’ club.

SR-71 Pilot tells the story of when his Blackbird flew So Fast that He and his RSO arrived at Beale AFB 17 1/2 Hours Before They Left Kadena AB

David Peters and Ed Bethart

A true story

‘We got up Saturday morning and got ready to go home. Departure was scheduled for 1000. Everything went well and we departed right on time. Headed out to do a pass through the Korean DMZ then into the tankers in the Sea of Japan. Good refueling and climb out headed for the Sea of Okhotsk and the Kamchatka peninsula of Russia and from there to more tankers off of Adak in the Aleutian Islands. Another good refueling and on to Beale AFB California.

‘We arrived with a low approach pulled up into a closed pattern and landed. Following de-suiting and debrief we deposited our classified flight documents jumped in a car and arrived at the officers club for Friday night happy hour at 1630 17 1/2 hours before we left Kadena.

SR-71 print

This print is available in multiple sizes from AircraftProfilePrints.com – CLICK HERE TO GET YOURS. SR-71A Blackbird 61-7972 “Skunkworks”

‘Try that in any aircraft other than the SR-71. Besides this is actually a true story.’

Be sure to check out Linda Sheffield Miller (Col Richard (Butch) Sheffield’s daughter, Col. Sheffield was an SR-71 Reconnaissance Systems Officer) Twitter Page Habubrats SR-71 and Facebook Page Born into the Wilde Blue Yonder for awesome Blackbird’s photos and stories.

Photo credit: David Peters and U.S. Air Force

@Habubrats71 via X

[blackbackedjackal]

I have a buddy in Thailand who has the same brand of figure collecting ADHD I do. He's super cool, and we chat almost every day about figures and Pokémon PvP and dinosaurs.

I buy stuff from him once a month to help support his business. Most of the stuff he gets is from local vendors who pick merchandise out of landfills since Thailand has become a dumping ground for Japan/China/South Korea etc., including stuff that was never used/mint and just thrown away because reasons. He's been able to upgrade his local shop and get a new camera for his business and stuff for his bird (he loves birds and has a pet Sun Conure). He made 5000 sales recently, and I'm really proud of him, and I'm happy to see him doing so well.

He also supports a lot of local shops and artists, and he even commissioned a portrait of Blue he sent me in my last package.

He's fucking based. I love this dude. 10/10 internet friend.

[tailschannel]

Sonic the Hedgehog series reached over 1.6 Billion sales

In a new integrated reported published by SEGA, the Sonic the Hedgehog series has reached a new high of cumulative 1.6 Billion sales and downloads. SEGA of Japan CEO Haruki Satomi also commented on the recent acquisition of Rovio, the developers behind the Angry Birds series, and what he learned with the success of Sonic Frontiers.

Sonic reaches a new landmark

As of current, SEGA has relayed that the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise has sold over 1.6 Billion units in regards to its games (worth reminding that these numbers also includes the free to play mobile games), also mentioning how Sonic Frontiers was an important release for the franchise.

Citing Sonic Frontiers as a hit "all over the world", SEGA also expressed that it marks a turning point for Sonic in the 3D space, showcasing how Sonic is one of SEGA's most important brands.

SEGA of Japan CEO Haruki Satomi on current landscape for SEGA

Haruski Satomi, when asked about the current trends in the gaming world, expressed that "there's a growing tendency of users carefully checking out reviews and impressions of games before making any purchase, and those titles that are universally praised can do record sales all over the world." With Satomi mentioning that SEGA's main goal will be to create games that bring new experiences to users and also their attention.

Satomi also commented on what he learned with Sonic Frontiers, saying that "the team did various testings and field learning, and was extremely rigorous on bringing its' quality to the maximum it could be, even if that meant the game being delayed from its' original planned release. As a result, this game has become one of the best of the entire [Sonic] series."

In regards to the recent acquisition of Rovio, developer for the Angry Birds series, Satomi expressed that it meant that SEGA could compete even more in the ever growing mobile gaming market. With Satomi stating that "we feel that it's the perfect partner for us to fill the pieces that are missing that will help our group reach even more growth."

[acepalindrome]

Okami HD will probably be going on sale soon since the sequel was announced, and if you haven’t played it before, I beg you to give it a try. It is truly one of the games of all time. It’s beautiful. It’s a work of art. And it’s also really goddamn fun.

You’re playing as the sun goddess Amaterasu in a fictionalized version of Classical Japan heavily inspired by mythology and folklore, on a quest to save a world overtaken by darkness. That’s all well and good, but the goddess, who takes a form of a majestic white wolf, is just waking up from a very long sleep, during which the people have lost their faith in her, which means she’s lost most of her powers. So now she’s just a big ol’ sleepy puppy dog, and acts and is viewed by the humans around her accordingly. She’s a Good Dog. Who wants a tummy rub.

Her quest to save the world involves a bunch of big epic fights, but it’s also a lot of little acts of good and kindness to rekindle the world’s faith in her. It’s feeding the birds and rabbits! It’s making the flowers bloom! And those little things matter!It really heals the heart, seeing how your small acts of kindness bring life back into the world. It matters that I helped that dying tree bloom again. It matters that I ran an errand for a little old man. It matters that I fed a family of pigs.

That’s not even getting into the influence of different types of Japanese art on the very meat of the game. You use a Celestial Brush by drawing on the screen to create wind, cut down enemies, make a fucking bomb, and like a million other cool ways to interact with the world, all with beautiful ink drawings.

Please play Okami.

[yurimother]

'I'm in Love with the Villainess' English Audiobook Debuts

On Thursday, November 16, Seven Seas Entertainment released its unabridged audiobook adaptation of the first volume of Inori's I'm in Love with the Villainess (Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijou). The audiobook, released under Seven Sea's audio imprint, Siren, is narrated by Courtney Shaw (Liz and the Blue Bird).

Initially released in English in 2020, the first volume of I'm in Love with the Villainess follows office worker Ohashi Rei, who is reincarnated as Rae, the protagonist of her favorite otome game. However, Rae is not interested in the fantasy world's many eligible royal bachelors from the game and instead only has eyes for Claire François, the antagonist. Rae uses her knowledge of the game and its world to get close to her beloved villainess and swears that she will save her from her ultimate fate when the revolution comes.

The audiobook edition is 6 hours and 54 minutes long. It is produced by John Marshall Media.

This seminal Yuri series is notable for its explicit focus on and discussion of different LGBTQ+ identities, including queer marriages and families. The series, which began as a webnovel on Shosetsuka ni Naro, is a sleeper hit. It was initially licensed in Japan as a digital-only light novel series by GL Bunko but gained popularity, especially in international markets, leading to multiple rereleases, adaptations, and spinoffs.

YuriMother gave the first light novel volume a perfect 10/10 review, calling it "A stunningly profound, entertaining, and queer title that eclipses other isekai and Yuri series."

An anime adaptation of the series is currently airing on Tokyo MX and streaming internationally on Crunchyroll. It is produced by Platinum Vision and directed by Hideki Oba.

The I'm in Love with a Villainess Volume 1 audiobook is available on Audible, BookWalker Global, Spotify, Google Play, and other major audio platforms. The second volume will be released on December 7.

You can check out the audiobook of I'm in Love with the Villainess Volume 1 today: https://amzn.to/3R6oUig

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Recommended reads

There's a lot of different Batman media and I've written versions of riddlebird for many of them. I've selected one of my stories from each fandom to hopefully give people a taste of the variety. Expect more to be added as I write for new shows or old ones I haven't got to yet.

Batman (1966) Sixties - G - Words: 4,385 As the years go on the invites turn from weddings to baby showers to funerals. In their line of work though, Penguin and Riddler consider themselves lucky to have made it thus far together. (Old Married Couple) (Wakes & Funerals)

Batman - All Media Types Minesweeper - G - Words: 269 Batman had finally navigated the typical Riddler labyrinth but what he finds isn't exactly what he expects. (Gamer Ed) (Sleepy Penguin) (Fluff)

Batman: Arkham (Video Games) Arkham Games - E - Words: 19,477 Factions are at play backing Penguin into a corner. And if that wasn't enough to be dealing with, he also has to fathom whatever is going on between him and Riddler. (Canon-Typical Violence) (Homophobic Language) (Sexual Tension) (Friends With Benefits) (except not really friends) (Stubborn Denial) (Hand Jobs) (Blow Jobs) (Frottage) (Semi-Public Sex) (Masturbation) (Rough Sex) (Anal Sex)

Batman: Caped Crusader Homme d'affaires - T - Words: 5,697 Edward Nashton just needs to land a big sale. What he finds is a whole other world of possibility. (salesman) (Implied/Referenced Torture) (Choking)

Batman (Comics) The Mind Is A Fragile Thing - G - Words: 2,454 Riddler is undergoing treatment in Arkham and Penguin is not happy about it. (Bruce Wayne) (Arkham Asylum) (Mental Health Issues)

Batman (Movies 1989-1997) Anything Yours Can Do - T - Words: 1,954 Helping Batman out was supposed to be a bit of fun. So how did she end up arguing with Riddler over who had the best lover? (Arguing) (Bragging) (Relationship Comparisons) (BatCat) (Guess which wins)

Batman Ninja (2018) Ridorā Kitsune - G - Words: 2,830 When Penguin is brought with several others to ancient Japan by an experiment gone wrong, he has a wealth of things to concern him. Not least of which is what precisely might have happened to Riddler. (Japan) (Canon time travel) (Friendly Kidnapping)

Batman: The Animated Series Do You Mind? - T - Words: 36,330 The tale of how Penguin and Riddler met, became friends, and then something more. "Words are easy, like the wind; faithful friends are hard to find." (Canon Compliant) (Arkham Asylum) (The Iceberg Lounge) (First Meetings) (Friends to Lovers) (Ed Is Oblivious)

Batman: The Brave and the Bold The Brave And The Bold - G - Words: 2,088 Fortune favours the brave, they say, but Riddler is stacking the odds in his favour as he approaches Penguin for a date. (Courtship) (Crimes & Criminals)

Batman: The Telltale Series (Video Games) Bedye Art - G - Words: 1,550 The failure of Penguin's plans had merely been a stumbling block. Now, however, he had a far more pressing concern. (Blackgate Penitentiary) (Canonical Character Death)

Batwheels (Cartoon) In The Air Tonight - T - Words: 2,150 After a heist gone wrong, Penguin and Riddler find themselves trapped with very little to distract them but each other. (Ferris Wheels) (First Kiss)

Batwoman (TV 2019) Little Bird - T - Words: 4,017 Alice has left the city to undergo rehabilatitation in a private establishment run by someone very familiar with the trials faced by those seeking help in Gotham. (long separation) (Presumed Dead)

Gotham (TV) Everything Old Is New Again - G - Words: 9,722 If you had the power to go back in time, what would you hope to change? And would you do it? Those are the questions Edward is facing now he and Oswald are free for the first time in ten years. (Time Travel) (Post-Season/Series 05 Finale) (Sharing a Bed) (Jealous Edward Nygma) (Love Confessions)

Harley Quinn (Cartoon 2019) Groping For Trout In A Peculiar River - T - Words: 2,350 Riddler's attempted seduction of Penguin is curtailed but things aren't quite what they appear. (Misunderstandings) (Flirting) (Awkwardness)

Teen Titans Go! Easy Escape - T - Words: 4,835 Edward is taking Oswald out on a proper date today, whether Arkham likes it or not. (First Dates) (Museums) (Aquariums) (Theatre) (toy shop) (Pier) (Innuendo)

The Batman (Cartoon 2004) Take These Broken Wings - T - Words: 13,508 Riddler has barely escaped the Batman but his trouble might not be over as he runs into another criminal acquaintance. Its a good thing he doesn't have a crush on him or anything otherwise things might get awkward. (Injury) (Hurt/Comfort) (Developing Relationship) (Bathing/Washing) (Gay Oswald Cobblepot) (Bisexual Edward Nygma)

The Batman (Movie 2022) Boss - E - Words: 5,555 In the wake of Gotham's flooding, Ed once again turns up at the Iceberg Lounge. (Anal Sex) (Riding) (Communication)

The LEGO Batman Movie (2017)/LEGO Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite (2013) Private Island - T - Words: 8,282 Penguin has got himself a luxury island and his fellow rogues have been invited for a visit. One in particular has an ulterior motive for going though. (Bad Flirting) (Attempted Seduction) (Riddler has a crush) (Jealousy)

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2024 Sapporo Snow Festival Will Feature Tamagotchi Exhibit

Bandai Japan has just announced that they will be bringing Tamagotchi to the Sapporo Snow Festival, and there’ a lot to be excited about! The Sapporo Snow Festival is a festival held annually in Sapporo, Japan, over seven days in February. You can see large snow sculptures and get some great pictures. This year it’s being held on Sunday, February 4th, 2024 through Sunday, February 11th, 2024 at Odori Park, Tsudome, and Susukino, which are all in the Hokkaidō area. Entry to the venues is free!

Tamagotchi will actually have its own exhibit at the 74th annual Sapporo Snow Festival, which started back in 1950 and now attractive more than 2 million people from Japan and abroad. For the first time there will be two Tamagotchi statues. The first will feature both Mametchi, and Kuchipathci along with a snowman that you’ve seen on the new Tamagotchi Uni! The second snow statue will be of a Tamagotchi Original with Mametchi on screen.

That’s now it! There will even a shop to purchase Tamagotchi products (including some exclusive Tamagotchi x Sapporo Snow Festival products which have yet to be announced), and shoppers picking up the Tamagotchi Uni will be able to get an exclusive limited edition Sapporo Snow Festival Tama Sticker! This Tama Sticker features a limited 16-digit download code which will allow you to download the Shimaenaga (which is a cute and fluffy bird only found in Hokkaido) Hat for your Tamagotchi to wear.

Tamagotchi’s for sale will including the Tamagotchi Uni in all three colors, both lanyards, and a Tamagotchi camera (could this be the same one we saw for the 27th anniversary at Shibuya 109?).

[calamari-inari]

For any followers that may be living in Japan that love Ferdibert, I have a special announcement! Twelve Moons With You, a B&W Comic Anthology is available in Japanese on Toranoana! Even if you aren't from Japan, please help spread the word. Originally in English, we put a lot of work to make the Japanese comic anthology happen ❤️

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お待たせしました、TMWY(日本語)は現在発売中です！ ぜひ、よろしくお願いいたします！

Japanese version of TMWY is now on sale at Toranoana! Thank you so much for your support!!

アーティストのリストは次のとおりです:

表紙の作品 - ppp (Twitter)

大樹の節 (ヒューベルト) - @arylaee

大樹の節 (フェルディナント) - @calamari-inari

竪琴の節 - @chisaka57

竪琴の節 - AU (Twitter)

青海の節 - waveoftheocean (Twitter)

翠雨の節 - カンカン (Twitter)

角弓の節 - Shimako (Twitter)

飛竜の節 - birds (Twitter)

赤狼の節 - Ludo (Twitter)

星辰の節 - Risecchi (Twitter)

守護の節 - 星藍乃 (Twitter)

天馬の節 - @krazieka2

孤月の節 - @yeleleow

[helplesslypurple77]

Day 7-Atsushi/Fukuzawa with kinks Aphrodisiacs and Praise kink

Notes: Really Rare Pair lol. I dunno, it's fun(I'm a multishipper). ALSO DID YOU GUYS KNOW THAT BENTO’S IN JAPAN COST LIKE 3-5 BUCKS? I'M SO JEALOUS THEIR LIKE 15$ HERE!

It was a relatively peaceful evening at the Agency. And that was because he was the only one here. Atsushi doubted that it would be this quiet if they all had not abandoned him alone to do paperwork and went off on missions. Well, besides Dazai. No one knew where he was. They had their guesses. Kunikida had guessed, ‘off somewhere slacking off as usual,’ Ranpo had simply said ‘woman’ and Yosano and Kenji had guessed suicide attempt. Kyouka hadn't weighed in, and neither had Tanzaki and Naomi, but that was because they hadn't been there. Atsushi was sure that if they had been there, they would have had their own opinions.

But anyway, everyone was out and Atsushi was demoted to doing paperwork all day long in his loneliness. It wasn't too bad in all honesty. It was quiet, and the sun was just burning the horizon with orange and yellows. It was peaceful. The wind was gentle and smelled faintly of something sweet, and a street musician was playing faintly in the background. Atsushi was the only one here, as far as he knew. And he had gotten through a substantial amount of the work he had been avoiding, and he had secretly raided Ranpo’s snack drawer(although based on how it wasnt locked like it usually was, Atsushi wouldn't be surprised if the man left it open for him as an apology).

Atsushi leaned back in his chair, stretching. He might as well go to the corner store and get some dinner, maybe replace a few of Ranpo’s snacks while he was at it. The wind caressed his face as he closed the door behind him, tossing his hair gently around, letting the longer strands tickle his cheeks. It was a good temperature, not too cold and not too warm and the sun splashed a pretty sunset over the horizon. Golden hour light highlighted the world, casting it in a brilliant ethereal glow. It was nice to get out of the office for a minute, to walk through the streets, busy with people on their way home from work, and simply stretch for a minute. 

He's turning the corner to the supermarket when he spots it, the cute little bento shop right next door, with a big red ‘buy one get one free!’ sign, and he’s never really been one to resist a good sale. The bell tinkles as he enters the shop, the only other customer, a giggly couple in the corner, barely pay him mind as he walks to the counter. The woman working the register smiles brightly at him. 

“Hi cutie, what can I getcha?” Atsushi can't help the red that scrawled across his cheeks, he’s still not used to compliments. The woman is pretty too, and while these days Atsushi’s type is a little different, he can at least admit she’s pretty. Dazai would probably ask her for double suicide. “Um, I'll take the Katsu Bento please!” The woman, whose name tag reads Akiko nods, tapping away at the register with her long acrylic nails. “Oh yeah!” Akiko looks up. “We're actually offering a discount right now. If you try our new pickles we give 50% off! What do ya think, sweety?” Atsushi’s nodding before he can even think properly. “I'll take it. I also saw you guys have a buy one get one free deal right now?” Akiko nods, smiling. “Yep, so you want two Katsu bento’s with the new pickles. That’ll be 200¥.” Atsushi hands over the coins with a smile, and the woman slides his bentos across the counter. She tosses him a wink as he leaves. “Enjoy baby.” 

The bell tinkles as he leaves, the breeze welcomes him back into the dusk. The sun has sunk a little more, but still peaks over the horizon, as if it longs to stay for one more hour. Birds chirp and leaves spin through the air and a little girl runs past him, chasing a runaway balloon. The afternoon is perfect, but almost two perfect and Atsushi’s almost waiting for Akutagawa to jump out of the shadows and threaten him with a few amputated limbs. But he makes it all the way back to the Agency without any notable accidents. 

The Agency is no longer empty when he gets back, the president is sitting on the brown leather couch by the door, flipping through a book. And Atsushi hates how his heart speeds up a little bit when he sees him. He looks unfairly dignified and attractive as he flips through his book, looking up and meeting Atsushi’s eyes. “There you are, Atsushi, I was wondering where you had gone off two.” Atsushi pointedly ignores his flushed cheeks and speeds up heart rate and holds up the to-go bag. “Went out to grab some dinner. Would you like one sir? I have an extra bento.” The President closes his book with a nod. “I would like one, thank you.” 

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The bento Atsushi hands him is lovely, with one side of rice with a rather generous piece of Katsu sliced across it. There are three different types of sides, including a lovely cucumber salad, a pickled leaf that looks a bit like perilla, and a little mochi for dessert. He gratefully takes the chopsticks Atsushi hands him, giving the boy a grateful smile. The little flush on his face is charming. “This looks delicious, Atsushi. Tell me how much I owe you.” Atsushi unwraps his own chopsticks, a bashful little smile curved across his face. “Oh don't worry about it, it was a buy one get one free deal. They also gave me a 50% off discount if I tried their new pickles.” He uses a chopstick to pick one of the leaves out, taking a bite. “Oh, these are good.” Fukuzawa takes a bite of one and finds he does not care for the taste at all. It has a distinctly mint like flavor, but strangely not and because of the pickling, kind of bitter. He scoops his into Atsushi’s bento. Atsushi sends him a grateful little smile. 

The rest of the Bento is delicious, and Fukuzawa digs in as they talk. “You know Atsushi.” Fukuzawa starts out, “You have been doing exceptionally well with your jobs lately.” The flush that takes his cheeks is adorable, and Fukuzawa can't help the thought, exceptionally cute. The boy has always been susceptible to praise. “You don't have to say that, Sir.” Fukuzawa shakes his head. “No, I mean it. And your suggestion to team up with the mafia proved a very good one.” And, although he won't say this part, he likely would have not thought of it himself, or even if he had, he would have disregarded the thought. He didn't want to think too hard about the reason he even thought properly about it in the first place. The boy smiles bashfully at the praise, his whole body practically singing with joy, his ears and tail flicking happily—

Wait, a tail and ears? Fukuzawa looks again, just in case he hallucinates in his old age. Sure enough, two ears have sprouted on the boy's  head, and a tail flicks behind him, wagging slightly. Fukuzawa frowns. While it's admittedly kind of adorable, and his hands are itching to stroke the soft white fur, he should probably tell him. But he really doesn't want to. Atsushi is sure to put them away then, and they're just so cute! Fukuzawa really, really wants to pet them, maybe run his hands through Atsushi’s soft hair while he’s at it. 

Atsushi still hasn't noticed the ears, and is happily munching away at those new pickles. He seems to really like them, it's almost charming how he chomps away happily, a little smile curved across his face. Those leaves look strangely familiar though, but Fukuzawa just can't place them…

“Um Sir? Is something wrong?” Those eyes are looking at him, and Fukuzawa realizes he's staring. He shakes his head, clearing thoughts of petting Atsushi out of his head. He really should just tell him about the ears, as much as he doesn't want to. He opens his mouth, ready to tell all, but he never gets the chance because suddenly Atsushi is gone, replaced by a huge white tiger. The change is almost instantaneous, and although Fukuzawa should be scared, he really isn't because the tiger looks less fearsome and more just adorable as it pads around the table, pouncing on the couch and laying its head in Fukuzawa’s lap. Fukuzawa almost melts, because his lap is full of giant Atsushi kitty and he just has to stroke him.

The fur is as soft as he imagined, and a deep pur rumbles out of Atsushi Kitty, the vibrations rattling him and the couch. The massive cat nuzzles his hand, almost begging for more pets. With joy, Fukuzawa obliges. 

The ring of his phone cuts through the calm of the room. Atsushi Kitty’s ears flick slightly as Fukuzawa removes one hand to answer. It's Dazai. 

“Yo, Boss? Is Atsushi with you?” 

Fukuzawa chuckles, “Yes, in a manner of speaking.”

“Uh, ok. Well, he’s not picking up his phone.” Dazai sounds like he’s barely holding back laughter. “I forgot to tell him that he should not get the Bento’s from that place down the street.” 

Fukuzawa’s blood runs cold. “Why?”

“You sound panicked.” Dazai sounds far too pleased. “Don't worry, it's nothing bad. They have a few deals and you know how Atsushi can't resist those.” 

Dazai says it's nothing but ice cold panic still runs through Fukuzawa’s veins. 

“Anyway, they have a new pickle that he shouldn't eat.” He hears a commotion on the line, and then Dazai’s voice is replaced by Kunikida. “President? Yes, Dazai was dallying so i'll just tell you.” 

“What's wrong with the pickles?” Fuuzawa tries to steady his voice, but an embarrassing tremor is still there. Fukuzawa can almost hear Kunikida frowning through the phone. “He ate them, didn't he?” 

“Yes”

Fukuzawa can hear giggling in the background, probably Dazai. Kunikida continues. “Don't worry, they aren't poisonous. I talked to the lady down the street and she said it is a new strain of catnip they’ve developed.” 

The panic is gone, replaced by amusement. “I see, well that's not a problem then.” 

“Well, um, you see…” Kunikida sounds almost flustered, and then he's replaced by Dazai again.

“What Kunikida is too flustered to say is that the Catnip acts as a potent aphrodisiac.” Fukuzawa almost chokes, Dazai sounds far too thrilled as he continues. “Apparently, it has no effect on humans, but most cats almost immediately go into a heat of some type.”

“But what effect will it have on Atsushi? He’s technically a tiger.” Fukuzawa is grasping at straws here, desperately trying to tamp down any inappropriate thoughts. Dazai is replaced, but with Ranpo this time.

“Hey boss, did Atsushi eat all my snacks” 

“Ranpo, I don't think that's our priority right now.”

“Yeah yeah, well the aphrodisiac should have an effect on Atsushi, because of the tiger.” Fukuzawa loves his members, but seriously, he just needs information right now. Ranpo continues. “I'd guess there would be like three stages. One, cat ears and tail, two, full tiger form, and three back to human.” Fukuzawa can faintly hear rustling in the background, and a few muffled giggles.

“He’ll probably go all horny when he’s back in human form.” Ranpo chomps on something, probably some chips. “This is good for you, Boss. you can finally stop lying to yourself—

Fukuzawa hears a commotion in the background again and then Dazai is grabbing the phone. “Don't worry Prez, I'd be happy to come back and take care of him, you don't have to do any—” There’s a smack, and then the line goes dead. 

Fukuzawa is frozen for a moment, truly taking in the information. Apparently, the store down the road decided to mutate a new type of Catnip, specifically for pickles? In his old age, Fukuzawa has truly stopped being surprised by most things but this one, this one almost gets him. The massive tiger on his lap purrs, nuzzling into his hand as he resumes his petting, trying to come up with a game plan for when Atsushi returns to his human form and inevitably ‘goes all horny’. He has, to his knowledge, three options. One, he could call Dazai back and have him ‘deal with it’. This option on the surface seems like a good one, but the thought of Dazai’s hands all over Atsushi makes a weird feeling start in his chest.(he knows it's jealousy, but he can't admit it, even just to himself.) Option two is to take care of it himself. And, although it's the most attractive option, that one is out of the question. He has grown much too old to be messing around like that, especially with a much younger employee. 

The third option is quickly looking to be his only option, to simply wait it out and do nothing. And in the end, its the only option he really has.(In the back of his mind, Fuykuzawa prepares himself for the battle of a lifetime, because he’s not sure what's going to happen when Atsushi returns to human form, but he can certainly imagine it. Atsushi’s pretty flushed face, his lips parting in moans and whimpers, his flushed chest covered in pretty hickeys, his voice panting out that stupid appellation the boy likes to use, “Oh, Fukuzawa Sir, it feels so good. Oh oh oh—)

His phone ringtone startles Fukuzawa out of his thoughts. Atsushi’s ears flick in displeasure as Fukuzawa removes his hands, answering the call. 

“Yo Prez.” Dazai sounds thrilled. “We got some info.”

“I see.” The massive tiger in his lap is purring again, and Fukuzawa almost melts into a puddle of sappy joy. Dazai chuckles. 

“Apparently, you have a couple options.” Dazai says. “One, pardon my french, you fuck it out of him.” Fukuzawa clears his throat, hoping to clear his mind of all the images that conjured up. Dazai continues, sounding much too amused. “Two, ask Lucy to do it. Or three, I'm still available to come home and do it for you.”

“Can I not just wait it out?” Fukuzawa hates the green monster of jealousy that rears its ugly head at the mention of Dazai or even Lucy ‘dealing with it’. 

“Nope.” Dazai replies. “Apparently if you let it go he could get seriously injured. I dunno, I wasn't listening to the specifics.”

A small silence descends upon the two men on the phone, before Dazai speaks up once more. “So Prez, can I do it?” Fukuzawa doesn't like how excited he sounds, positively gleeful. “Put Ranpo on please.”

“Yeah, yeah. You know, maybe this is good. You can finally stop lying to yourself and we at the office can stop seeing Atsushi’s abandoned little puppy eyes every time you enter the room—”

A commotion sounds on the other side of the phone, but Fukuzawa doesn't really notice because it's at this moment that the fur on the giant tiger recedes, leaving behind a sleeping boy, head still nestled on Fukuzawa’s lap. 

“Yo, boss? Did Atsushi eat all my snacks? I left to drawer open as an apology for leaving him there, but i only did it because i thought he would be too polite to eat them all—”

“Ranpo, is that really our priority right now?” Fukuzawa isn't proud of how his voice shakes slightly.

“Geez, ok. Did you need something?” Fukuzawa can actively hear Ranpo’s eye roll. “Cause we were just stopping at the store to get a snack refill.”

Fukuzawa is truly tempted to roll his eyes. “Atsushi is asleep right now. How long until the aphrodisiac kicks in.”

“I dunno, maybe ten minutes.” Ranpo says. “You should probably take him back to the dorms.”

“But i don't intend—” “Yeah sure, whatever you say.” And with a beep, the line goes dead. With a sigh, Fukuzawa gently hoists a still sleeping Atsushi into his arms, and starts the trek back to the dorms.

◈◈◈

Dusk has fallen, the sun has all but vanished over the horizon and a thousand stars paint the sky, He only gets a few strange looks on the way home, but it's clear that the people of Yokohama have long since grown used to the strange happenings around the Agency building and he gets back to the dorms, and into Atsushi’s apartment with no problems. It's only once he's stepped inside, when he’s set Atsushi gently on the floor and is rummaging around for the futon when he truly asks himself what he’s planning to do once the boy wakes up. And when he’s settling Atsushi gently on the futon, and is sitting beside it, he tries his best to think of a solution, any solution besides the one that's screaming at him. But he fails, and as he stands, ready to get Dazai and live with the jealousy, he feels a hand on his Yukata, pulling him to a stop, and he meets the hazy eyes of Atsushi Nakajima, awake but not totally lucid.

Truthfully, as soon as he meets those eyes, hazy with lust and slipping, he knows he's done for. But he still holds out hope that he can at least try to resist. He can at least tell himself that he’s going to stand up and leave the boy, and call Dazai. But he’s always been a stubborn man, at least to himself, and he does his best to shake Atsushi’s hand off gently. The younger boy has pulled himself into a sitting position, and is lazily undoing his tie with one hand, the other still hooked on the hem of Fukuzawa’s Yukata. “Sir, I feel so hot.” His voice is a calculated seduction, each movement, from the flick of his wrist as he pulls his tie from his neck, to the low lidded eyes and fluttering eyelashes is precisely calculated to wear down the walls separating his good sense from his dick. 

And yes, Fukuzawa knows that most of this is likely involuntary, but it still works. Too well. Fukuzawa’s green hakama falls to the floor, knocked completely from his shoulders as Atsushi tugs especially hard, and in an effort to twist away, Fukuzawa trips, sprawling to the floor with a crash. He lands on his butt, his hands catching him on the way down, and Atsushi’s on him in a flash, crawling towards him along the floor. Frukuzawa grabs his shoulders, stopping him before he can do anything drastic. And puts up his last line of defense.

“Atsushi, do you, as well as you can, consent to this?” Atsushi is undoing more and more buttons, still gazing at him with those lust blown eyes. He nods, tugging gently on the hem of Fukuzawa’s Yukata. “Yes, Sir.” That address, that darn address makes his dick twitch in his pants, coming to life with a furry. Maybe it's because of the (substantial) age gap, or maybe because it's just Atsushi, but Fukuzawa knows he will never be able to hear it the same way again. 

He wants to kiss him, he wants to press his lips to Atsushi’s own and caress him gently and take his time, but he feels like he doesn't have the right to. He feels, that he already has the privilege of touching Atsushi, because even though the boy seems to hold some affection for him, he’s still his boss, and a much older man, and its natural for Atsushi, a boy who had previously had no one to rely on but himself, to develop a crush on an older source of comfort in his life. And it should be Fukuzawa’s job to gently rebuke the boy's affections, and watch him fall for more suitable people like Lucy(and not Dazai, because that green monster of jealousy is rearing its ugly head once again.) He feels almost like he’s stealing something precious, something he can never return. And so, instead of kissing Atsushi, he flips the shorter boy over, letting him lay lewdly on his stomach, his ass pointed in the air. It's much more raunchy and dirty, and much less intimate, making him much less likely to get overwhelmed by his swiftly growing feelings and say something useless. 

He takes the time to properly undo his Yukata and underlayer, folding them neatly if only to prove how sane and controlled he is right now, and when he looks back, he's greeted by the sight of a mostly naked Atsushi, grinding his hips down against the futon covering. Fukuzawa can feel his dick jump to hardness, because it's quite a pretty sight. The boy is thin, a small waist tapering into surprisingly wide hips and round little butt. Usually, he would take his time, maybe gently caress the boy and press kisses to those shoulders, but he just needs to fuck the Catnip out of his system, and hopefully avoid any awkwardly intimate things like hickeys and i love you’s(if only for his own sanity and integrity as an employer). 

He highly doubts the boy has lube, and so he does the next best thing. He spits in his hand, lubing up his cock the best he can, under the circumstances. He lines his cock head up with Atsushi’s hole, stopping just one more time to check.

“Are you sure Atsushi? I could call Dazai—” Atsushi takes the decision out of his hands by gripping Fukuzawa’s cock, and gently shoving the head into his hole. Atsushi’s back arches, and a whimper exits his mouth, a whimper of Fukuzawa’s name and that stupid, sensual ‘sir’. Fukuzawa isn't proud of how he shoves the rest of the way in, gripping Atsushi’s waist with a groan. It's been a long time, too long, apparently. “Feel good?” He says as he begins to move, pulling out all the way and back in, in long, slow thrusts. “Yes, ohh Sir!” Atsushi’s hands are tangled in the Futon cover, head turned to the side, hair splayed across the blue comforter in a striking contrast. 

He looks heavenly and sinful and Fukuzawa doubts he’ll be able to erase the image of Atsushi beneath him for a long, long time. His moans are pretty, just as pretty as his eyes, that beautiful vertical heterochromia, those gorgeous colores, the color of the sunset sky. A sunset sky overcast with the clouds of lust and devotion. His hole is tight and pulsing, hugging Fukuzawa’s cock in a warm welcome, almost telling him to never leave, to fuck this pretty boy forever, to love this boy forever. Fukuzawa can feel himself getting sappy, because he’s a weak, sappy old man and he can't help it. 

Somehow, all his protests before have vanished all at once. Maybe he’s too far gone, too enamored with the boy and his pretty body to lie to himself anymore. Maybe, he considered as he leaned down, pressing Atsushi’s body into the mattress, letting his strokes speed up as the boy moaned his name once more, maybe this really was a good thing, a blessing in disguise as his colleagues had suggested. 

“Ohh oh sir, I'm cumming!” Fukuzawa gives up on not being sappy, and tangles his hands with Atsushi’s, grinding his hips deep inside the boy as he cums, letting himself go not soon after. And, as he cleans the boy up a little and pulls the futon covers over his sleepy form, he lets himself seriously consider courting Atsushi, and gives the Bento box a five star review.

(And he never did hear Sir the same way again, every time Atsushi uttered the word it reminded him of that night, and made him flush in a business meeting. )

End Notes: Also, did you know that technically, catnip counts as an aphrodisiac when promoting cat mating? Well i didn't, and i learned it when i had to do research for this fic man. Also tigers don't really respond to catnip, but now they do because I said so.(and because i made up a mutation of it)

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[hislittleraincloud]

Idk if it’s all Target stores or if it was just mine trying to get rid of it, but they had marked the novelization aka fanfic 20% off its original price and I just thought that was hilarious 💀

Also, checked out the funko pop section and the had so many Enid’s left, further proving no one in the real world actually cares about her character enough to buy them. (Same at the store Five Below, my location had a whole stock worth of Enid plushies left, all untouched)

I think Target does that regularly to new arrivals.

But you're pretty on the nose about the Enids. Everyone (except my pup, who prefers her Enid) wants Wednesday. The only ones who really give a fuckall about the bright n' cheery werewolf are little little kids (if even) like this who need the pair

and Wenclairs...sales will show Netflix where the real interest is. As you can see, that cute little rag doll of Wednesday sold 1K+ while Enid sold 100+ in the past month

And if you're seeing the same in the stores, then. I still think hardcore collectors would need to have Enid anyway, so there's a demo that would also be buying Enid (as you saw, I skipped Rave'N Enid but will prob get her anyway... I just got Enid in a different form recently, so I'll post that pic when they arrive).

I do worry about the few Bianca items we're getting. POC characters rarely ever get noticed, our Nightshades are severely neglected, so if you have a chance to scoop up anything Bianca, do it.

I have these. But I'm going to get this thing too, as fucked as it looks from the side

... They've done Wednesday/Ortega just as dirty with some of the other crap I've seen.

I feel like Wednesday is right at the whole place where Harry Potter was in 2002 - 2003 regarding merch. There was hardly much of it to go around (trust, I looked) and anything good was going to Japan (I had the Lucius cane...it was $300). Most of it was awkward or rushed for the Americans, still kid-focused.

I have to find a seller for Bianca that isn't overseas. In the meantime, picking up this rare bird too

GOODY ADDAMS. YOU HAVE BEEN JUDGED BY GOD AND FOUND GUILTY. YOU ARE A WITCH. A SORCERESS. LUCIFER'S MISTRESS HERSELF....

[hotarutranslations]

New Photobook Release 10/21

Evening

Ishida Ayumi 7th Photobook "Profile.7" has been announced!

Its my last photobook to go on sale as Morning Musume

I also, can say that my favorite thing about me, a work featuring my profile is complete💙

Happy, happy💙

It was shot in Taiwan, The atmosphere completely changes by the street, Its an interesting and unique world view, That's what this book became

Through the theme of, blue bird.. And there are also photos with "dance" in mind, Its my favorite😌💙

In commemoration of it being my last photobook,

There is a 2 book version releasing, as a special set🏅

The special edition is really special..

There is a shoot in Miyagi, a precious place, I also had shots from concerts, which I love, Rehearsals are also something I like, Now as well, I'm watching todays rehearsal video and writing a blog, Since I'm watching the rehearsal video while writing the blog, I haven't made any progress in writing🙃🙃 Since rehearsals is time when I'm really able to do research for myself, I like it, there was also a shoot of this, Finally the other day at the ceremonial pitch.. I also had a shot done, somehow at Rakuten Mobile Park in Miyagi

When the ceremonial pitch was decided, It was really a coincidence and fate, with the timing of it..⚾️🩷

I'm really happy..

Also actually, There was one planned on location for Ara Ara Kashiko but, At the beginning there was but, When the typhoon hit Tohoku..🤦🏻‍♀️ The location shoot was postponed once..🤦🏻‍♀️

Therefore as a result it wasn't included but,

I'm writing about this with the meaning of, Just how precious AraKashi is

Although, Its alright as there is plenty to look at! Saying that, I also think that😌💙

There are still things I can write about but,

Until the release on October 21st, I have time so I'll put it out in order🪽

Everyone!!!!

Please look forward, to preordering it!

The special edition preorder is here

Coming out with a photobook,

And also coming out with an album in autumn, the autumn tour is already starting,

There is a ton but..🥺🥺

You'll follow me, right..🥺🥺

TV Tokyo "Premier MelodiX!"

Thank you very much, for watching last nights show!!

Published for the first time, a video of Ishida and Olive meeting for the first time..

lololol

Oda has always had that video lol Its really funny that the video came out lol

Definitely don't miss the TVer!

Thank you very much for the ceremonial pitch, at Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi⚾️

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Debut song 48th Pyoko Pyoko Ultra~

I danced a lot on my own..

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Hello! Station #531 I also talk about my graduation in this video

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I appear once a month as part of the AraKashi Family

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Season 12 will start airing, On October 17th (Thurs)🕺

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🪩"Morning Musume '24 Concert Tour Autumn WE CAN DANCE!"

Its Ishida Ayumi's last tour💙 I'm looking forward to seeing you

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→Tickets are on general sale

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Releasing September 17th

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[lonely-soul-02]

Ur not wrong about the US but I have to say they used to have much bigger fan base there and more media coverage there before the break up so it (the break up)was bad for their legacy I think you can’t argue with that....

I think they could’ve become bigger in Europe tho. There was potential. Ex. Did u know that Liam solo played bigger venue in Amsterdam that Oasis ever did? With good albums and right promotion they could’ve achieve more, I know few bands who got bigger when they were older

Oasis tours in the US were still relatively healthy but album sales were down (from memory, I haven't looked it up). I don't think they would have achieved any more in the US by staying together. In fact, one could argue they would have hurt their overall legacy had they stayed together because the conflict between Liam and Noel worsened. They argued more over the songs and who should sing them, which direction the band should go in. Liam was ever more paranoid about Noel taking his job and resisted Noel's yearning for more musical variety, but at the same time wouldn't let him have an outlet in the form of a side project. Noel felt artistically constrained and was in bed with sleazy journalists, further eroding Liam's trust. And as Noel has said, once you have 4 song writers all vying for a slot or two on the album, it starts to get a lot more complicated. It happens to the best of them. See the Beatles.

Saying that, Dig Out Your Soul is my 2nd favourite Oasis album! They went out on a high as far as I'm concerned, but I know a large portion of the fan base hate that album, or think it weak. Many, if not most people in general regard the Oasis discography as consisting of 2 excellent records, 1 half-way decent one, and all the rest forgettable.

Re: Liam solo. Yeah, a BIG draw of seeing Liam is hearing him sing Oasis songs. That's why I think an Oasis reunion would be good for them in select countries in Europe (Italy especially) and other markets like Japan, Argentina and Brasil where they have a devoted following. I really hope it happens.

On a related note, Noel sums it up best as to why they didn't last in the US. The headline is a bit clickbaitish, he does explain himself and no, he's not dissing Liam.

[annadoglover1]

Ideas for Full Project Voltage Teams

I have put them in order from most canon content (from concept art) to just vibes on my end. All of it will be under the cut with trainer cards from this website.

Miku has a bunch of Art with Pikachu (because of course), and a song with Pikachu. The rest of this team comes from concept art... I also have no idea why Mr. Rime is here...

The first four pokemon all appear in the official and concept art. The other two pokemon I just picked are based on the vibes of this goopy poison tech lady.

The first five Pokemon are from official and concept art and the Peliper I picked as it was in the Inubakumori video.

The first three were in concept art and seemed useful for a desert traveling lady. The fossil she is holding in concept art looked the most like the claw fossil to me but it's a bit of a stretch. The last two are just vibes.

In concept art fighting Miku has a full leek bird squad. Hitmontop I picked for it's break dancing vibes and the other two were just cool and green.

Steel Miku is my personal favorite. Beldum was what I thought she would have honestly... this pokemon is a bell (which is musical) and it matches her hat. I gave her Hisuian!Goodra because she is very ancient Japan coded. That's also why I gave her Kingambit and Mawile, for their similar aesthetics. I considered Kartana or either form of Aamurott for her as well but I was hesitant to give "special" pokemon to Miku outside of the ones she has in the official art. I went with Togedemaru because of the type and it's appearance in the Inabakumori video.

Primarina is canon and she is with a wishiwashi in the concept art. I chose other pokemon that felt related to diving or healing since she was shown with heal balls and potions in her design. Lanturn also featured in the Inabakumori video.

I gave Miku all the dragon type pokemon we assume she'd have, a mega because fuck it I like megas (and Ampharos is in the Inabakumori video) and just some other little guys that fit the racer vibe she gives me. I know she's more like a knight with the sword but she also has the motorcycle pokemon.

Misdrevious was in the art. Mimikyu was in the Inabakumori video. Litwick was in the concept art, Galarian!Yamask is the closest match to her spell tag sleeves, Porygon-Z isn't a ghost type but glitchy like her and finally the Oricorio is just here for vibes.

This one I struggled with. It's purely vibes. I guess I could have given her a bruxish since she has a sticker of it but I was trying to avoid giving my Miku's pokemon that were referenced full sale in their outfits (You'll see this with Fairy Miku)

Her clothing gave me some desert vibes so I picked pokemon that matched that at first. Houndoom is more just a cool pokemon to fit her rocker vibe and Raboot is basically wearing the same coat as her so I made the starter exception here.

Speak of exceptions I wanted to avoid using the same specious of Pokemon but I struggled with Normal and Porygon 2 just... fits the vibe so well. Same logic for the others they are either music based of fit the vibe.

She is spikey but also kind of techy? Yes the ice cream is a Kaito reference suck my dick-

I will die on the hill that she should have given Miku Diance but whatever... Roggenrola is here cause it kind of looks like a speaker. The rest are just vibes.

Just silly, cutesy little guys. I made the evolution line exception here as well because Kirlia literally has Miku hair! I had to include her!

Bug is my favorite type but NOTHING fit the vibe. If you can't tell I went with Monsoon Vivilion cause the blue best matched her dress and it can be found in Japan. Vikavolt fit the electric theme she had going for her and made more sense than Galvantula or Joltik. The other three are honestly random picks that kind of made sense. Maybe you can say having a pokemon pair is a RinLen reference idk

This is another vibe-based one. Most of these were pulled based on vibes 100%. All of the pokemon have similar colors or design motifs to the dark type Miku. Meowscarda is the exception because I really did run out of dark types that fit the vibe but I wanted a full team of 6 for each Miku.

This is the last one. It's cheer/dance-based. I almost gave her Bellosom. but I wanted to incorporate the Plusle and Miniun from the Inakumori video and they fit the cheer theme best. Maractus fits the spikiness and dancing she has going on, Whimsicot also seems cheery and fluffy like a pom pom. Steene has the green pigtails again just like Miku.

If you see this let me know what you think :)

[lizard-reads-the-world]

🎊 2-Year Anniversary! 🪅

I started the World Challenge around April 2022, so here's my little 2-year celebratory post with a bunch of stats that no one cares about!!

The stats:

Books read: 70

Countries completed: 66

Total pages read: 23,918

Average rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 3.9 stars

Average publication year: 2015

Average page count per book: 341

Native authors: 74%

Queer books: 24%

YA or MG genre: 68%

As you can see from the number above, it can be hard to find queer books for certain countries. I have also somehow managed to generally pick books that I like, as the ratings show!

Top Genres:

Sources:

Total spent: $41.39

Most of the spent is 2 months of Scribd, and some Kindle sale books. The "Other" is, ahem, when there were no affordable options, and thankfully that was low! Otherwise I managed well with libraries and free trials! (all digital)

Time Periods:

I've also spent the majority of time in the modern world.

Keep reading for the full list of books I've read so far:

🇦🇫 Afghanistan - One Half from the East, Nadia Hashimi

🇦🇷 Argentina - Furia, Yamile Saied Méndez

🇦🇺 Australia - Ghost Bird, Lisa Fuller

🇦🇿 Azerbaijan - The Orphan Sky, Ella Leya

🇧🇸 Bahamas - Facing the Sun, Janice Lynn Mathers

🇧🇴 Bolivia - Woven in Moonlight, Isabel Ibañez

🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina - The Cat I Never Named, Amra Sabic-El-Rayess

🇧🇼 Botswana - Entwined, Cheryl S. Ntumy

🇧🇬 Bulgaria - Wunderkind, Nikolai Grozni

🇨🇦 Canada - This House is Not a Home, Katłıà

🇨🇫 Central African Republic - Beasts of Prey, Ayana Gray*

🇹🇩 Chad - Told by Starlight in Chad, Joseph Brahim Seid

🇨🇳 China - Daughter of the Moon Goddess, Sue Lynn Tan

🇨🇺 Cuba - A Tall Dark Trouble - Vanessa Montalban

🇨🇿 Czech Republic - Torch, Lyn Miller-Lachmann

🇩🇰 Denmark - The Shamer's Daughter, Lene Kaaberbøl

🇪🇪 Estonia - The Man Who Spoke Snakish, Andrus Kivirähk

🇫🇯 Fiji - The Wild Ones, Nafiza Azad

🇫🇷 France - Kiffe Kiffe Tomorrow, Faïza Guène

🇬🇪 Georgia - Giorgland Fables, Tamuna Tsertsvadze

🇬🇷 Greece - Threads That Bind, Kika Hatzopoulou

🇬🇱 Greenland - Last Night in Nuuk, Niviaq Korneliussen

🇬🇩 Grenada - Sugar Money, Jane Harris

🇮🇳 India - Lioness of Punjab, Anita Jari Kharbanda

🇮🇩 Indonesia - The Songbird and the Ramubutan Tree - Lucille Abendanon

🇮🇷 Iran - Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi

🇮🇶 Iraq - Yazidi!, Aurélien Ducoudray & Mini Ludvin

🇮🇪 Ireland - All Our Hidden Gifts, Caroline O'Donoghue

🇯🇵 Japan - Lonely Castle in the Mirror, Mizuki Tsujimura

🇯🇴 Jordan - West of the Jordan, Laila Halaby

🇱🇹 Lithuania - Between Shades of Gray, Ruta Sepatys

🇱🇺 Luxembourg - The Elf of Luxembourg, Tom Weston

🇲🇾 Malaysia - The Weight of Our Sky, Hanna Alkaf

🇲🇹 Malta - The Maltese Dreamer, Catherine Veritas

🇲🇽 Mexico - Secret of the Moon Conch, David Bowles; Guadalupe García McCall

🇲🇦 Morocco - Thorn, Intisar Khanani*

🇳🇵 Nepal - What Elephants Know - Eric Dinerstein

🇳🇱 Netherlands - On the Edge of Gone, Corrine Duyvis

🇳🇬 Nigeria - An Ordinary Wonder, Buki Papillon

🇲🇰 North Macedonia - A Spare Life, Lidija Dimkovska

🇵🇸 Palestine - Travellers Along the Way, Aminah Mae Safi

🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea - Tales from Faif, Baka Barakove Bina; Emily Sekepe Bina

🇵🇱 Poland - When the Angels Left the Old Country, Sacha Lamb

🇵🇹 Portugal - Mariana, Katherine Vaz

🇵🇷 Puerto Rico - The Wicked Bargain, Gabe Cole Novoa

🇷🇴 Romania - And I Darken, Kiersten White

🇷🇺 Russia - Night Watch, Sergei Lukyanenko

🇷🇼 Rwanda - Our Lady of the Nile, Scholastique Mukasonga

🇱🇨 St. Lucia - 'Til I Find You, Greta Bondieumaitre

🇼🇸 Samoa - Telesā: The Covenant Keeper, Lani Wendt Young

🇸🇲 San Marino - The Gladiator, Harry Turtledove

🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe - The Exiles of Crocodile Island, Henye Meyer

🇬🇧 Scotland - The Library of the Dead, T.L. Huchu

🇸🇳 Senegal - No Heaven for Good Boys, Keisha Bush

🇸🇬 Singapore - Sofia and the Utopia Machine, Judith Huang

🇸🇰 Slovakia - Impossible Escape, Steve Sheinkin

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka - I Am Kavi, Thushanthi Ponweera

🇸🇩 Sudan - Home is Not a Country, Safia Elhillo

🇸🇪 Sweden - The Circle, Sara Elfgren; Mats Strandberg

🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago - When the Vibe is Right, Sarah Dass

🇹🇳 Tunisia - Other Names, Other Places, Ola Mustapha

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates - Alif the Unseen, G. Willow Wilson*

🇺🇸 United States - Elatsoe, Darcie Little Badger

🇻🇪 Venezuela - The Sun and the Void, Gabriela Romero Lacruz

🇾🇪 Yemen - When a Bulbul Sings, Hawaa Ayoub

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe - All That It Ever Meant, Blessing Musariri

*inspired fantasy world