#makohayashi

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And so I get up and complain loudly and knot my running shoes; and give myself away with a smile. 

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evako.

bonus pas de deux:

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mako pominova hayashi.

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can we watch ponyo together?  

ft. the hayashi set by @kerriganhouse ♥

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author's note.

Hellooo ♥ It's been over 1 year since I published the previous chapter of En Pointe, and I have come to a (difficult) executive decision :< This is the final visual of the story; En Pointe will continue as prose, without sims screenshots. My game has been throwing issue after issue the last 10 times I've attempted to work on Chapter 15, either by crashing or stuck on saving, and nothing I try is helping ;-; I've been in denial because it feels wrong for half of the story to abruptly go picture-less, but the only realistic path to finish En Pointe is by cutting the broken af game out. I hope that the lovely readers who have been patiently following along will continue to enjoy the story without pictures! I will pair each chapter with Pinterest bits & bobs to help visualise the scenes, plus keep the word count easily digestable. Chapter 15 arrives soon—I will post a few compilations of my fave En Pointe visuals in the meantime ♥

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星祭り

“Hoshi matsuri!” Chiharu pipes up, wriggling like a fish. “Star is hoshi.  Fes-ti-val is matsuri.  Qixi in Mandarin.”

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mako’s summer villa in malibu / may 2020 / inspo. 

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T A N A B A T A

“On the 7th day of the 7th month of the lunar year, the birds build a bridge so the lovers may reunite.”

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bold the facts.

Cheers @lazysunjade, @amuhav & @descendantdragfi for the tag :3 Here's some fun bolded facts for Eva, Mako, & Misha (yeeted sections so it's slightly less obnoxiously long)!

[ PERSONAL ]

Financial: wealthy / moderate / poor / in poverty Medical: fit / moderate / sickly / disabled / disadvantaged Education: qualified / unqualified / studying Criminal Record: yes, for major crimes / yes, for minor crimes / no / has committed crimes, but not caught yet / yes, but charges were dismissed

[ FAMILY ]

Children: had a child or children / has no children / wants children Relationship with Family: close with sibling(s) / not close with sibling(s) / has no siblings / sibling(s) is deceased Affiliation: orphaned / adopted / disowned / raised by birth parents

[ SEXUALITY & ROMANTIC INCLINATION ]

Sexuality: heterosexual / homosexual / bisexual / asexual / pansexual Sex: sex repulsed / sex neutral / sex favorable / naive and clueless Romance: romance repulsed / romance neutral / romance favorable / naïve and clueless / romance suspicious Sexually: adventurous / experienced / naive / inexperienced / curious / basic as a Krispy Kreme Original® until Mako came into her life Potential Sexual Partners: male / female / agender / other / none / all Potential Romantic Partners: male / female / agender / other / none / all /

[ ABILITIES ]

Combat Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none Literacy Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none / not a single comprehensible thought in her head Artistic Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none Technical Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

[ HABITS ]

Drinking Alcohol: never / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / alcoholic Smoking: tried it / trying to quit / quit / never / rarely / sometimes / frequently / chain-smoker Recreational Drugs: never / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / addict / who needs drugs when you're naturally on crack Medicinal Drugs: never / no longer needs medication / some medication needed / frequently / to excess Unhealthy Food: never / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / binge eater Spending: never / sometimes / frequently / shopaholic / she be broke, unfortunately Gambling: never / rarely / sometimes / frequently / compulsive gambler

[ PERSONAL ]

Financial: wealthy / moderate / poor / in poverty Medical: fit / moderate / sickly / disabled / disadvantaged Education: qualified / unqualified / studying Criminal Record: yes, for major crimes / yes, for minor crimes / no / has committed crimes, but not caught yet / yes, but charges were dismissed (corruption is effortless when your family has more money than a small country)

[ FAMILY ]

Children: had a child or children / has no children / wants children Relationship with Family: close with sibling(s) / not close with sibling(s) / has no siblings / sibling(s) is deceased Affiliation: orphaned / adopted / disowned / raised by birth parent / none because Mako's parents are shit (I have disowned him)

[ SEXUALITY & ROMANTIC INCLINATION ] Sexuality: heterosexual / homosexual / bisexual / asexual / pansexual Sex: sex repulsed / sex neutral / sex favorable / naive and clueless Romance: romance repulsed / romance neutral / romance favorable / naïve and clueless / romance suspicious Sexually: adventurous / experienced / naive / inexperienced / curious Potential Sexual Partners: male / female / agender / other / none / all Potential 😒 Romantic 😒 Partners: male / female 😒😒😒 / agender / other / none / all

[ ABILITIES ]

Combat Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none / bro would fold like an uncooked tortilla Literacy Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none Artistic Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none Technical Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

[ HABITS ]

Drinking Alcohol: never / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / alcoholic Smoking: tried it / trying to quit / quit / never / rarely / sometimes / frequently / chain-smoker Recreational Drugs: never / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / addict Medicinal Drugs: never / no longer needs medication / some medication needed / frequently / to excess Unhealthy Food: never / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / binge eater Spending: never / sometimes / frequently / shopaholic / spends thousands when he goes grocery shopping Gambling: never / rarely / sometimes / frequently / compulsive gambler / is it really gambling if you have nothing to lose?

[ PERSONAL ]

Financial: wealthy / moderate / poor / in poverty Medical: fit / moderate / sickly / disabled / disadvantaged Education: qualified / unqualified / studying Criminal Record: yes, for major crimes / yes, for minor crimes / no / has committed crimes, but not caught yet

[ FAMILY ]

Children: had a child or children / has no children / wants children Relationship with Family: close with sibling(s) / not close with sibling(s) / has no siblings / sibling(s) is deceased Affiliation: orphaned / adopted / disowned / raised by birth parent

[ SEXUALITY & ROMANTIC INCLINATION ]

Sexuality: heterosexual / homosexual / bisexual / asexual / pansexual Sex: sex repulsed / sex neutral / sex favorable / naive and clueless Romance: romance repulsed / romance neutral / romance favorable / naïve and clueless / romance suspicious Sexually: adventurous / experienced / naive / inexperienced / curious Potential Sexual Partners: male / female / agender / other / none / all Potential Romantic Partners: male / female / agender / other / none (?) (I still do not know many years later) / all

[ ABILITIES ]

Combat Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none Literacy Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none Artistic Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none Technical Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

[ HABITS ]

Drinking Alcohol: never / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / alcoholic / *in the middle of academy* “Solano, why do you have vodka?” Smoking: tried it / trying to quit / quit / never / rarely / sometimes / frequently / chain-smoker Recreational Drugs: never / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / addict / has definitely shown up to the academy high but no one but Mako noticed because he acts that unhinged sober Medicinal Drugs: never / no longer needs medication / some medication needed / frequently / to excess Unhealthy Food: never / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / binge eater Spending: never / sometimes / frequently / shopaholic Gambling: never / rarely / sometimes / frequently / compulsive gambler

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seventeen. 

At seventeen, Eva wouldn’t have recognised Mako. Don’t be fooled by his innocent expression: this is a boy who has run wild, having begun to grasp the intense power that his wealth and body holds over people. He was well into exploring sexuality behind closed doors, as well as experimenting with more dangerous things to numb the pain of Zakharova Conservatory and inject life into gaping absences. 

At eighteen, he fell in love with Victoria, who (for all her irredeemable behaviour) reined in his fuckboy ways and traded chains for diamond cufflinks and Armani suits, the right pedigree for walking arm in arm into New York’s high society clubs and exclusive restaurants. His soft nature and yearning for love found a place where it could bloom—or assumed it could. 

Some time before nineteen, hurt and humiliated, he met Misha. As they healed together, Mako could be truly vulnerable for the first time in his life, free of the demand to please. His style began to take on gentle, feminine elements at the same time as Misha’s began to shine. 

At nineteen, almost twenty, Mako is happy to be himself in the shelter of Eva’s warmth, quiet and loving, no longer in need of the destructive shell he built at seventeen.

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fleeting moments from chapter 14. 

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RQOTD: which of yours OCs would absolutely hire a mafia assassin to take "care" of their lover's problems?

the only character who is willing to murder someone with their bare hands is eva. otherwise it’s a random, definitely not yakuza mf

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fleeting moments from chapter 13.

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the place where all your dreams lead to.

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MAKO HAYASHI for VALENTINO  vs  LOUIS VUITTON    /     @lazysunjade    /    1 2 3 

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i could take you anywhere.