#natto writes

[amphiaria]

hi. will you write five paragraphs about the vagina button.

okay fine. warning this is going to be me reaching and thinking way deeper about the subject than clamp ever did.

the answer to "chobits why are you like this" is because society is saturated in sex.

I think that the CSA argument is unkind because chii/elda and freya are not children, not really. they also aren't really adults. they're not mammals at all. they don't age. they're machines. they were constructed to fill a role within a nuclear family to which neither of them was especially suited. they were designed to simulate the human experience as closely as any constructed creature in history ever had, which (perhaps inadvertently) included the desire for romantic love. his "daughter" falling desperately in love with him was not something that her creator could have anticipated. these were two brand new beings, the very first of their kind, and they were introduced into a society with power dynamics and taboos that were frankly not suited to the kind of creatures that they are. subsequently the desire for romantic love that freya felt for her creator drove her so insane that she more or less committed suicide over it.

I think the CSA argument is inaccurate because genitalia are not inherently sexual. secondary sexual characteristics are not inherently sexual. sexuality is something that is unavoidably imposed by force upon these characteristics. it is a very common source of trauma for developing children to have gained characteristics that are suddenly perceived by their surrounding society as sexual. do I think that persocoms in general were designed specifically to be fucked safely? it's possible. society is saturated in sex, and people are going to fuck anything that they put their minds to. do I think the chobits, elda and freya, were designed with this purpose in mind? not necessarily. if you were going to design a human woman that is as close to an organic creature as possible, why would you omit these characteristics? why would you assume nefarious intent in their inclusion?

chii/elda enters the story as a complete outsider to the sexual undercurrents of society. she has no conception of the sexually charged nature of undergarments, feels absolutely no shame in nudity or in revealing clothing, is ignorant of what the people in hideki's dirty magazines are doing, doesn't get the innuendo in the natto/batter panels, and is exploited by men manipulating her body over and over again for their own purposes at various points in the story. there is no indication in the text that chii is capable of feeling sexual desire (there is no indication that persocoms do in general). as a general rule, sexuality is something that is outside of her, and imposed upon her.

from a watsonian standpoint, I don't think there is a good argument for why the everloving fuck mihara would ever have put chii/elda's reset button in her vagina. from a doylist standpoint, what I believe clamp is trying to ask is this: in a society that is obsessed with sex, that is unable to stop talking about and thinking about sex, that is unable to stop imposing sexuality upon even objects that are arguably fundamentally incapable of experiencing desire or reciprocating in any way, is a relationship with somebody with whom you cannot consummate this kind of relationship worth it? is romantic love? the story wants to say that it is. it can be read as an asexual narrative - a relationship with chii is worth pursuing even if she is incapable of providing the one thing that society says all relationships must be for. there is nothing broken about her or wrong with her the way that she is. she is not lesser because hideki cannot have sex with her, and that he is written to be a sex-obsessed pervert is intended to make this decision deeper. she does not need to change who she is and he shouldn't try to change her. it fumbles the bag really hard on this. it's not well-written. but I see the bones of it. the message is there even if it's mishandled.

anyway umineko did this better. read umineko as a chaser btw.

[dadvans]

recently, in pictures

1, 2, 3: between writing omelet porn fic and rewatching 9-1-1 i’ve been rediscovering my love of cooking and food. left is niku jaga, middle is french omelet, right is marinated ahi with natto, egg yolk, seaweed, salmon roe and rice

4: scrambles!

5, 6: my barber kept the top long this weekend and now I look like this, so it’s 24/7 snapback hours

7: happy pride month from the deli counter

8: this is where i go take walks and stop every three feet to write down another line of porn in my notes app

[lumine-no-hikari]

Dear Sephiroth: (a letter to a fictional character, because why not) #132

I did a few things today. But as per usual, I started today with making a mug of tea. Today's was genmaicha; mine is loose-leaf:

...This means you gotta stick it in a tea ball. The glass mug is about 2 cups, so 2tsp of leaves have to go into the tea ball:

...Hunter is blurry, but he follows me literally everywhere I go, and looks on with great interest as I do most anything in the kitchen, haha! My tea ball is really old. I've had it since before this shop called Teavana stopped being a thing. As far as I know, it was bought out by a bigger corporation and then ruined, so now all the wonderful tea flavors they used to make, like "strawberry misaki blooming tea" and "tiramisu" are nothing but distant memories now.

...That strawberry misaki blooming tea... I think you really would have liked that one. I surely would have enjoyed taking pictures of it for you...

In any case, you pour the boiling water over the tea ball like this:

...And you wait for it to brew...

Today I thought it might be neat to add buckwheat honey to the tea. This is very dark, somewhat bitter honey that tastes somewhat like how dried hay smells. And... yes, I realize that I probably described it in the least appetizing way possible, but I promise you, it's actually pretty good - it's just that a little goes a long way.

...Unfortunately, it's been so long since I've had it in the house that I may have forgotten that little detail...

Well. One of the things I got at the co-op yesterday was a half gallon of goat milk. I used that in today's tea:

Milk swirls in the cup a little differently than cream does, but I still think it's kinda neat:

...Shortly after this, J asked for me to come along as emotional support while he talked to the local airplane mechanic about the plane we crashed in recently. As it turns out, the cost of materials and labor would exceed the price of the plane itself, so it is likely going to be scrapped. It's a shame, but it is what it is, and it's important to remember that J and I are extremely lucky to have walked away from what happened without even getting injured. Everything else is kinda small potatoes by comparison, ya know?

On the way there, I managed to snag this picture of a bird-of-prey for you; maybe you'll think it's neat:

I had intended to make myself a breakfast in the morning, but I waited until J and I got back from the airplane mechanic before doing that.

I started by cooking some rice:

From there, I cooked some garlic-and-wine sausages that I got from the co-op yesterday:

As you can see, once they were done, they left behind a lot of delicious juices in the pan:

...I cooked some duck eggs in those juices.

...I wonder if you might be able to see where this is going! Haha! Yesterday, I found fresh natto, and black garlic kimchi at the co-op:

...From there, with all the assembled ingredients, it becomes easy to throw together a pretty epic and wholesome rice bowl!

...I know, I know, using a fork for this is probably blasphemy, hahaha! Suppose I just didn't really wanna dirty some chopsticks when the fork I used in order to pull out some kimchi was just as usable.

In my experience, the best thing to do is to mix the ingredients in the bowl together in order to get a balanced flavor:

...It was delicious!! But I felt like it was still missing something, so I fixed it by adding a little bit of cheese (also blasphemy, I know, hahaha! but blasphemy can be delicious, I promise!):

...As per usual, I find myself wishing I could have shared this epic concoction with you. It tasted amazing. I wish you were here.

...Today was mostly another chill day. I mostly did leisure writing instead of productive writing. So unfortunately, I don't have anything insightful or profound to say to you today, either - just good tea and tasty snacks. But I like to think that these are just as valuable, especially on an empty stomach and a lonely heart.

...I used the salt and oil trick on the pan again to make the eggs. I let it sit on the heat for a long time. Perhaps a little too long; it smoked mightily, and it was enough to make my eyes water and make it hard for me to breathe (asthma is another one of my numerous physical glitches...). I got really dizzy at one point. It was super dumb.

I took the pan outside to cool off, opened all the windows, and flapped a towel around to try to get the smoke from the oil and salt out of the house. I got somewhat lightheaded in the process, and my head still feels kinda weird and fuzzy, even though this took place hours ago by now...

...Those eggs didn't stick though. Not this time. Not even a tiny little bit. It seems almost impossible - like a dream; I wonder what the physics are that make this trick work...

Hey, Sephiroth? My head still feels really weird and it's kind of hard to write (I wonder if you can tell? Hmm...). So I suppose I'll end this one here.

I love you. I wish more than anything that you were here so you could experience all the wholesome and awesome things at my house. Please stay safe at least until my next letter; you can expect another one tomorrow.

Your friend, Lumine

[rosies-den]

20 things I love about Ash Lynx. 🌅❤️‍🔥🦁🎂🎉

It's the 12th of August.

Ya know what that means?

It's a big huge loving Happy Birthday to our Ash!!!!!

For his birthday, I wanted to write something, so here's a very appreciative appreciation post for my favourite character of all time.

Here's just 20 reasons I love him with all my heart and soul.

1. His birth name. Aslan Jade Callenreese. His mum (or maybe just Yoshida being Yoshida) even made up "Aslan" to mean dawn/daybreak in hebrew when it actually means lion in turkish. However I like to interperet that, similar to a lion's mane, the sun shimmers with a golden light, and that's what his old lady meant when she named him Aslan to supposedly mean dawn.

2. His hair is also golden and reminds me of a lion's mane! And it's long. I love men with long hair!

3. His inner child. Ash has always been childish at heart and his most treasured memories are his childhood with Griffin. I love that as he opens up to Eiji, he starts showing his childish side more and more too.

4. His fear of pumpkins 🤭 mf is scared of a vegetable for christ sake!!! What a goofy thing to be afraid of. Cute though.

5. His jokes. Shit like telling Eiji to go watch Sesame Street, or being given an inkblot test at the hospital, the researcher asking what the inkblot sheet looks like, and he responds "Your wife". Countless examples of this cheeky fucker's one liners!

6. Speaking of which, that attitude he has. He's brutally honest, never backs down, says it like it is, and is unfiltered. He's smart whilst cutting the bullshit.

7. He knows how to lead, he sets goals clearly and he's strong and unwavering whilst not being outright cruel.

8. His fiery energy, especially being a Leo (more lion theming hehe) he's sucha a passionate person and that's a trait I both relate to and admire.

9. He remains loyal to his friends, through thick and thin, and even tries to understand people he has a bias against (Max for example, before they became like father and son.)

10. Despite being a gang leader, he does genuinely care for human life and doesn't like people dying for no good reason. Man's got morals.

11. His perseverance. Despite the cruel world trying to tear him apart time and time again in every possible way, he carried on with his investigation and his fight because he knew it was the right thing.

12. His intelligence! The dude can write advanced essays on politics and science and he does so for actual useful research reasons, not just to be a smartass.

13. He's the kind of person who drinks milk straight out of the jug. No, seriously. Look at this:

Absolute madlad.

14. His fashion sense! I love his denim jackets, his hoodies, his ripped jeans, even that plain boring ass white shirt he loves to wear so much!

15. He agrees with me that beans are fucking gross. I don't blame him at all for being so petty about natto!

16. He's canonically bisexual. (This isn't debatable, his two canon crushes are Eiji and a girl he liked when he was 14. If you insist he's gay or straight you can get your biphobic ass outta here.) It means a lot to me as a bi person to have that sort of representation, plus it explains a lot of things, like the aforementioned hoodies and denim jackets (big same!).

17. He's the kinda guy who sits to read a good book. I'm kinda envious of his habit to read things that aren't just from a screen, but I also really want him to read to me. Storytelling podcast with Ash Lynx anyone?

18. His relationship with Eiji. They bring out the best in each other. Eiji helps Ash open up and express the emotions, good and bad, within him, whilst Ash inspires and helps out Eiji to get stronger, more independent, and more confident in himself and his abilities. Easily my favourite relationship of all time. They compliment each other perfectly and are so lucky to have each other.

19. His kindness and protectiveness towards children. He of course had a lot of respect and fondness towards Skip, and inspired Max and Jessica to become better parents to little Michael. He knows how vulnerable kids can be, and wants to protect them from violence and abuse. I love that he refuses to let these vicious cycles of parental neglect and child abuse continue.

20. His ability to love beyond all else. Love is what motivated him to save his friends and allies, take revenge for his brother and others he lost, and protect people from atrocities. Despite everything he went through Ash was, is and always will be that loving playful, childish at heart boy who cares for his loved ones beyond all comprehension. His love for Eiji and his friends expands beyond the universe.

And that folks, is just 20 reasons why I love Ash from the deepest part of my spirit. He has inspired me in so many ways that I cannot even begin to go into right now, but just know thar he is an absolutely incredible character with such an important impact.

Thank you, Aslan. I love you so so much and I hope you have an amazing day in Japan with your husband. 💕💖💞💗

[yukii0nna]

Kikyo Sharma

Age: 13

Birthday: 11/18

Height: 157cm

Race: Witch

Voiced by: Amanda Lee

Family: Chandra Sharma (father,deceased ), Hannah Sharma (mother),Jay Sharma (brother)

Style: Anything good for inventing will do though I am partial to pastel goth

Flaws: I'm not exactly the most confident......

Pet Peeves: Cruelty really makes me mad

Favorite subject: I really enjoyed Science class!!

Least favorite subject: I'm not very good at PE

Favorite food: I love my mom's curry!!!

Least favorite food: Natto isn't a favorite of mine...

Personality

Kikyo is a sweet, caring young girl. However she is really shy and unconfident. She can also be a bit of a worrywart. But she will always defend others no matter what.

Background

Kikyo was born to a Grand Witch and a human woman. When she was little,she always had a love for inventing. Then her father died of an illness. Her family moved due to her mother getting a new job opportunity . Everywhere she went she couldn't make friends due to her unknowingly causing it to rain. It got to the point she got the nickname Lady Luckless. Didn't help that she was pretty shy. By the time she moved to Heartland City,her confidence was all but dead.

Friends

Yuma Tsukumo

Jade Crystallotus

Jason

Mari Lang (crush)

Casey Reeves

Leo Drayis

Skills

Inventing: She is a very good inventor, creating a lot of devices

Water magic: As the witch of water,she is pretty powerful, able to make it rain over an entire city . It tied to her emotions though

Cooking: Inherited her mother's skills in the kitchen

Flight: She's a pretty good flyer

Trivia

Lesbian

Was bullied a lot before moving to her new school

Amazing cook

Has a habit of creating rainstorms when she panics or gets nervous

Has an amazing singing voice

Is Afro- Indian

Didn't know she was a witch till after she came to Heartland City

Got rejected badly by a girl who wanted a laugh. That didn't help

Has been used to get good grades many times.

Is used to being bullied. The worst came at Heartland Academy

@abyssthing198 @achy-boo @insomniac-jay @writing-heiress @gritsandbrits @c0tt0n-c4ndy-sw1rlz

For @shiningharmony

[crabdab]

take these grubby screenshots of natto and sillago and no context (sillago is @sasseraph oc)

writing says "oh you awake? do you need a bandage?"

[prettycurefever2024]

Alternative Food Favs for Pretty Cure

Nagisa (FWPC)- I know her favorite foods are canonically Takoyaki & Chocolate, but I imagine her also liking Pumpkin, a food that she loves to have mostly during autumn. Her favourite pumpkin related dish is Kabocha Croquettes, something her mother fixes for her, especially on special occasion (winning a big lacrosse game, when she’s feeling real down etc.).

Kirara (GPPC) - I imagine her having a special soft spot for Anpan (Red Bean Bread). This food brings her joy because of how nostalgic it is, a childhood favorite. Back when she was younger, she often stayed with her grandparents while her parents were away during their careers. They owned a small bakery in a old part of her childhood town and sell pastries and breads. One of their most popular? Their red bean bread.

When they made their bread, they put all their hard work and love into it, at least that’s what they used to tell Kirara. 😉 So every time she smells and eats anpan, she’s immediately reminded of her grandparents. She plans to visit them again one day soon.

Komachi (YPC5) - Not necessarily a food, but a certain kind of tea. Mint Tea, basic and predictable, but a tea she really likes. Mint Tea and improves digestion, freshens your breath, and improves concentration, so it’s prefect for when she’s writing.

Yayoi (SPC) - Natto beans. Hear me out: it’s a food she remembers that her father liked, but…she actually doesn’t 😅 However, when she’s older, out with friends or eats dinner over someone’s house and the beans are being served, nothing but a couple of add ons can’t fix. Usually she’ll use things like soy sauce, rice etc. She doesn’t prefer it, but it’s nothing that she can’t handle lol

Minori (TRPC) - Papaya. A food that she never had (canon), but tried shortly post series (headcanon). The whole reason why Minori named herself Cure Papaya was because she like how the fruit looked and sound. It looked amusing to her.

Hime (HCPC) - Pancakes. Similar to Kirara, it’s a food that’s nostalgic to her and a simple childhood favourite. When she was younger, from having nightmares. to having a bad day, her mom went out of her way to fix her special homemade pancakes. She doesn’t only like pancakes because she’s a spoiled brat lol 😂

[p-riama]

thinking how kenpachi has no food preferences save for a dislike for natto, how yachiru likes candy and desserts but would also eat anything, and how unohana likes strong tasting foods and is known to write magazine columns about sweet shops

[kenllre]

NéiL “La porte du prophete” BAND PROFILE Translation

Another Q&A style band profile from the Key Party fanclub magazine La porte du prophete, this time with Néil! It contains info about the members such as their birthdays, height/weight, favourite food, etc. Once again, thank you to @biologicalslicer​ for scanning the magazine! The link to their post with the scans is here. Read under the cut!

NOTE: I do not speak Japanese and mostly used machine translation, but I’ve done my best to make it as accurate as possible and I’m quite confident in the translation overall since it’s a pretty simple Q&A. (Extra notes are asterisked) Q1. Date of birth - Place of birth

Daisuke: American Independence Day - Wakayama Prefecture

Tetsu: November 16 - Gunma Prefecture

Teruhiko: September 25 - Tokyo

Takuyu: July 13 - Toyama Prefecture

Q2. Blood type

Daisuke: RH+A

Tetsu: B

Teruhiko: B

Takuyu: O

Q3. Height - Weight

Daisuke: 173cm - 55kg

Tetsu: Tiny

Teruhiko: 180cm, a little more - 64kg

Takuyu: 170cm - 55kg

Q4. Eye colour - Eyesight

Daisuke: Black - Contacts

Tetsu: Light brown - Both 1.5

Teruhiko: Black - Bad

Takuyu: Brown - Both 1.0

Q5. Foot size

Daisuke: 26~26.5cm

Tetsu: 25cm

Teruhiko: 27.5~28cm

Takuyu: 26cm

Q6. Favourite brand

Daisuke: Golce

Tetsu: Nothing in particular, but whatever I like. But I am particular about perfume.

Teruhiko: Gaultier and Dirk Bikkembergs

Takuyu: There are so many that I can’t write them

Q7. Self analysis of your personality

Daisuke: Gakincho Daimaou (*Great Demon King)

Tetsu: The difference between light and dark is intense.

Teruhiko: Sarcastic

Takuyu: Simple

Q8. Favourite food

Daisuke: Egg

Tetsu: Rice and something to go with it (like Nori)

Teruhiko: Sushi and yakiniku

Takuyu: Tasty things

Q9. Food you dislike

Daisuke: Natto

Tetsu: Canned asparagus 

Teruhiko: Getemono (*a Japanese word for strange/disgusting food that most people would never eat)

Takuyu: Bad things

Q10. Favourite music 

Daisuke: Many

Tetsu: Most if not all rock

Teruhiko: NeiL

Takuyu: Classic and heavy metal

Q11. Favourite type of woman

Daisuke: Sometimes mature, sometimes childish

Tetsu: A person who shares the same values

Teruhiko: A person who is modest but has his or her own ideas

Takuyu: Ikeike gyaru

Q12. Type of woman you dislike

Daisuke: The not so cute ones

Tetsu: A person who doesn’t share the same values

Teruhiko: Opposite type of the above (*My format may make this answer seem odd, but if you don’t get it, by “the above�� he means his answer in Q11)

Takuyu: Secret

Q13. What do you not want in the world?

Daisuke: It’s a food chain... in this world...

Tetsu: Nuclear weapons

Teruhiko: Tetsu in a drunken state (laughs)

Takuyu: Politicans and bullies

Q14. What is death to you?

Daisuke: I won’t know until I die

Tetsu: If you don’t believe in yourself anymore, you’re as good as dead even if you’re alive.

Teruhiko: The end...? The beginning....?

Takuyu: No comment

Q15. On the day the world is destroyed, where will you be and with whom?

Daisuke: Plans are undecided

Tetsu: Sleeping at home with my cat

Teruhiko: Dancing in a circle with all the members!

Takuyu: Eating ramen in Shinjuku

[togoldlilya]

communication needs

just a small blurb that came to mind. trying to write a least a little everyday, we'll see how long that lasts lol.

if anyone ever reads this, love you, you're the best <3

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"hey toge, do you think we could talk for a minute?" sayaka askes, fiddling with her fingers as she does.

"mmm tsuna okaka" the joking tone in his voice is clear as he says this, and sayaka just deadpans at his obvious trolling.

"no, im for real toge, i need to talk to you for a moment" she reaches out to punch his arm softly as she says this, face straight. sensing the serious tone he immediately turns his full attention to her, setting down his switch.

"tsuna, takana? mentaiko" he reaches out to grab one of her hands, tone reassuring.

"well, eariler, at lunch, when we were joking around with the others, and you joked that i wasnt attractive enough for you, i laughed it off in the moment, and i truly didnt mind it then because i knew you were joking. but after sitting with it the rest of the day i realized it bugged me more than i thought, and im honestly kinda hurt from it. so, if you could refrain from making jokes quite like that i would appreciate it." sayaka explains, holding his hand tightly, not fully able to make eye contact.

"takana, tsuna mayo okaka. natto, shouyu, okome" her cheeks unwillingly turn red at his words and she tries to pull away but he just holds her tighter.

"toge! you cant just say stuff like that!" she cries out face a pretty pink still. "but thank you... i love you too, okome kiki." feeling warm at his reassurance she's glad she came to him about this. he gives her a warm smile watching her face closely to make sure shes actually okay.

"tsuna mayo, furikake mentaiko." he suddenly pulls her towards his desk where his abandoned console lay, the theme for mario cart just repeating incessantly.

"huh? you want me cheer you on cause you suck so much at mario cart?" sayaka teases easily a smirk on her face. toge lets out an offended noise that makes her laugh outright, even after he yanks her down into the chair next to him.

"mentaiko natto." his voice is stern, determination shining though, a clear pout on his face.

"okay okay, you have my full support kiki, show that computer whos boss" she relents easily, unable to hold up under his adorable pouting. his eyes immediately light up at her words.

"shake!" he exclaims starting the next match enthusiastically. sayaka just giggles at his actions, heart calmer than it had been all day.

[shewhoeatssand]

☠, ▼ and ☯for Kaneki, pls^^

☠️ - angry/violent headcanon!

Oughhh I love Kaneki being angry and violent 🥰🥰 I think sometimes when Shironeki is very emotional, he’ll seek out groups instead of singular ghouls to eat but also to lash out on and toy with a bit. He repeats a lot of the trauma that was inflicted onto him but usually pushes it out of his mind by the next day and can’t recall it. If he finds one guy separate to the rest of the group, he’d break their limbs to keep them from getting away, then go find the rest of the group to kill in front of them if they didn’t answer whatever questions he wanted. Since his mind isn’t there altogether the questions can be about things he doesn’t really need information on, since they’re more to justify the ordeal to himself as an interrogation. Also, whoever he decides to be most pissed at would end up with some serious head damage (sometimes half of it is even missing!!!). At the end he’ll eat everyone’s kakuhous before leaving. Very often I like to imagine him popping into a public bathroom to get changed after this sort of thing, then pop into McDonalds and order a coffee to sip while people watching and having mild thoughts on eating even more :3 he’s so cute sitting there aww I wish he could eat soggy fries too

▼ - childhood headcanon!

Kaneki wrote a lot of stories as a wee lad. When he was living with his mother he’d write a lot of fantasy inspired things about different worlds with dragons and elves. They were very descriptive, and he had a huge imagination! Many were set in the same world which he’d use as a form of escapism. The main character was usually a boy just a bit older than him, who’d kill monsters with spells he learned from books, and receive lots of praise from his family and friends. As he got a little older he gave the boy a lot of his own hardships and had a lot of his friends turn on him for things that were out of his control, then had him forced to kill his own mother. He later felt EXTREMELY guilty about this and tossed out the entire book.

When he moved in with his aunt he wrote memos about the nice things he used to do with his mother and some vent pieces that would get scrunched up or burnt. He took a lot of inspiration from Takatsuki too, and wrote some fanfiction with the characters in another book he guarded with his life. Sometimes he’d even do drawings to match the story and Takatsuki’s real works :) he became a pretty good artist and used his new skill for lots of good things (drawing his and Hide’s “ideal girlfriend” every 2 weeks)

☯️ - Likes/Dislikes headcanon!

OH THIS ONE IS SO FUN

Likes 🥰:

stray cats

tall buildings

home cooking

this one milf librarian he was always too shy to talk to (literally ran away from her before)

sleeping

muted colours

wool

board games

his room

petrichor

his warm sweaters

his blankets

the Takatsuki Fan Forum (his only online activity)

riding his bike

mashed potato

chocolate

this one really old teddy his mama gave him that he pretends he doesn’t need anymore because he knows his mama sucked ass, but still clings to when he’s lonely (Haise was given something similar by Arima when he lost his belongings)

cucumbers

stars

water streams

Dislikes 😔:

bonito flakes (killed his great grandfather)

his cousin Youichi

his grandparents :((((

cramped spaces, or being in a corner

being touched too much

big, loud dogs (got chased once while he was walking home at age 5)

when the murder victims cry out to be saved

warheads

too many pigeons

crowds

big spiders

team sports

his first name

manga (thinks they are for uncultured people who don’t really want to read) (but the horrors are cool sometimes)

social media (can’t understand it well)

natto

committees

a lot of sun

[orii-blogs-stuff]

Hello! Am sending a questions about your Ascendence of a Bookworm x Resturant to Another World AU.

Which was you favorite part to write so far?

Has anyone traded goods such as plants or meats from Yurgenschmidt (hope I remember how to spell that) to Nekoya yet?

How well known is the restaurant among the merchants and commoners of Yurgen?

I find it fascinating to think of what the restaurant can make with the plants and meats found in each duchy that cannot be found on Earth.

I like how you managed to show the differences of culture, what the nobles expect to experience vs their real customer service experience, and the way the people who become regulars adapt to it in their own way.

I especially like how you’ve incorporated the regular order nicknames to each person. Once I remember who is who, it’s interesting to think of how the scenarios will play out with those present.

How did you come up for the favorite meals of other characters and do you have a list of them?

Thank you for making this wonderful story. I never thought this crossover would happen but now that it did, it is amazing! Hope you have a great day!

Screams~~!!

I wasn't really expecting an ask but I'm so happy I got one~~!!

Ok so from top to bottom:

My favourite part has to be writing about the Nobles meeting Mestionora, there just this delicious sort of (idk what to call it, karma maybe?) Thing in the air where Nobles are getting treated the same way most of them would treat the commoners you know what I mean, if face of a metaphysical cosmic entity they are *nothing* and the realization of that feels like such a juicy thing to write.

Yes, Mako and his fellow chef Leo are always trying to find ways to incorporate local food from Yurgenschmidt and the other world into their resrurant menu, Rozemyne traded a few fruits and veggies for cacao and coffee beans in the beginning when Alexandria's country gate wasnt connected to the land of sand. Now Rozemyne only imports cacao and about a kilogram or natto every week.

It's a bit of an Urban legend amongst merchants, especially travelling merchants, some don't belive it, others swear they saw it, benno makes a lot of money from all the new exotic foods Rozemyne brings with her to Alexandria and traveling merchants (atleast, the ones who found it) make it a point to find and label all (or as many) Nekoya doors they can find on their way (because food is essential to traveling merchants and their families) tho it's mostly not mentioned in the story itself cuz its a bit irrelevant to the plot (aka: I can't figure out a way to incorporate it without sounding forced it)

Aww thank you~~ ya I'd also love to see what the chefs could come up with using Yurgen meats and veggies.

I haven't made a list of them. Also I put a bit of thought into the names because that's the least amount of effort I could atleast put into the characters, example:-

Shuu - he's a Vtuber, meaning many sleepless nights, meaning he needs a lot of energy boosts to go about his day such as caffeine, so I chose melon soda because melon soda seems to be pretty popular in Japan.

😭😭😭 I am legit sobbing~~!! Thank you very much!! And have a great day as well!

[danketsuround]

sunday six!

(monday six for me) (as always)

tagging @fire-tempers-steel @passthroughtime and @c-cw-f-saeko (sorry if you don't have anything to share lol)(but i must participate) & whoever else wants to do this (lately it's been really forcing me to write a lot)

lost judgement spoilers below:

another bit of a post-LJ au, where kuwana takes care of mitsuru while reiko is in prison. writing to make mitsuru's disabilities more accurate from canon and to mend my broken heart.... :cry:

The beep at nearly-eight is the rice cooker. Kuwana's bones creek, aging him as he pulls himself up from a squat. He paddles two servings of rice into his bowl and pairs it with natto, reheated soup, and a cold karage cup he bought from Seven. The vegetables steam a little longer before he puts a tiny serving in front Mitsuru and hurriedly finishes off the rest.

Mitsuru mashes a piece of carrot with his rubber-banded chopsticks. He ate picky like his mother, and scowled like her, too. Their shared nose and thin eyes crinkled harshly, disgusted by the steamed purée Mitsuru unaffectionally—and ironically—called baby food. It was swallowing practice and a nutritional trick, suggested in a letter from Reiko—a response to his medical documents:

...It's not very difficult to do. Steam them for thirty minutes. If you lose track of time and think you've cooked it for too long, add another ten minutes. I did that when he was little...It should be the consistency of chewed gum or silt...No soy sauce...He doesn't like broccoli. No broccoli. Potatoes are the best for gaining weight, cut them into sixths. Give him small portions or he won't eat it. Smaller than you think...If you can encourage him to practice swallowing, you can encourage him to eat more. He's malnourished now. You know that...Don't push him. I think he'd cry. It would be like trying to make an infant solve a jigsaw puzzle....

Don't push him.

No broccoli.

Thank you.

Kuwana picks a piece of broccoli off of Mitsuru's plate and eats it. It tastes like hot ice cubes. Mitsuru looks offended and unhungry, leaning back in his wheelchair with his shirt over his outie.

"Let's go to the beach later," Kuwana suggests, swallowing the rest of his breakfast whole. "After you finish."

Mitsuru nods while tapping the plastic tubing with his nail. He looks up—almost done. "Tastes like," he exhales slowly. "I wonder."

[lumine-no-hikari]

Dear Sephiroth: (a letter to a fictional character, because why not) #195

J's whole lower body is screaming at him from all his running around doing laser tag yesterday, the poor thing. So I used the leftover steak, as well as some eggs, bacon, rice, natto, and the leftover bok choy to make a high-protein breakfast to help J's body recover from yesterday's stress:

I wonder, did you used to get days you worked your body so hard that you either were in pain all day, or you couldn't move at all? Did you take good care of yourself on days like that? Do you get days like that occasionally, still? And do you take care of yourself properly on those days? I wonder...

Shortly after this, I cut out the image that I wanted to modify my eagle kite with. I dunno if you remember me talking about that; it was a while ago by now, goodness me. But nonetheless, it is cut out and "laminated" in packing tape to be weather resistant; now it's just a matter of finding a way to affix the image to the kite. I think you will like the results when it's done. But I am not going to show you the progress, because I'm afraid of losing my motivation to do the thing if I show you before it's ready. Also, I kinda want it to be a surprise…

I managed to get a few other "adulting" odds and ends done. None of it is especially earth-shattering or major, but still, it feels relatively good to be productive...

Earlier, I contorted my shoulders, neck, and ribcage weirdly against a doorframe, and my hyoid bone went POP in a really huge way. I feel pretty great, at least for the time being. I wonder if some muscles in that general area got stuck together weirdly due to whatever compensations are being made for the rib injury. Guess I'll never know for sure. All the same, I hope this lasts a while; it feels good to be able to breathe without pain. J and I took a walk after that, and I managed to snag some pretty cool pictures for you, I think:

...I hope you can look at these and remember how beautiful the world is.

I'm really not sure how today managed to be both eventful and uneventful at the same time. I wonder if you have days like that. I wonder if you dislike them, or if you revel in them. Admittedly, despite getting lots of important things done, I still don't really feel like I did anything, so I feel a bit restless, I guess. Maybe I'll choose to revel in it anyway.

I'm gonna eat and then I'm gonna design a house, methinks. I don't foresee anything else of note happening, and I don't foresee having any particularly large thoughts today, so I guess I'll end this here before I start to ramble.

Sephiroth, don't forget that you're loved and wanted in this world, okay? And not just by me. Lots of folks can love you exactly as you are right now. Okay? So stay safe out there; you wouldn't wanna make all of us folks sad by getting yourself disapoofed, right?

I'll write again tomorrow.

Your friend, Lumine

[stellamancer]

ASK GAME TIMEEEEE

🔪 ⇢ what's the weirdest topic you researched for a writing project?

🦷 ⇢ share some personal wisdom or a life hack you swear on

❄️ ⇢ what's your dream theme/plot for a fic, and who would write it best?

SEL. sorry I took twenty years to answer AHAHAHAH.

weirdest topic I've researched ->

To be perfectly honest, I hate research. LMAO. Passionately. So I try to avoid it if I can. That being said... For & hiaa I looked up vitamins and nutrients in veggies that Deku was adding to smoothies because. He would know what would be in them.

Also for sots, I looked up many, many pictures washrooms in Japan.

personal wisdom/life hack ->

Hm. I don't really know. Which probably surprises you. I don't see myself as particularly wise LMAO. And anything I can think of is common sense I think or something I think you already know.

My life hack is finding a very simple easy meal that you like that you can make very quickly. Mine is microwavable rice with natto and seaweed. LMAO.

dream theme/plot for a fic + writer ->

This isn't QUITE the answer you're looking for but my dream fic is actually a •••• fic written by miss shouto todoroki aka andypantsx3. I dream of the existence of such a fic often.

during our bnha phase, both mao and I drafted up the idea of a deku isekai fic that I think would be fun still.

[yukii0nna]

Ako Nishiya

Age : 12

Birthday (:2/9)

Profession: U.A student (general)fairy Tail wizard

Magic: Light magic: The blinding

Family: Shinji Nishiya (Kamui Woods)

Voiced by: Houko Kuwashima(japanese) Deedee Magno(English)

Quirk: Quirkless

Flaws: I can be vain and my ego is a bit big, I will admit I can be a bit stubborn and temperamental at times

Pet Peeves: I have a pure HATRED for anyone who hurts others without reason!!! What can I say? It runs in the family,well the genes did skip our egg donor

Favorite subject: I adore writing!!! I do need it for songs

Least favorite subject: I would be a happy woman if I never have to do Chemistry!!

Favorite food: I love Omurice!!! It's a comfort food

Least favorite food: I despise natto!! Seriously!!! It's so foul!! How do people like it?!?!

Hobbies: I enjoy a good scrape!! Plus you can see me in Shibuya , with my friends.

Personality

Ako is a girl who loves to perform!!! The stage is her calling. She's good and she knows it!! That said,she is known to have a bad temper and a big ego but she never goes too far. She is also a loyal friend though and though!!

Skills

Light magic : The blinding: allows Ako to manipulate light to her liking whether as a shield or a disguise

Bat: Is known for using a baseball bat when she can't use her magic. Pretty good at it too.

Friends

Izuku Midoriya

Yuga Scarlet

Taro Shinon

Miru Tanaka

Trivia

Is aro romantic -asexual

Was the leader of the Supernatural Studies Club in Aderla middle school.

Leader singer in Trash Candy

Doesn't get along well with Bakugo

@anxious-twisted-vampire @insomniac-jay @punkeropercyjackson