Searching for eternity, you are a frivolous dreamer
Clinging to unreliable dreams. Where are you going?
Searching for the key to open twilight, I cry,
Unable to reach the moon's shadow. Where am I going?
Even though secrets are lost in our eyes,
We will never unfasten our arms from each other.
Pale moon of January, hide the colors of the sunrise.
The gentle dawn of a night that should not end.
Because of love's heaviness, painfully close,
The heart no longer mine cried for freedom.
When shining things existed only in dark places,
I gazed out the small window into the distance.
Pale moon of January, sinking into infinity.
The gentle dawn of a love that should not end.
Pale moon of January, hide the colors of the sunrise.
The gentle dawn of a night that should not end.
so on the subject of the "Crowley is secretly Revaan/Laverne/Levin/please Twst give us his name" theory, I think my feelings are best summed up as "I don't really buy it, but it's funny". like, in all seriousness, I'm not opposed to it; I have enjoyed the writing in Twst so far and I'm willing to trust that whatever happens will, you know, make sense and not be terrible. but I'm just not really convinced by the current evidence! maybe that'll change once we learn more, we'll see!
with that said, may I propose a few alternate theories about the possible Crowley/Revaan connection:
[RELEASE] CHIISANA SHIMA NO YASASHII KOI FULL VOLUME
Title: Futsu ni koishite | Sweet Love in a Small Island | ちいさな 島 の やさしい 恋
Author/Artist: Asakura Kamui Rating: +18
Summary: A small clinic on a small island.
This is a story about Kurasawa Shizuka who took over his late father’s clinic, and his childhood friend Tsutomu, a high school student, who works there part-time.
Tsutomu always has a poker face, and Shizuka is sure Tsutomu knows nothing about romance. Shizuka kisses him just to see Tsutomu’s reaction, and something changes in them… It was only out of curiosity but now his desire is fired up…?!
In the meantime, Tsutomu has to leave the island with his father who is transferred to another location. What will happen to them after being apart…?
A tender love story that takes place on a small island, starts here…
Chapter 01 Read online: Gdrive
Chapter 02 Read online: Gdrive
Chapter 03 Read online: Gdrive
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Chapter 06 Read online: Gdrive
Chapter extra Read online: Gdrive
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Hello!!! How’s it going? Are you okay or are you living in Spain? Jajajaja! Really, we should change the name to “HellSpain”, it should be forbidden to live in a place where it’s a miracle if the temperature goes below 40… 45ºC we had the other day and 32ºC at night, we can’t sleep!! I sleep in a pool of sweat.
Well, stupid weather aside, I know it’s been more than 2 months and I’m also sure that you’ll be saying “Where’s Hanakoi?! We want Hanakoi!!”. Don’t despair, it’s in our outbox (I need my digital pen for a little surprise before it’s released) but we left it aside for a moment because we left this project aside for far too long due to Hanakoi, and SlutSQ was kind enough to provide the raws and I didn’t want to leave her waiting for its release anymore. Plus, life happened along the way...
So here it is, a full volume. It has a second one that is still in its translation phase, I have a bit left to clean as well (I go slow as a turtle with the mouse). It’s a very sweet story that Adamay recommended in the group. When I saw that it was not done by anybody, I told her if she wanted to do it and when SlutSQ offered the raws we were ready to go. And don’t worry, even if it’s sweet, it has a lot of smut. I don’t know how many d***s I’ve drawn!! Aaaaand, just a small note, don’t let how the uke looks distract you, it’s not shota-con!! It happened to me at first, I thought that the seme was a paedophile, but that’s just how the mangaka decided to draw him. Also, as a person who doesn’t look her age, I feel totally represented by this. I'd love people to stop asking me if I’m of legal age…
Full volume in Mega will come later, you know how it goes. I may lower the wait to 2 weeks instead of a month if I don’t forget to upload it…
I’m so happy to have another project done with the wonderful duo made by Adamay and Toshirodragon! Real life delayed this release this time (it ALWAYS comes first, sorry) but they are always ready to come into action when the group needs them, I’m really thankful. I’m also thankful to @slutsq, as I’ve mentioned before, she’s the provider for this project and she bought it right away when I asked her about it, thanks for your kindness.
I hope you all like it and enjoy reading it. Wait patiently for the release of volume 2!! Cheers!
Yasashii Knight wa, Mou yameru. ~Gokuama Osananajimi no Dokusen Yoku ni Zuppuri Hameraretemasu - By Riku Koucha (8/10)
This is a cute story, but a little bit of realism never hurts. It can be tough to be a pretty, popular saleswoman. There are certain types of expectations and rudeness that you have to deal with in the sales field. Our heroines paranoid boyfriend is somewhat justified. He's overprotective because the love of his life is drowning in work.
Yui is young and successful. She's pretty on top of that, so she has to deal with alot of pressure.
She works for an upscale jewelry company. It is her dream job. She is highly knowledgeable and good at socializing with customers. She is the star saleswoman in her branch. Unfortunately, she has fans. Richer customers who buy from her in order to flirt with her.
It's a huge burden. Sometimes men follow her out of the store. Her best friend Touma picks her up every night to protect her. He helps her relax after she has to deal with a lineup of tough customers. They've been friends forever. They've been in love forever, but they aren't together.
Why?
Yui is very mature. She cannot report the customers who flirt with her. Especially the loyal ones. Basically, it's part of the job. The stress of that has been building up in her.
Yui is the type of person that hides her problems. The harassment she deals with is DRAINING. It's annoying and she can never fight back. Shockingly, the men after her aren't perverts. Most of them are young and they genuinely want to date her...because she's young, successful and beautiful. BUT that's not the point. Unwanted attention is still unwanted and it's wearing her down.
Touma doesn't want to pressure her or ruin their relationship. He has become more possessive over the years, because Yui is closer to him than anyone else. He knows these thoughts are toxic. Walking her home every night is obsessively protective, but she likes it and he enjoys it too.
So, why? Why aren't they together? Well, Yui was bullied in high school. Touma has always been EVEN MORE POPULAR than her. She was the "childhood friend who was in the way". Girls used to gossip about how she was clingy, and the school prince was only friends with her out of pity. She isn't over that yet, and Touma hasn't made a move yet because he doesn't think she's ready for an...intense relationship.
Then, it happens. Touma gets pushed over the edge. They start dating and he tries to keep his cool, but there's some red flags. Then, Yui goes to a work event.
You can feel how disappointed she is. The male employees constantly flirt with her, and she meets the best salesman. His name is Makoto and he...has a point.
Makoto points out the flaws in Yui's relationship. It's weird that Touma doesn't want her to hang out with men. Does that mean she's not allowed to have male friends? That's a slippery slope. Yui...kind of agrees. Touma and Yui communicate. They become a happy couple. The other men that like Yui are real people, who wish for her happiness when she does choose Touma. Touma starts out as a potentially toxic yandere, but he becomes a sweet and soft one that barely fits the definition. They marry without any regrets or doubts.
She Has Two Hands! Room For non-monogamous love in yuri
Romantic love can be an amazing and wonderful thing, but for many a “one true love” is simply not what they want or will have in their lives. Some may choose not to have a romantic partner, while others may have multiple. Non-monogamy is an umbrella term for relationship formats that do not involve all parties being exclusively with one partner, and it takes many forms. This article’s main focus is polyamory, a practice of dating multiple people ethically with all parties’ consent and knowledge, and the way it plays out in yuri stories.
As many circles within many marginalized groups have talked about, representation matters. Yuri and the wider GL community has an increasing reach that seems to be growing each year, and it’s worth examining the ways in which the increased variety of yuri stories are representing different kinds of love and relationships. Love can be so many different things, after all, and it’s gratifying when fiction reflects that—not to mention how it opens new possibilities for storytelling and discussions of relationship dynamics.