#a clean marriage

[inkliinng]

Sayaka Murata- Life Ceremony

(Spoilers ahead)

I keep thinking about Sayaka Murata's Life Ceremony, specifically A Clean Marriage, of how the story begins so.... clinically, sedately, almost emotionlessly, and then the way it gradually devolves into a jarring, off-kilter, horrifically awkward mess which parallels the breakdown of the detached, platonic, partnership-oriented marriage. It opens with wanting to keep sex and sexual desire and/or sexual tension out of the home, and ends with one of the most sexually intimate experiences (albeit very strange, very awkward) that people can go through. It's such a study of extremes. I think this book was also my first time reading of asexual relationships in some detail, and no doubt that is also why it stays with me- I've never actually given serious thought as to how asexual persons in a marriage view their relationship. No doubt it is different for everyone, but the couple here think of their marriage as a comfortable brother-sister partnership, which of course carries hints of taboo from a purely traditionalistic heterosexual point of view, but removing sex and physical intimacy from the equation turns all that upside down/ inside out. Also the thought process that family means partnership and no sex- sex being viewed as something divisive (?), something meant to be hidden or taken care of in secret away from one's house- having a sexual relationship with someone excludes the possibility of them ever being considered family- all of it is so finely balanced. Now introduce the mutual desire to have children and it all comes crashing down- affairs turn inconvenient in unexpected ways, dicomfiting kinks come to light, and the couple must trespass upon the central tenet of their marriage- to never be involved in any degree of sexual intimacy with one another.

This is not a book review or anything, just a very late night ramble I'm writing whilst half asleep. Nor are these all the thoughts I have about the book- or even this particular story. I kind of just want to continue trying to pick it apart at the back of my brain whilst I read other books, then come on here and write down another ramble when the mood strikes me.

#sayaka murata #life ceremony #a clean marriage #conversations with the void #book blog #bookblr #booklr #book ramblings #spoilers ahead!

[im-totally-not-an-alien-2]

Danny couldn't really explain why he always answered this specific summoning ritual. It was like a feeling. One of warmth. Of a mug of hot cocoa in your hands and a nice weighted blanket dropped around your shoulders as a fire blazed in the hearth in front of you, keeping the chill in the rest of the room at bay.

Danny always lost himself in the sensation and found himself back in that stupid circle of protection with that same wierd guy demanding answers. But Danny didn't know anything about a "Lazarus Pit" or a "Pit Madness" let alone a cure for it. Even if he did he wasn't going to tell Red Robin anything after all the times he'd used the marriage summoning spell to get him here.

Earlier on Red had explained it was the only spell known to thier universe that could summon an entity from "The Lazarus Dimension" Which he guessed was another name for the ghost zone and Phantom was the only one to ever be summoned.

Danny couldn't help but wonder why...

After escaping Bird boy and his supernatural pop quiz (oh look, another test for him to flunk) he returns home only to discover his parents had seen him get summoned and accused him of being a ghost that replaced thier baby boy.

Naturalally the next time Red Robin had summoned Phantom he was angry. He was tired and dirty from being on the run from his parents, his worlds US government, and Vlad. Not to mention his own rogues gallery didn't exactly cut him any slack.

So Danny decided that if Red Robin wanted to abuse the power of a marriage ritual than the very least he can do is put his money where his mouth is.

Danny grinned and exited the magic circle, taking delight in Reds widening eyes before he lunged. A kiss sealed the deal, making sure Danny had a safeish place to stay.

After all, married couples in the infinite realms were obligated and even compelled to protect and care for eachother.

#dpxdc #prompts #fanfiction prompts #danny phantom #danny fenton #tim drake #red robin #danny: I will explain nothing but this is all your fault #danny: *becomes Tims sort of house husband and cleans up after him/organizes his stuff* #danny: *starts getting lessons from Alfred* #tim: wait. maybe this wont be so bad... #marriage of convenience #marriage of spite #enemies to friends to lovers #drama #before the friendship #also angst #but its not like his friends and family are dead in this #this time. #danny is gonna be a little shot to tim for a bit before tim offers an olive branch

[hajihiko]

it's watermelon 🍉

#komahinanami #Kuzuhina #hinasouda #It doesnt have to be just one. Hajime has 10 fingers AND 10 toes #The brotherhood ring isnt like marriage because you dont get tax benefits and theres no legal documents bc it's illegal #You DO get a free pass to most criminal activities and a sugar daddy. and yknow lifelong partnerhood #Every time kaz gives Hajime a new ring pop it's like they're renewing their vows :) and it's cheaper! #Hajime hinata #Sdr2 #Super danganronpa 2 #Danganronpa 2 #Danganronpa #An art #I'll rb this later. After I clean the bathroom

[one-time-i-dreamt]

I married Mr. Clean.

#dream #text #December 19th 2023 #mr clean #marriage #wedding

[moderntradwife]

I found this template online a few months ago. It comes in handy when you don’t know where to start. So far my house is spotless and I’m not stressing out.

#stay at home wife #homemaker #homemaking #trad wife #helpmate #helpmeet #modest dress #hoh #colossians 3:18 #ephesians 5:22 #cleaning #traditional marriage #tradfem #tradhusband #traditional femininity

[superbat-love]

Bruce adjusted his bow tie, sighing again, as he did a final check on his outfit in the mirror. This was supposed to be the happiest day of his life, yet he felt as if he was heading to the gallows.

The door to his room opened, and Bruce glanced up as Dick slipped in.

“Err, I know I should be congratulating you on your wedding day, but I feel bad for you, Bruce. I can see why you’re so reluctant to go through with it.”

Bruce ran a hand through his hair, feeling resigned to his fate. “I never thought I’d be in an arranged marriage either, but I’m doing it for Nana. Her final wish was to see me get married,” Bruce said.

Dick bit his lip. “Yeah, but must she choose a girl who’s so…homely?”

Bruce frowned. He may not have wanted to get married to the woman that Nana chose for him, but he was not going to deny the woman’s good looks. Kara Danvers was renowned to be one of the most beautiful women in Kansas.

Alfred walked into the room. “Master Bruce, Ms Danvers wishes to speak with you, sir,” he said.

Bruce raised an eyebrow. “Isn’t it bad luck to see the bride before the ceremony?” he grumbled, but he got on his feet anyway. Alfred led him out of the room and down the hallway to the room where the bride was supposed to be getting ready.

“Well stranger things have happened, sir,” Alfred said with a hint of a smile as Bruce knocked on the door.

“Come in,” a soft, low voice called out. Bruce opened the door and stepped in.

His first thought was that Kara was a lot taller than what he had expected. He could not tell if she was wearing heels, but she seemed to be towering a full head over him. He also could not see her face behind the wedding veil, but good lord, she looked more likely to carry him over the threshold than he was to carry her. Her shoulders were broader than his and her wedding dress seemed close to bursting at the seams around those tree trunk-sized biceps. Bruce distantly wondered if he could ask her for some workout tips.

“Hi Mr Wayne,” “Kara” greeted him uncertainly. “Umm, I just thought we should talk before the ceremony.”

Bruce felt a grin stretching across his face. Perhaps this wedding would not be so bad after all.

#au #arranged marriage #bruce & his unexpected bride #clark would be a fantastic bride #he can cook #clean #chop wood #build a house #and fight wild bears #dc headcanon #dc fanfic #drabble #text post #dc #superbat #superman x batman #batman x superman #superman/batman #batman/superman #superman #batman #clark kent #bruce wayne #batfam #batfamily #nightwing #robin #dick grayson

[alicent-archive]

Alicent slept 🙁 in the 🙁 same bed 🙁 that Aemma 🙁 was slaughtered upon 🙁

#I CAN’T DO THIS ANYMORE #imagine sleeping where someone had drawn their last breath #sure they must’ve burned the mattress #but the imprint of horror still remains #imagine Alicent having these strange nightmares #where her bed feels wet and warm and where she can taste iron in her mouth #but she always wakes up to a clean white bed #unsure and unsettled for the rest of the day #just…the haunting of Aemma Arryn man #Aemma haunts Viserys #she haunts Rhaenyra’s fears around childbirth and motherhood #she haunts Alicent’s chambers and her entire marriage #the end of that family started with a bloody birthing bed #hotd #house of the dragon #alicent hightower #aemma arryn #text #my own

[wildflowercryptid]

Ooohh for the warmup doodles, maybe Tale of Teo Towns? :] Or Island of Happiness/Sunshine Islands!

thank you so much for the suggestion, reese!!

georgia and mikhail are definitely my favorite marriage candidates from tott. and i actually haven't played ioh or si yet, but basing off their events, i think denny and sabrina would be right up my alley!

#i really just ended up gravitating towards the marriage candidates w/ similar color schemes when it comes to the ds games huh? #also i ended up cleaning up the denny and sabrina drawing a lot more than the other one oops #i'm gonna try working on the other suggestions slowly so i'll come back to them when i need to warm up later #story of seasons #bokujou monogatari #tale of two towns #island of happiness #sunshine islands #georgia (tott) #mikhail (tott) #denny (ioh/si) #sabrina (ioh/si) #🎨 : mj draws #asks #antihibikase

[gizkasparadise]

7 minutes into perfect marriage revenge and this poor woman's in-laws and family members can all go participate in the squid games

#kdrama #perfect marriage revenge #people who just 'drop by' and expect you to clean house & make dinner for them can go directly to the 7th circle of hell do not pass Go.

[taegularities]

some men are textbook villains fr

#tw religion? #kinda need to rant.. kinda wanna explain what's going on #some ppl are part of humanity but don't know how to be humane... like the guy i started talking to almost 2 weeks ago #liked him a lot bc he was funny sickeningly sweet mature and understanding.. until he was not #tl dr version is that we somehow drifted to the topic religion and i told him im not too religious and don't believe in superstition much #i was extremely respectful and even when he said that he does believe a lot i was like 'thats cool!! different people believe in different #things!!' and at first it was a normal convo until man went all psycho on me (after one damn week!!!) and started talking about how #id have to be religious in a relationship with him.. my dude i barely know your fav food can we not talk about relationships yet #but he says he doesn't even need a woman who cooks/cleans just someone who believes.. n im like i get it but i can't change myself like that #and then guy moves to marriage and is all 'well my entire family is religious' n my mom and sister (who's 16) would be putting pressure on #you n force you to pray etc.. and I'm like???? who can force anyone to a thing like that are u kidding #things escalate and my absolute STUPID ass tells him about my deepest fkn trauma to explain what made me abandon religion bc #life just never got better and this trauma remained for yrs... and he gets so angry that he says he wants to stop talking to me just to spam #me all day next day.. he'd keep messaging me switching between 'i still want you we shouldn't throw this away i have feelings for you' #AFTER A WEEEEEEKKKK!!! and then goes back to 'i wasted my time with you you were so unnecessary im in a bad mood bc of you' #even said 'you'll never find a guy with a trauma and mindset like this. i will find a religious girl but no one will love you like that' #and the worst thing is that he told his friends and mom about the trauma i had just to spite me.. note that he promised to never tell anyone #(and then still asked for forgiveness and for me to rethink whether we want to end this after telling me 473626x he wanted to end it) #(nothing even ever started you bitchass) #also note that his mom knows my mom n basically most of my relatives.. so i was here trembling for days fearing they'd get to know about it #mom somehow convinced her to not tell anyone bc it's important to me and very very fucking personal.. #but he harassed me all day - i wouldn't answer and he'd send 55 messages.. multiple missed calls like dude i got so fkn scared #my heart jumped whenever he texted he was so fkn aggressive and SO MEAN #'you just needed to adjust and we would've been okay' 'tell me are u gonna fkn be religious or not????' 'you ruined everything' kinda mean #i just :') it was the worst time and i don't think i've ever seen someone degrade me so much or make me feel this defective #but.. it's finally over. his mom called my mom and mine was like pls teach him some manners.. n since i couldn't and wouldn't text him back #and literally avoided whatsapp bc of him she ended it all for me and now it's hopefully done forever #anyway i saw jks gcf performance yday n him singing still with you put a genuine smile on my face.. ill stick to THAT boyfriend honestly lol #def gonna delete later #but ty for reading if u did <3

[tojisun]

i havent written angst in a while :<

#sun rambles #id love to tease and be like ''teehee <33 new fic'' but no i genuinely mean i havent written angst in a WHILE #that said... cant stop thinking about failing marriage between you and price #thinking about the two of you trying to make it work but the spark is over; lust exists still - pawing hands find each other in the dead #of the night; pressing at each other's tender parts - but there is just no more love. no more adrenaline rush. no more effort made.. #you cook dinner but you dont call him to eat with you anymore #price packs his bag for an op but doesnt tell you he's leaving so you just wake up the next day and the guest room has been scrubbed clean #you havent worn your wedding ring in months. price has not worn his in a year #its not like theres anyone new too; its not like hes emotionally cheating on you. its just. its done. its over. #you two have reached the end - that was just that

[eddiesfaerie]

ADCU Masterlist

(Adam Driver Character Universe)

most works are NSFW and contain 18+ content, minors do not interact!

Softer | Part 2 *

Kylo Ren whisks you away to a remote planet to be sweeter with you. He finds it much more difficult than initially planned.

Fructus Tenebris (series) 1. Eripio

You have a bit of a run-in with a hunter in the garden. Gladly, Kylo is around to mediate. 

Pet *

You accompany the Supreme Leader to one of his meetings. Unsurprisingly, you become desperate for attention.

DRABBLES / REQUESTS

Kylo and Sleep

So Pretty Like This *

Mirrorball * | Part 2 *

Your first time meeting detective Flip Zimmerman is out on the dance floor.

Going Under

You struggle to figure out why Flip Zimmerman wants to help you out.

DRABBLES / REQUESTS

Losing You

Stitches

Flip and Sleep

Gingerbread

Long Sleeves * | Part 2 *

A two part, chaotic summary of the trials and tribulations of you and Charlie’s blossoming relationship as it’s pushed to its absolute limits.

On Our Way Home

On a late Friday night, you take the subway home with Charlie after spending the day with him at his rehearsals. 

DRABBLES / REQUESTS

Date Night

Stay

August *

On a humid, late summer afternoon, Clyde makes you a couple of promises. 

Shooting Stars *

Clyde takes you on a drive up the mountain to admire the stars, you see more than you were expecting.

Look At You *

sub!Clyde needs help voicing his needs.

DRABBLES / REQUESTS

Laundry

In The Morning *

More Than Friends

Sick

In The Rain

Snacks

Surprises

Family

Being a Brat *

Horny and Annoyed *

Soft!Dom Clyde *

Tippy Toes

Midnight Snack

You get hungry at 4am. Sackler makes you something to eat.

DRABBLES / REQUESTS

I See You (nsfw-ish)

Double Date

Kiss It Better

Sackler and Sleep

Types of Kisses

Morning Sex *

Caught *

Nasty But Sweet *

Confessions *

Sleepy (nsfw-ish)

DRABBLES / REQUESTS

Sunshine

Home

Bent *

Blowing Bubbles *

DRABBLES / REQUESTS

At Gas Stations

Brat *

#posting this to clean up my masterlist because its so long rn #bear with me folks #adam driver fandom #adam driver characters #adcu #fanfic #kylo ren #kylo ren x reader #reader insert #kylo ren smut #flip zimmerman #flip zimmerman x reader #flip zimmerman smut #charlie barber #charlie barber x reader #charlie barber smut #marriage story #star wars fanfic #clyde logan #clyde logan x reader #clyde logan smut #adam sackler #adam sackler x reader #adam sackler smut #paterson #paterson x reader #paterson smut #toby grummett #toby grummett x reader #toby grummett smut

[hajihiko]

what do you MEAN what's the difference

#Shh no one tell him love is an unstoppable force that comes in many forms and isnt always a romantic marriage kinda thing #He doesnt wanna have to kill ppl he loves for Yakuza reasons but then society collapses and the clan is gone and hes like SHIT #'Now I gotta actually confront things in my life god DAMN IT' #I deep cleaned the bathroom and I'm not leaving the house in this snow so that's my work for the day #Posting time #An art #Fuyuhiko kuzuryu #Hajime hinata #Sonia nevermind #Sdr2 #Super danganronpa 2 #Danganronpa 2 #super danganronpa goodbye despair #Kuzuhina

[homemakinghippie]

#kitchen #cooking #baking #cleaning #homemaker #homemaking #housewife #tradwife #tradwoman #trad wives #trad women #traditional home #traditional gender roles #traditional wife #traditional marriage #traditionalism #tradblr #tradfem #traditional femininity #crunchy mom #hippie mom #stay at home mom #holistic #stay at home wife #sahmomlife #sahm #hyper feminine #50s housewife #vintage housewife #traditional housewife

[howlsmovinglibrary]

Look, I’m a slut for fictional men and fey princes, but it is now just frankly embarrassing to admit that I am in love with a figment of someone else’s imagination called ‘Wendel Bambleby’, of all things. Like that is crossing some kind of line.

#currently reading #emily wilde's encyclopedia of faeries #heather fawcett #i finished this book two days ago and i am not sane or normal about any of it #i am in love with one (1) man #a malewife who eschews manual labour yet sews and tailors all his autistic girlfriend's clothes #cleans her house and fills it with cosy trinkets #who drafts her conference papers for her while she's busy being kidnapped #in between planning assaults to infiltrate the castle and rescue her #and proposes marriage before they've ever even kissed #but i'm not HAPPY about it. #because of this stupid fucking name #booklr

[bas-writes]

not a woman and not into an idea of marriage at all but something about being Nanami's little housewife really does speak to me.........

#he'd treat me right and id return the kindness and opportunity to roam his apartment freely with taking care of him and the household #all you can eat european cuisine buffet per request #and Id even clean the windows which I hate #....plus all the marriage roleplay and praise kink #dont judge me #bas thirsts