Kaito Yoshida skips breakfast almost every day, opting instead for a swim in the Wakaba River to wake him up. Itβs cool and quiet as the sun rises; a peaceful alternative to a poorly made cup of coffee.
After an early lunch, Kaito takes some time to dabble in the stock market. A job though he has, itβs mundane and pays little, meant more to keep him occupied than anything else; no, this is how he earns his living. Money makes money after all.
The lunchtime rush at Ai Mizu is predictably hectic, particularly in summer. Famous for its fresh sushi, the tiny restaurant regularly attracts tourists and locals alike, having done so for over fifty years.
He and his co-workers are cordial with one another, but Kaito has no interest in making friends. A precise and introverted woman, the head chef of Ai Mizu apparently appreciates this demeanour; even going so far as to share her personal unagi sauce recipe with him on the sly.
Although it bores him, he often tries to meditate, a favourite spot of his being beside the old canal near Ai Mizu. The local felines, of which there are too many if you ask him, usually have other ideas though, proving themselves to be rather distracting.
Heβs convinced some of them are actively trying to kill him, conveniently placing themselves between his legs as he walks, or surreptitiously hopping out of nowhere right before a set of stairs. None have been successful in his demise as of yet, and Kaito has learned he ought to watch his step whilst in town.
Though Kaitoβs face was as recognisable as any other resident in Wakabaβs town centre by now, people were still intrigued by the local who spoke Komorebian with ease, despite being foreign-.. judging by his accent rather than his features at least. Never impolite enough to ask questions however, Kaito was left in peace, which suited him more than theyβd ever know.
Loneliness was not a foreign concept to Kaito, who had lived with its familiar dull ache throughout most of his life. Try as he might, his attempts at filling that void had never been particularly fruitful; that was, until he found adrenaline. A band aid of sorts, but fulfilling nonetheless.
Kaito escaped to the slopes whenever he could, becoming rather fond of snowboarding especially; not that it was so easy in the beginning, mind you. But, practice makes perfect and over time, Kaito found himself quite at home with the cool wind in his face and the fresh, powdery snow gliding beneath his board.
Rock-climbing however, wasnβt quite so easy to master. Kaito still found himself struggling with various rockfaces now and then. And though he took his late fatherβs advice with a grain of salt these days, he held steadfast to one piece in particular. Persistence was paramount.
Never one to think of himself as tenacious or prosperous, he was almost proud of how far heβd come; prouder still of the fact that he no longer felt the need to wave his moderate success in the face of those who cared so little for him in the past. He was alone there as he is here. A solitary existence perhaps, but for the first time in his life, Wyatt felt as though he belonged somewhere. He was finally home.
Me and all my sims just wanted to say THANK YOU for 300 followers! π₯Ήπβ€οΈ itβs a small milestone for some but i am just in awe that anyone wants to follow this silly, messy and inconsistent blog so from the bottom of my heart, i appreciate you all! π
and because I was there mainly to enjoy myself and to exit the fuck out of my stupid useless emotions, I barely took any videos or pictures (I never take pictures anyway, how do y'all manage to take such amazing shots at shows?!) despite having relatively good spots to do so. I kinda wish I had more so I could think back to the shows afterwards, but on the other hand I felt like I got way more out of the show when I put my undivided focus on it, and besides indoor shows are always challenging on that regard due to the flashing lights etc. and I felt like every time I was going to film the lighting was not appropriate so in the end I just couldn't bother π
I don't really have much else to report from Berlin other than that the venue was great, I had an excellent view and had the best time ever π₯°
not least because I met so many BC tumblr friends!! it was so nice seeing everyone, please come to the Nokia Arena show y'all, we'll be your host it's hocus pocus π₯Ί
and then there was Leipzig π₯΄
I mean, this is my initial reaction immediately after it (written in my drafts):
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but yeah, as you can see from this post, @exitemotions and I had bought some silly little gifts to give the guys (rock hand glass markers not pictured), and we were so incredibly chill about the whole thing, like, NO ONE has ever been as chill as we were in advance of the VIP experience, I'm tellin' ya π
(we were so chill in fact that when we came back to the hotel room afterwards, we noticed we had forgotten the ceiling light on. you know, because that's how chill and zen and calm we had been upon leaving for the venue π π π π π )
the acoustic set was fucking cute, almost like a little campfire hangout π₯Ί
about giving the gifts and having our pictures taken: I feel like I was working on some kind of autopilot and can barely remember much anything π which I'm kinda mad at myself about lol, but I guess the guys liked the gifts (Olli said the glass markers were important, as my foreword for them was that they'd no longer have to fight about which glass/cup was whose, and I remember Tommi saying that socks are always useful. the others are owners of feet as well, so I suppose they agree π§¦)
we had made all sorts of grand plans for our individual pictures with the band but ended up with having "regular" ones after all, because while there was no feeling of rush per se at the m&g, everything was still happening relatively fast and sort of in their own course, and if we had wanted to do any funny poses or whatever, we should've been faster and in a little...sharper mental state to ask for them ππ
but we were chill though, I promise π
(I'm just cringing at myself so hard because I look like a fucking teacher standing for a class photograph ππ it's funnier if you know I'm actually a teacher lol)
during the show we were on 2-3 row because we kinda missed our cue to run and reserve our spots before the acoustic set. personally I blame Santeri the tour manager for this (and also the fact that there were so many people there who had already been to VIP on this tour before, so they knew what to do π€·ββοΈ meanwhile we were just left standing like "...wat π§ββοΈ")
the show was just as great as the Berlin one, I honestly can't put them in order because they were both amazing and really made me forget about my sad little life π€
Rock Band From Hell was also alright. the one with no shirt on was hot
Ghost Kid was cool too. the one with no shirt on was hot
...so hot in fact that I already fell in love with him at the Berlin gig, and so when we were on our way to the merch booth after the Leipzig show, we ran into him and I flirted chatted with him a bit and had my picture taken with him π₯° he was soooooo sweet and funny and I hope he'll stay true to his promise and keep the thing I said to him ('the drummer of BC could never [swirl the drumstick in his fingers in between every beat like you do]') "just between you and me" π€
from the merch booth I bought the XOXO longsleeve which looks super nice (sadly the quality isn't as super though dfgdgdsdh)
the next day it was time to return home, and as @kraeuterhexchen was seeing me to my platform at the railway station, I broke into tears in the middle of an escalator and didn't stop crying until boarding my plane lol
it's just that I was really nervous about travelling back to the airport from Leipzig because I had two changes of trains and the horror stories I've heard of Deutsche Bahn always being late were only adding to it, and that stress somehow triggered some sort of emotional meltdown in me and I realised the trip that I had been waiting for 6 MONTHS was now ending?? there had been so much talk about how we'd "do this and that when we go to Berlin/Leipzig and see BC" and now it's all done and gone and ?????? how does one move on after that π
but mostly I've been crying about the gift I gave to Olli ππππππππππππππ
some of you have already heard about this, but I had made Olli this pin cushion ring:
...because I wanted to "support his sewing hobby", as I told him then sdhfhdfhfhfh
he seemed to really appreciate it, and as I demonstrated how handy it was (because you can wear it and easily put the pins there while sewing instead of having to reach to a pin cushion further away on the table), he told me he only had this huge pin cushion ("a brick" he called it, the one you can see on this video), and aaaahhhhh I'M SO ANGRY AT MYSELF for not remembering much else or barely daring to even look at him to see his reaction π I do remember he got very excited when he heard he was getting a sewing-related gift though ("yessss" he said, if my memory doesn't fail me too bad) π₯Ίπ₯Ίπ₯Ίπππππππ
and I'm so sad I didn't even get a picture of him with it, because Joona the photographer was in the possession of my phone at that moment π and I also forgot to tell him I had made it myself, though I believe it's self-evident. but, you know. still π
and the reason why I've been so emotional about it is because I had made the ring weeks ago already, shortly after the album release event, and since then I have admired it every day (because hellooooo is it not the cutest?!) and I had imagined all the scenarios in which I'd give it to him, what I'd say about it and how he'd react to it (I wondered if he'd even know what it was, but of course he immediately recognized it as a pin cushion when I showed it to him ππππππππ), and yesterday it just suddenly hit me that when I'd be back home, the ring would no longer be there on my table for me to admire and hold in my hands, because Olli has it now? it's OLLI'S now, as intented, and yeah idk why but even now, two days later, I'm still literally crying about it as I'm writing this because I had grown strangely attached to that silly trinket and now I'll probably never see it again π₯Ίπ (I guess I should just make one for myself too lol, my old one that I made almost 17 years ago is a wee bit shabby)
anyway, if anyone sees him, can you please tell him to take good care of it ππππππππ
the world's biggest thanks to everyone who I hung out with on this trip, but especially to @kraeuterhexchen whose stunning art I can now admire in calendar form on my kitchen wall every month of the year (yes I shall keep you updated):
...and to @another-sun the organizer extraordinaire, as well as to my travelling companion @exitemotions (thanks for all the laughs with a touch of chaos in between <3)
here's me with BC again, the only other picture that's not blurry af lol
in the mood to write more transmale erotica / smut but dont feel like starting a whole new fanfic just yet so what if i tried writing something original? huh? what then?
//I had soooo much muse to write last night, but I ended up doing something stupid--and by stupid I mean try to build a little snowman wearing the wrong gloves, so my fingertips got all frost bitten-- so it was practically impossible to type when I got back home. I promise though to reply to some drafts and IMs within the day! Thank u guys so much for your patience <3//
tomjesse and tartaladon says happy halloween everyone!!
they're ready to go serve some candies to happy and excited kids!
a little ramble about their costumes down below <333 you don't have to read it I just need to let my brain out on this one
tartaladon is dressed up as soul and ma.ka from sou.l eater!
aha you've been subjected to my annoying rambles I love u
anyways
maka and s.oul are a really good duo in fighting, they trust each other and know each other's limits, but when they're not fighting, they're always bickering like an old married couple and I find it so silly. soul (ch.ilde) is usually the one to provoke maka (celadon) and she gets violent FPFKTKOFKTF
in the story, soul acts as this designated weapon (the scythe) for maka and I think it'd be perfect how celadon wields chi.lde and he's constantly annoying her like "oouuh you're so strong omg my herooooo" and she's like "shut the HELL up. why are we partners." LMAOAIDJSJJDJS
also celadon looking fine. come on she looks so badass π₯Ίπ₯Ίπ₯Ί
tomjesse is lup.in iii and clar.isse from lup.in iii: castle of cag.liostro! (I HIGHLY RECOMMEND WATCHING THIS PLEASE U DONT HAVE TO BE A FAN OF L.UPIN III TO WATCH IT AARAARAADA)
DO YOU LIKE STU.DIO GHIBLI. WELL FUN FACT HAYA.O MIY.AZAKI DIRECTED THIS BEFORE GH.IBLI WAS EVEN BORN!! so if you enjoy his works then I ABSOLUTELY reccomend giving this one a watch, this is a comfort movie of mine and I adore it so much π
okok but unlike soul and m.aka, I was more concerned about their roles in the movie, lup.in iii (tom) is a gentleman thief and he's here to rescue clarisse (jesse), a runaway bride ππππ i also have the mighty urge to point out how THEYRE GREEN AND BLUE CODED ASKSKSKSKDJSJDJJS DIES BYE im totally not thinking of aus no I'm not no I'm not n
I wanted to make an edit for Gojo, Sukuna and Yorozu because I also love the parallels but I don't have an appropriate place to post it. If I do it, it won't have enough exposure and my effort would've gone to waste. I'm relieved to know that you plan to make one for them as well, please do it one day, thank you! I'll be waiting!
anon!!!!! π₯Ίπ₯Ίπ₯Ί i definitely will (tho it will probs still be taking some time from the looks of itπ) but really dont let that stop u π₯Ίπ₯Ί if u wanna do it, just go for it!!!! it's always better to have more people make stuff, doesn't matter if it's the same thing, everyone always has their own unique way of making things and seeing things, but even regardless of that, the main thing is that if u want to make something, forget everything else, just do it!!!!!!!!
Hey I just want to say I love your threshold Janeway design!! Do you mind if other people draw this design/their own threshold Janeway redesign? /gen
Aw ty! :)
I guess I donβt mind fanart but ummmmm thatβs always a real thin line to tread for me with redesigns. I wonβt do anything or say anything but ummmmm I know I do get a little miffed over idea borrowing/reworking. π And credit lol. But like, I donβt own Threshold and the ideaβs been done even before we did it, itβs just easy to see influences.
i cant really stop people from making their content. i just know as a content creator its a lot cooler (imo) to see people take βother routesβ with these characters that are potentially inspired by my own work but dissimilar enough for an idea to not feel like my own needed revision to fit a mold or whatever.
i know thresholdβs pretty standalone as a concept for voyager, but there are other scenarios where you could instill permanence (if its the transformation thats appealing) or unwanted children (if that) and still get the same kinds of scenarios out of it.
A little hermit of a witch who'd kept to herself in a deep forest was summoned one day; a powerful sorcerer in the form of a crow came to request she followed him out of her home, and to the sprawling manor of a once famous and powerful wizard who'd fallen, as well as his wife, leaving no one left to guide his only remaining heir..
"But you have been with him," the little forest witch pointed out to the sorcerer while still following him all the same.
"Yes, indeed I have," the little crow agreed, "but my role is not that of a magical mentor. Not truly. I have no connections what-so-ever to the powers he inherited from his father's bloodline.. You are much more inclined to be of use in that regard than me, little witch."
The witch scowled in confusion, and could not stop eyeing the little black bird the whole journey there.
His words were like riddles.. All she knew for sure was she was needed by a child who needed to become a wizard...
But in what way she knew not.
For her power certainly couldn't be on the same level as the boy's, could it?
...
Well, if he'd actually had inherited any power at all from his father..
...... And this tricky sorcerer hadn't actually meddled in that family's affairs in some way, as a sorcerer usually is known to do...
Mey Rin wasn't sure yet what was truth and fiction, but she would definitely follow the sorcerer back... even if just to see the truth for herself.