Belated V-day Updates!!!

I just finished reading “Fathers and Mothers and Daughters and Sons” in one sitting & it was amazing, it was beautiful, funny, heartbreaking—I’m at a loss of words, I loved that fic so much in-spite of the bittersweetness it invoked—10/10, chef’s kiss!

Thank you for reading that story and for writing such a thoughtful comment! That is the story that put me on this twisted path, and how a lot of readers found my work. Even though there are things I would change, I really can't hate the story itself. GetoHime is, to me, a fundamentally hilarious ship about two people who are a little nuts, but Geto is very good at hiding it and Utahime can't contain herself (however, her brand of crazy is just the every day, capitalist-patriarchy-induced kind). It means a lot to know that people are still reading that story, so once again, thank you!

I need to write them arguing in an Ikea together, lol.

they’re literally the same i’m gonna cry 🥺

credits to @/suguruismylife on tt

your brain is soo wrinkly and galactic, thank you for indulging and giving these recs much thought! I've finished the tv adaptation of normal people and while i have only read lines from np, i did pick up another book of hers with satoshoko solely in mind, titled: "beautiful world, where are you". right after binge-reading your works, too, so i somehow feel validated she made it to the list. i have read ms. bby_rabbit's work and loved it! I always enjoy when fics explore the dynamics of satoshoko + the students (esp kugitafushi), and hs,dj's megumi was a delight. sadly, I'm now unfamiliar w the remainder of your list, but rest assured i am capital R - running - straight to storygraph after this.

re: weird relationship with one's own works, i get a version of that feeling too, as i am my own harshest critic. however, i want to share an anecdote with you that i hope you'll enjoy. one time i was just watching this on youtube when i, completely out of nowhere, imagined seiya probably having done it as well. i don't know how i got here lol. i was never one to think about ship babies and i'd be embarrassed about stsk popping up in my head, if it weren't for the fact that it was an added layer, which truly made the video more comedic.

it goes to show you've written characters so memorable and endearing in that they manage to sneakily occupy ppl's minds and brighten days. thanks again for answering.

p.s. did u ever watch the hidden inventory arc get animated? it was so cute

Dunno about wrinkly and galactic, but my brain is certainly in my skull. I don’t mind talking about books, reading is one of my favorite things to do. I’ve never seen the television adaptation, but I’ve read both of those books. I think Normal People is the better novel of the two. I love bby_rabbit, she’s my writer bestie, and I’ll be sure to pass your sweet words on! 

Wow, that video made my day! I loved how the little baby was very careful not to disturb their mom but fully slapped their dad across the face. It’ s so flattering to hear that you thought of little Seiya, and that you don’t cringe when my stories come back to you unexpected. Day made, self-esteem boosted! 

I have not yet seen the second season. I’m annoyed with where the manga has been going, and I don’t want to see Yuji’s torture well animated, but the clips I have seen are very cute! 

Oh, to be as cool and creative as Shary Boyle.

Shary Boyle

IM YELLING

Shizune and ASUMA have GOT to be another fav rarepair

Same with Tenten and Sai 😭 YOUR FICS GOT ME

Tenten and Sai are literally a woman who just wants to be heard and a man who wants to listen. I think they’d be so cute. 

Asuma and Shizune would be high-strung and laidback in compatible ways. I could see them being disappointed and disillusioned together on the road with a spiralling Tsunade in the background. I literally lay in bed listening to “Chemtrails over the Country Club” and “You’re in the wind, I’m in the water/Nobody’s son, nobody’s daughter” and “Washing my hair, doing the laundry/Late-night TV, I want you only” are so them lol.

Wow, I am so sorry for the longwinded response. I am but an amalgamation of sad girl memes, Lana Del Rey and Ethel Cain songs, and literary references. You are too kind to me! Thank you for reading my stories! 

You're antioedipus in AO3, right? Would love to see a yakuza Geto in your fic. Maybe not now, but someday. 🫶

Oui, c’est moi. I don’t know if I have a sophisticated enough understanding of organized crime, let alone the Yakuza to pull this off. Never say never, but I’m sharing this in case someone out there is looking for a GetoHime prompt, or is thinking about writing Yakuza Geto and needs to see that people are interested. This is your sign!

I’m also going to shout out Chloé Jafé’s I give you my life, a photograph exhibit featuring Yakuza and particularly Yakuza wives. It actually inspired a GetoHime story of mine by the same name! The article I read included a quote from one of the wives, saying that she got a tattoo on her neck because “I’m ready to put my life in his hands and keep loving him.” The i-D magazine article featuring it seems to have disappeared from the internet, but you can find Chloé Jafé’s official website here and a quick write up here. 

i feel like all my stories are me trying to answer the philosophical question "why did they do that to me" and the answer is literally "it's what worked out best for them" and i sometimes feel very, very sad over the fact that this truth has given me so much to write about

I am dead.

I am completely normal about this

Fai and Chi are one of my fave brotps across all of fandom and I wish we had more content of them lying around eating popcorn and listening to pop music.

Like, how sweet!!!