#Japan-based

[milkteaandsugar]

Echoes of Tokyo - the journey back home to you - 7. Safe haven (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1472633205-echoes-of-tokyo-the-journey-back-home-to-you-7?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=pinkbbyfanfan 

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"That, uh... Manjiro? Mikey guy?" Takemichi began as he picked up his taiyaki, "He sounds just like a prince in shining armor. I totally get why you can't forget him." Emily's expression softened, her pale blue eyes reflecting a mix of fondness and melancholy. "Yeah... Yeah, he was indeed. A prince in shining armor. My safe haven."

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Takemichi chuckled through a mouthful of taiyaki. "A little rebel, wasn't he?" "Yeah," Emily nodded, a wistful smile on her lips. "Always full of energy. And the first day we met wasn't the only time he saved me from bullies."

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!Trigger warning! Violence, S**ual harassment

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[king-kats420]

The Art of Falling for You: Lanterns and Locked Hearts - 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮: 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 (​🇴​​🇳​​🇪​​🇸​​🇭​​🇴​​🇹​) (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1523673625-the-art-of-falling-for-you-lanterns-and-locked  At Hoshikawa High, a prestigious school nestled in the bustling heart of Tokyo, rivalries ran as deep as the roots of ancient cherry trees. Two sworn enemies found themselves bound by an unrelenting twist of fate... A/N: sorryy...the cover is AI 😭🙏(not based on true story)

[kensatou]

j… jesus oppa ;____;

[civetside]

hey guys im changing my art style, im done with stupid silly nonsense. im only making REAL griddlehark now

[thefigureresource]

Hatsune Miku : Japan Tour 2023 ~ Thunderbolt [Vocaloid] 1/7 scale from Design Coco coming May 2025.

[iizuumi]

Happy holidays!

[emergingghost]

just had a visceral reaction to this photo [x] [x]

[milkteaandsugar]

Echoes of Tokyo - the journey back home to you - ...is always hopeless. (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1471982114-echoes-of-tokyo-the-journey-back-home-to-you-is?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=pinkbbyfanfan 

Emily recalls her first encounter with Mikey when she was six years old and newly arrived in Japan.

"So you're having fun bullying a girl? How lame."

"L-A-M-E."... "The Worst. The absolute LAMEST."

"I'm Mikey, by the way."  "Let's get this fixed, shall we?"

[chimckenns]

Sam knew quite a lot about the stars. He’d spend late nights up on his rooftop, watching the constellations while sorting out his thoughts.

Alone.

Darlin’ had come back from a late night gig. They looked up and saw Sam’s silhouette against the night sky. His hair flowing in the wind and his relaxed posture created a beautiful image, but somehow he felt so far away - like he’d be lost to the stars forever.

Darlin’ went in their home, put aside their work things, and climbed up the roof. Sam, hearing their footsteps, lifted an arm in a silent invitation, to which Darlin’ happily accepted and curled up next to him, their head on his shoulder. Their arms wrapped around his waist, holding just a little tighter than they usually did, the thought of him being distant still in the back of their mind.

Sam kissed the top of their head as if he read their mind.

“I’m not going anywhere, Darlin’. Not without you.”

Darlin’ nodded against him, and Sam smiled to feel them relax. He rubbed their shoulder in little circles, taking a deep breath and syncing his breathing with theirs.

They took a moment to just be with each other, feeling the warmth of each other’s presence and listen to their heart beats.

Sam broke the silence, pointing up at the sky.

“One of my favourite constellations. Lupus.”

Darlin shuffled, trying to match their gaze with where he pointed.

Sam smiled and shifted them so that they sat in front. He leaned his chin on their shoulder and pointed again, drawing a line between twelve little stars in the sky.

“I can’t tell what that’s meant to be.”

“It’s you.”

Darlin’ looked at him in confusion. Sam gently tucked a strand of hair behind their ear and kissed them soft and sweet.

“A wolf. There’s not much of a story behind it so it’s overlooked, but that’s what I love about it. Gives me the freedom to create one of my own.”

Darlin’ made themself comfortable, wriggling their way back into his arms with their back against his chest. Sam returned his arms around their waist.

“Tell me about the story.”

“Well…”

They spent the rest of the night talking. Sam introducing to Darlin’ the world of his imagination, and Darlin’ listening along, enjoying the rumble of his voice against their back.

Sam doesn’t have to spend his nights alone anymore.

And he’s forever grateful for that and treasures it.

The time they have left in each other’s arms.

[vegan-nom-noms]

Iced Matcha Latte

[corrodedparadox]

HELLO !! how strong of an idea do you have of any given piece before you start painting? and do you do sketches first or just go right to it?

I usually have a pretty good idea of what I wanna do before I draw! Very rarely will I do a sketch and most of the time I just jump right in since I find that planning art out outside of just having the idea in my head makes me not wanna work on it. I will do very basic concept sketches just to get the composition down so I don’t forget it, but they’re pretty indecipherable to anyone but me

I try not to hold myself down too much to sketches if I do end up doing any, I find that I enjoy my work a lot more if I just kinda go with it and let the piece change while working on it while keeping the base concept in mind

[zoe-oneesama]

How do you feel about certain tropes for personalities?

Hate to reference it, but Yandere for example

I mean, I've usually only personally seen Yandere tropes in like horror anime, (though Quiche/Kishu from Tokyo Mew Mew was definitely my first intro before I knew what the trope even was), so it always felt fitting in that setting.

I'm not really into it because either it's played completely straight as is, in which case there's not really a good outcome for anyone? Either the target is stuck with Yandere, the Yandere kills the target, or the Yandere gets killed.

The other option is despite being foaming at the mouth, ready to kill anyone who even LOOKS at their love interest wrong...they just...concede? To the actual Main Love Interest? Kind of feels like a lot of wasted effort and energy.

I mean, if Yuuno Gasai is the poster child for When the Yandere Gets the Guy, your trope is trouble.

[sodaneko]

i couldn't care if y/n killed a man or is some reincarnated deity or works a job i have zero knowledge about, but if the fic starts to feel a bit too american i'm so taken out of it

[danikatze]

In the back of the House of Five Leaves manga, there's a portion that explains that the grouping of Matsu (pine), Take (bamboo) and Ume (plum) is called Shochikubai and is considered to be a symbol of good fortune. They're the Three Friends of Winter :)

Anyway, I felt like drawing them in pretty Shochikubai kimono <3

[kopifurann]

Handing you bunch of gaywhore old men

[thepythakorean]

silver was my first ever pokemon game. i was only allowed to play it during summer break from school, so i associate its distinct color palette with the saturated summer landscape. somehow the world seemed more colorful back then. pokemon was a huge reason why i got interested in nature. here's a tribute to summers where winds of a new beginning blow.