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contemporary ukiyo-e drawing of two women in a romantic scene

"Nameless Flower" by Ono Tako

Autumn's a good time of the year after all 🍂🍂🍂

Went for a walk and romanticised everything around me to the degree where I almost greeted the strangers I passed

If that was before today, then what's the current best attempt you ask? Today someone spoke french to me and used future simple, and I melted at "je serai" - that's a tense I remember studying long ago!

Yeah I think the wiring in my brain might be a little bit wonky, but I've also found my people ❤️

Before today, the best attempt to woo me has been someone stating that if they'd be a plant, they'd be Scrophularia nodosa, a plant I've learnt to id rubbing my hands on its stinky, stinky leaves

Twitter sucks for a billion different reasons, but what makes bluesky more attractive to me is the slightly larger word limit. My rambles were not made for these websites

It's been a week of yearning, so bad I barely worked at all on Thursday or Friday, or Wednesday for that matter

Mostly in my personal life (!!!!) but also when I open twitter bc my timeline is 50% NO.6 quotes and fanart that make me adopt Shion's yearning & add to my own for my copy of Saikai #2

New outfit for Wendy and Abigail - again!!! 🏴‍☠️

This is sick and twisted. This isn't even for my thesis, but other paid work???? And I'm working on it for fun, for free, when I should be either asleep or at the club

...I'm so excited to show the plots I made at our next group meeting though! 🤓📊📈

Why oh why do I always find the motivation and urge to play around with data in R on Friday nights, and why does it have to be so engrossing I stay up working on my code until ...3:30 in the morning?!? 😭😭😭

Screenshot of a word document that reads: Sivu 1/7 4198 sanaa

I'm cursed to write essays rather than quick messages to my friends and this might be the longest message I've ever replied to

Thinking I should make sure it doesn't get much longer, what do I then proceed with? Explaining the intricacies of C3, C4 and CAM photosynthesis as a fun side note...

some ppl diligently post the same stuff here and on X

not me

this evening u got to hear how lovely my evening walk was, reminding me of eupho 🎶

while on X i spent the last 2 hours yelling about mpreg rock opera, frogs and french (strangely unrelated) in a 40+ tweet thread ALL WRITTEN IN ALL CAPS

I'm out for an evening walk and there are people practicing their instruments by the water...

Just like in eupho 🥹💕🎶💕🎶

The way I know my anxiety and depression are real from how I avoid filling in forms to get paid for work I've already done

Woman loses her mind over being called a cabbage 🥬

Screenshot of a message that reads: hopefully tomorrow will also be easier for u too 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 courage p’tit chou ✨💞💖💞✨

Ehehehehheheheheheehhh.... 🤤🥰🫠

My 15 year long dream of one day being called mon p'tit chou has finally been realized ~ I'm on cloud nine ✨💕🥰💕✨💕🥰💕✨

I don't know who this is (still haven't watched any of the older series) but it's cute!!!

Kiitos!!!! 🥰🥰

Kiiitooooosssss ✨✨✨

Shoes on inside bc you're not supposed to show your feet online. Also I was in a hurry to go out when I decided I still want to take a photo of my outfit for today to fish for likes and praise and congratulations 😁

I got the dress in Japan and I love it sm 💚

Birthday girl 🥳

Text that reads: "Wow, puppies!" Shion exclaimed. He gently petted their backs so not to get in the way of their feeding. "Wow, Nezumi, look. They're so soft. Why don't you try petting them too?"

#ellareadsno6

"NO.6 is a dystopian story that will rip your heart out and stomp it to the ground"

But also, NO.6:

Text that reads: Inukashi's gaze moved to Nezumi, who stood by silently. "Haven't you taught this guy anything about how to live here?" "That's not my responsibility." "You picked him up and brought him home, didn't you? If you're gonna pick up a stray, you gotta take care of him properly. He'll make himself useful one day." "I'm not so sure about that." Inukashi laughed again. "If he doesn't, just eat him. Or is he―" Inukashi's gaze travelled to Shion's hair. "He's got interesting hair. Has he got issues, or what?" Nezumi turned up the corner of his mouth and answered shortly. "As many issues as the dogs you have. Too many to count." "Uh-huh. So the rumours were true. You really are keeping a young boy as a pet."

I love this trio so much 💕 Why did I ever wonder if I wouldn't like these books as much as I got older - I think I might be enjoying this read-through even more than my first!

#ellareadsno6

Text that reads: A sharp pain ran through his palm. "Agh!" Shion withdrew his hand hastily. At the base of his index finger, there was a small wound about the size of a pinprick. Blood was already starting to well up from it. It ran down the palm of his hand in a single, red stream. He thought he felt the tips of his fingers go numb. Inukashi threw his head back and cackled. "What was that for?" Shion said in disbelief. "'What was that for' he says!" Inukashi crowed. "Haha, what a surprise! You fell right into that handshake, and you're turning on me and asking me 'what was that for'? Classic."

They're both such pricks omg I forgot abt this and thought Inukashi's description sounded off with the ring lmao

#ellareadsno6

Text that reads: "I passed the interview," Shion grinned as he looked up at Nezumi. Nezumi clicked his tongue, and turned away. "Didn't the wild dogs scare you at all?" he said sourly. "They did. But wild dogs don't light candles."

As if he isn't a bona fide asshole himself 🙄 #ellareadsno6

Text that reads: "Dogs can't suture a wound. I noticed the suturing kit was still in tact in the emergency case. If you ever get hurt again, I'll sew that wound right up for you." "Why, thank you," Nezumi said sarcastically. "Your offer is so great it's sending chills down my back. That face came into my dreams for quite a while after that day, you know." "Did I look that great?" "You were grinning. You had this look on your face like you were having the time of your life. Every time I dreamt about it I had nightmares." "Well, it was the first time in my life doing a suture. I remember being really excited. Say," said Shion enthusiastically. "So did you take out the stitches yourself?" "Of course. It was easier than making soup." "Did it leave a scar?" "Yeah. But I won't show you." Shion stuck out his lip. "Don't be stingy."

Shion grinning with excitement as he treated Nezumi's gun wound is still one of my favourite things in all of NO.6 #relatable #ellareadsno6 🤭

Only running on 5 hours once more... Had a dnd session until midnight despite two players saying it would be better to end earlier and then I stayed up for an hour extra to talk about some recurring characters with a player from another campaign 😭😭😭

I'm dead tired, but I can't say I regret it 😁

Didn't even know it's been that long ago I got into anime already 😭😭

You know maybe it's okay to think about nothing but NO.6 considering I've been waiting for this for 12 YEARS