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"You & Harujion"

Kinoshita Keiko, 2004

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Summary: Akaishi Haru 's father has just died, leaving him an orphan at age 17. It seems his father was in a lot of debt and took out some shady loans, and just when the Yakuza-esque creditors come to collect, a mysterious lawyer named Senoo Yuuji appears and says he'll deal with the matter personally. As it turns out, Mr. Senoo was someone Haru befriended many years ago as his mother ailed in the hospital, but Haru has forgotten about him.

When the bank takes back the mortgage on his house, Haru takes Mr. Senoo up on his offer to live at his apartment. While Mr. Senoo claims that he's only trying to offer financial support to Haru as a minor, perhaps there is a stronger bond between the two than either realize at first.

My comments: The art and the expressions make this story very soft which really fits the story. It's about two people who've lost something and are alone but connected at two different right times and found a way forward together. I see no need to change my rating and I'll definitely reread it.

Story: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | Characters: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | Art:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | Rereadable: 🇾

BookCrossing 2010 note: I love this story! I re-read it every once in a while. I think the first few times I wanted there to be more, but in the last reread I came to feel that it's just fine the way it is. I would love to have more of this author's work in my real life collection. 10/10 stars

Content warnings: Adult x minor (30-somethingx17), they share one kiss but Senoo says they'll wait until Haru is 18 to do anything else

My rating: 10/10

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pattrose

Jokes. Maybe there will be one you read that makes you smile.

* How did the picture end up in prison? It was framed.
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* What do solicitors wear to work? Lawsuits.
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* Why did the bullet lose its job? It got fired.
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* Why can’t a toe be 12 inches long? Then it’d be a foot.
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* Want to hear a joke about a roof? The first one’s on the house.

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Topics for talk

Things I Wanted to Tell My Mother
Things I Wanted to Tell My Father

I was with both of my parents the last ten days of their lives. I was ready to tell them wonderful things. But instead, they talked to me. I just listened because I knew this would be the end of hearing their voices. I made some new memories. Besides they knew how much I loved them.

pattrose

90 questions

In what ways do you contribute to good in the world?

Like most people, we donate monthly to our three top causes. We're discussing adding two more
Places. We're not rich, but we do our share. I used to volunteer, but we don't do that now. My health isn't what it used to be.

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Not quite 365 questions

16. How often do you eat out?

We go out for lunch three times a month. During the forth week I try new recipes at home.

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Recipe
Ham Tetrazinni

( ”recipe” )

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7 days, 7 book covers challenge

Day 2

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Booktuber: Jack Edwards - Fantasy, YA, other

dreamcodes - Codes and graphics for Dreamwidth

Guide to: Enlarge Images on Hover - Just put the CSS portion in your CSS CSS box and the html in your post.

"a filterlist for uBlock Origin to remove Generative AI features on websites" (bsky)

"this year is the 40th anniversary of the cinematic masterpiece Highlander"

Force Yourself, Yes, Force Yourself to Do That Task - I find that a mix works for me 'just do it' and 'build frustration tolerance', depends on what it is.

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Watch on YouTube

@ Spotify

Stickers and scented gel pens
Give possessions = get friends
Breaking off pieces, things started to change
I've been tryna find her since
She gave a little too much away 🎤
Rina Sawayama - Phantom

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.Fandom: Original Work
Pairings: Gen
Characters:: OCs
Rating: Gen
Length: 1 panel
Content Notes: Nudity, although no breasts or genitals are visible.

Creator Tags: I kind of love the reverse mermaid, mermaids, my art, mermay 2021, I am ridiculous

Creator Links: (AO3)

Rubynye; (Dreamwidth)

minoanmiss; (Tumblr)

rubynye

Theme: Siblings, Non-Fic Recs: Fanart, Mythical Creatures: Mermaids, Non-AO3 Work, Original Work, Tumblr Work, Worldbuilding, Xeno/Alien Biology

Summary: Three mermaids of vastly different conformations sunning themselves together on a rock.

Reccer's Notes: An example of

minoanmiss’s exuberant, joyous, and cartoony artwork, informed by Minoan artifacts and Afro-Caribbean art. The picture is a spur to speculation, raising the question of the exact nature of the three mermaids’ sisterhood (and, if they’re direct birth siblings, exactly how the razzlefrazz the biology played out): a worldbuilding prompt asking to happen.

Fanwork Links: Three Sisters. For Mermay., by

rubynye.

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Fandom: the Goblin Emperor
Pairings/Characters: Ursu Perenched, Holitho Sevraseched, Nadeian Vizhenka, Shaleän Sevraseched
Rating: Gen
Length: 9k
Creator Links:

Akallabeth
Theme: siblings, minor characters, book fandoms, small fandoms, family, gen, female characters

Summary: Short scenes from the lives of four (half-)sisters, the unacknowledged daughters of the Great Avar.

Canon-compliant, to the best of my knowledge and ability.

Reccer's Notes: We only get a sentence in canon about each of these four sisters, but the details we get are really interesting. This is one of the best fics exploring the scant details we get.

Fanwork Links: Four Sisters

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Fandom: Batman
Pairings/Characters: Jason Todd, Damian Wayne
Rating: gen
Length: 7k
Creator Links: the magpie said (hollowmen)
Theme: siblings,

Summary: Being a cat for three weeks has repercussions, it turns out.

Jason snacks his way through one of them. Damian reads books. Both of them drink a lot of tea. It's nice, mostly, which Jason finds highly suspicious.

Reccer's Notes: This is sweet and deeply in character for both of them

Fanwork Links: proper rites

(Note: other fics by this author have been recced, but under a different pseud--they used to be magpiemountains (hollowmen))

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Fandom: Persuasion
Pairings/Characters: Anne/Frederick
Rating: Gen
Length: 8k words
Creator Links:

rain_sleet_snow
Theme: siblings, book fandoms, old fandoms, minor characters, small fandoms, five things

Summary: Five people who were surprised by Anne and Wentworth's engagement, and one who wasn't.

Reccer's Notes: Anne's siblings (and siblings-in-law) are not the only ones reacting to news of the engagement in this story, but they are most of the people reacting. I love the way the news causes each of them to re-evaluate Anne, and what they thought they knew.

Fanwork Links: the natural sequel

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This week's word is

Rhetorical

adjective

ri-ˈtȯr-i-kəl

a: of, relating to, or concerned with the art of speaking or writing formally and effectively, especially as a way to persuade or influence people. A rhetorical device/style.

b: employed for rhetorical effect, especially: asked merely for effect with no answer expected.
A rhetorical question.