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"Hello, author-san!~" says my lunchtime partner, taking me by surprise. I turn in her direction. "You're early, Madam Kobayashi." It's a mock accusation, and she responds with mock horror. "Oh no, author-san! Misha is laaaaaate!!" We end up laughing together. She's dressed modestly today, a purple c...

Ah, Jigoro. So much can be said of him, and so much has already. Much by me. Unfortunately, I'm a bit behind on reading the fanfics concerning him. And I'm not much better when it comes to Hideaki. I at least have a meager contribution as far as fics go - Hideaki's had a couple (minor) cameos in FW...

If Hisao goes after the other girls and disappears from the picture, Hanako might even move with Lilly, since I don't recall there being anything particular in Japan that would keep her tied there, her being orphan and all. Except maybe the scary language barrier, if Lilly didn't teach Hanako any E...

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DAMN.

You must be Beethoven come back from the grave.

TheDwarfLard wrote:

Mirage_GSM wrote:You think Hisao has that kind of money to shell out for a costume?
Why don't you make it the rent for the weekend?

I misunderstood. D:

Guess that'll work.

I always just divide by 100, because 100¥ is about a buck ± whatever the markets are doing. So he was renting a costume for US$50?

Thanks to all those who've weighed in on the matter of Shizune Hakamichi. ProfAllister took us deeper into family history with her throwaway last line that produced much speculation (along well-traversed lines, however) about Shizune's mother. Leaty revealed the evolution of her Iwanako-Shizune dyna...

Whichever one stays the longest in your heart, of course.

Truly moving story about a girl with a very serious handicap and how a guy with a minor handicap helps her out.

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It's coming up on Halloween. I guess it's time to dig up old AtD draft files and publish what-might-have-been. :D Ethicality You move, but only after you know. That which moves cannot be destroyed, as an old hero of mine once said. Knowledge is a divine power, as another hero of mine also said. You...

Next up: a quick look into the rest of the Hakamichi family—Jigoro and Hideaki! There aren't many complete non-joke Jigoro and/or Hideaki fics, so at the moment we're having the following: Of Jigoro and Hisao by Guestdude (completed 26 Mar 2012) Feels for Jigoro by Scissorlips (completed 05 Apr 2012...

Sigh. I thought I had a great idea when I outlined my future history for 'After The Dream'. Then along comes this guy who writes the book of that future history. Very frustrating. :D http://www.tuttlepublishing.com/books-by-country/japan-2050-hardcover-with-jacket http://www.econstrat.org/in-the-new...

It bears mentioning that I'm still learning as an author—if people think the homoromantic subtext was way too subdued, I'm more than willing to entertain any sort of constructive advice regarding how I could have made it more evident. Honestly, though, I think I've kind of decided my life experienc...

Looking at Mirage's and bhtooefr's responses, I can see I'm not alone in parsing the text in a certain general direction. I think that given the text and no other hints, there's at least an element of assumed sociocultural knowledge that would unlock the subtext more fully. It's not that it can't be...

Charmant wrote:I have successfully distilled KS into a single image.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CSYXdSyUYAARWnC.png

Das terrible, dat is.

I'll admit that I either missed or ignored most of the subtext when I first read BW , but after another reading, I can definitely see it. *grin* that's how education works — first someone tells you what to look for, and then you find you'll see it. I must admit my experience in sharing canteens dur...