too much reading

hitori starts staying out late after watching the sun set because of the spectacular meteor showers that follow.

I-I wanted to try a draw and it…failed…horribly…

New chapter!

Oh God I’m shaking and crying at how pretty this is.

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Are they just a seasonal touch because he’s a sweet summer child, do they symbolize the inbred blueblooded aristocracy, or are they meant to represent the way his character was changed by his upbringing in the house of Le Bel?

Japan’s month long rainy season (tsuyu, 梅雨) usually ends in mid-July, and that means there are  precious few days left to savor its SPECIAL BEAUTY. Many Japanese consider Ajisai (紫陽花, or hydrangea) to be the quintessential flower of this season, as they look just right when wet, and enshrouded in mist. [….] After centuries of breeding, numerous varieties have been developed and new colors, pinks and whites, brought out. By taking a look at the etymology of the Japanese name AJISAI, we can see that in earlier times the flowers were mainly blue, as the sounds used to make up the name originally meant a GATHERING OF BLUES (aji-from atsu (集まる) or gather , and ai (藍), indigo blue.

Hydrangea have another Japanese name, however, nanahenge (七変化), or seven transformations, which derives from the flower’s unique characteristic. The colors of the petals change according to the chemical make-up of the soil!

(The petal color depends on soil pH, aluminum concentration, and mysterious gardening mojo. Eh.)

…though nanahenge makes me think hydrangeas would also be a lovely bouquet for Narcolepsy-sensei, considering the shared numerical kanji in “Nanaki” (七姫) and the transformational aspect.

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Which I am overly defensive about. /);^;(\ This has been in my drafts for MONTHS and I’m really nervous about posting it.