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「よしきの嫌なもん全部消して生き易くしたる！」 "I'll make you happy by gettin' rid of everything that hurts ya!" [lit: I'll erase all the things you hate and make life easier for you to live]

NOT every creature is safe to handle! F. snipsnapi and related subgenera are obligate phalangivores and the leading cause of finger loss worldwide.

Les Miserables original Broadway production 1987-1996

evening dress, 1908-09 by unknown designer

this dress is made of satin, trimmed with velvet, tulle and gauze, and decorated with embroidery.

The Summer Hikaru Died can be interpreted in many different ways, and there's no wrong answer really. But to me Fake Hikaru being aspec (on the aroace spectrum specifically) feels very important to me as someone who is aroace and I feel it's important to the story as well. Fake Hikaru has to explore and discover so many new things which also includes feelings and emotions. His exploration feels disconnected with the way a alloromantic/sexual attraction is portrayed in most media. Based on anime alone, what he tells Yoshiki on that beach really resonated with the fact that he feels a strong pull towards him, he knows it's not romantic or platonic but it's special to him and this to me I can relate to. You find this person that you hold so dear but in a totally different way then what society has established as relationships. The yearning in this series with the fear of abandonment connects to how many aroace people fear being alone and forgotten once everyone around them moves on with their own lives and relationships and I could see that in Hikaru. Hikaru and Yoshiki's relationship could be interpreted as romantic but it could also be seen as two separate attractions on either side. Yoshiki's feelings towards Hikaru aren't ignored because I think Hikaru is on aroace spectrum and that also doesn't mean Hikaru feels nothing for Yoshiki. Their relationship isn't just friendship. But it doesn't ONLY have to be romantic. But it's special and that's all that matters. This kind of representation is important and tearing it down because you are only open to a romantic interpretation is hurting others. Others like me, who finally feel seen in a world of so much media with romantic interpretations.

Sorry for rambling but The Summer Hikaru Died is really important to me, and finally being able to watch the anime before Valentine's day no less (the holiday of consumerism and forced romance) I want to bring attention to all the aroace, aspec, aromantics and asexuals who have trouble in their everyday life and especially on this holiday because they feel outcasted, alone or discriminated against. I want to tell you you are seen. You are loved. You deserve this. Representation matters, having others feel seen matters. <3

Faille & Patterned Silk Gown

c. 1880