Each time they pull apart to their fingertips they fall a little closer to each other on the rebound. Dedue's hand starts landing on the small of his back rather than on his waist, and Sylvain doesn't stop himself from standing nearly chest to chest while improvisation starts to take over the structure. It's safe here in his arms, and Sylvain revels in the warmth as long as he can.

i never could abide a villanelle. the form itself seems overly constrained— the repetition, I find, grates like hell.

i’m sure that skillful hands can do it well or find, at least, a pleasure in the strain, but i never could abide a villanelle.

for all the ways the meter hums and swells the matter is then pressed to point of pain— the repetition, i find, grates like hell.

the lack of variation forms a shell beneath which no truly deeper point remains; I never could abide a villanelle.

Rhymes are forced, with ways that English spells, contorted to the poet’s meager gain: the repetition, i find, grates like hell.

7th January 2026:

This day was so busy that I didn’t get a chance to take any photos, so I decided to take a picture of one of the souvenirs I bought during my Enoshima trip.

My visa has been renewed! I’m happy to be able to stay in Japan for another year, but it also comes with a hectic schedule - reapplying for work permits, updating important documents, and informing employers.

From October 11, 2025.

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