TENSHIDARAKU

“You see that rough surrounding stone? You can polish it all you want, but it’ll still be worthless. But there might be something much more valuable inside that you can’t yet see.”

Did I make you smile for once? ( •᷄⌓•᷅ )

based on Yoshinaga Fumi’s manga by the same name, it’s a slice-of-life food-focused JDrama about a couple in their 40s who live together, a hairdresser by the name of Kenji Yabuki and his boyfriend Shiro Kakei who is a lawyer but also loves to cook.

it has been praised for its healthy and realistic depiction of gay domestic life, as well as what the various issues and nuances of being gay. Including:

Heteros™ that mean well

Gay Fear™

supportive straight women listening to the gays rant

well-meaning “when are you gonna get married?” parents

supportive parents!

misconceptions

especially about heteronormativity 

gay civil issues (also gay elders!!!!!!)

being out (or not) at work

trying to live your truth

and most importantly…

GAY PEOPLE BEING HAPPY

Art by  Mike Ko

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“I don’t want the world to turn without you And I don’t want the sun to burn without you” 💛🖤

ok, i really did this, some beautiful sun and moon princesses/queens being in love in a historical drama that doesn’t exist ☀️🌙

this is kinda random, but i saw the tweet that fleursignet [on twitter] posted and was instantly inspired to create this, all the credit for the idea goes to them 💛 original tweet: