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Considering all the rumors around this movie, Aichaku, I have to say I was expecting something more sexy. Said that, the movie, even without basically sex, is really nice, really sweet, and, I don't know, real? These are just four days in the life of two strangers, but in those four days their life will be completed overturned. Despite the tought men appeareance of both men, Lucas, an American teacher living in Japan, is actually really sweet, really cute, and totally gay. Probably living in rural Japan, him being gay is not so clear to the villagers, but the people who need to know, do. On the other hand, Ken, half American/half Japanese, has lost all his Western traits, probably since he was abandoned by his American mother when he was just one month old. He wants to learn English, and his sort of attracted by Lucas, I think right because Lucas is part of those roots Ken has lost. As I said their meeting is a big event in their life, and it's also very physical from the very first night, but we don't "see" it: they kiss, deeply, and then they wake up in bed together the morning after. I sort of feel like I wanted something more, because the director wasn't shy in showing as naked showers and baths in an onsen, so I really don't understand why suddenly becoming shy when they are intimate. Anyway, it's an HEA, and it was not a given. You can watch on GagaOOLala and Prime (amzn.to/4gF1xHz). Heat Level: 3/6.

Heat Level:

1/6: glances, caress, hugs, no kisses

2/6: kisses, closed mouth or camera angles

3/6: full kisses, clothes on

4/6: full kisses, some clothes off, hands above the waist, pants stay on

5/6: most clothes off, they have sex, but it’s masked, no sexy sounds

6/6: full nudity mostly hidden by camera angles, they have sex, sexy sounds

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Eaglecon is Cal State LA's student-focused science fiction convention.

It's very small - mid-week, two days only, 8 programming items the first day and 6 the second. Mostly one-hour events with 15 minute breaks between. Programming is over for the day by 4:30; there is no late-afternoon/evening schedule. Daytime student event.

I'll post later about the convention itself. General LA-related thoughts:

1) It mostly feels like home (SF Bay Area) except there is only one garbage can in each room - not three (trash, recycling, compost).

2) I am the only person I can see wearing mask.

3) Temperature's nice. I brought only a light denim jacket and it's been fine, a little warm at mid-day but okay even then, and it keeps the sun off my arms.

4) My prep would've been different if I'd known the room had a microwave and fridge. (I could've called to check; was not up for it.) Today on the way back to the hotel, I stopped into a Chinese supermarket and picked up some kind of beef-veggie rice bowl & frozen steamed buns with sesame filling, both of which can be heated up in the microwave.

5) Lots of Chinese stores nearby, with signs in both Chinese and English. I read zero Chinese but I can recognize the word "no" (の) in Japanese, and I didn't see it. It's common enough that I'd expect it of there are a lot of signs, so I am assuming the language I'm seeing is Chinese.

6) I may stop in to the Chinese supermarket on the way out tomorrow and grab short-grain rice. It's hard to find short-grain rice in American supermarkets. I will have to see how packing goes and if I can leave space for a 2-lb or 5-lb bag of rice.

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I really liked 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40, on comparison to the manga it's very sweet, there is basically no sexual interaction between the two men, but nevertheless there is an undertune corrent that makes the relationship really nice. It's strange because both men are adults and actually Keishi approached Suzume in a really strong way at first, but then it's like Keishi reined his instict and we have to arrive to the 12th and last episode to see a sweet kiss between them. I have the feeling the drama was really Japanese like, meaning both men seemed real characters, both in public and private life. I liked for example the look of Keishi, office like in a suit, that in anyway made him stand out among his colleagues, and then going fully grunge when out in his free time. I liked that Keishi was open about his homosexuality, but very reserved about it in his work life: without lying but neither discussing it... I felt like this was a quite ordinary way to deal with the matter in Japanese culture. HEA. You can watch on GagaOOLala. Heat Level: 2/6.

Manga: amzn.to/45rB4K6

Heat Level:

1/6: glances, caress, hugs, no kisses

2/6: kisses, closed mouth or camera angles

3/6: full kisses, clothes on

4/6: full kisses, some clothes off, hands above the waist, pants stay on

5/6: most clothes off, they have sex, but it’s masked, no sexy sounds

6/6: full nudity mostly hidden by camera angles, they have sex, sexy sounds

delphi

bethefirst is a challenge that invites participants to create the first fic for an otherwise fic-less fandom (terms and conditions may apply), and the results of an autumn flash round just went live!

Be the First! Flash Round IV Collection

It features a whopping 30 fics based on a wide range of media, with a great spread of categories and ratings. You can also find creators'
fandom promos for introductions to some of the canons.

I'm still making my way through the collection, but everything I've read so far has been fantastic, and I'm compiling a list of new-to-me canons to check out. I definitely recommend manually browsing, if you're interested, since not all of the fandoms have been canonized as AO3 tags yet.

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Secret Lover started in a very sexy way, to then move to a more romantic pace. Hands up: the major bonus of this drama is Chance, the actor playing Han Tuo, he is sexy as all, but at the same time, you want to cuddle him like a big teddy bear... his jealousy for Lu Jun Xi is big, but never to a level to hurt Jun Xi. The actors are both perfect for their role, and the chemistry is good, the kisses are both sexy and sweet. I love how Jun Xi is always smiling while kissing, and I also love how he is able to comfort Han Tuo just with a hug. If you want something good, with nothing of bad happening to your boys, this is the perfect pick. HEA. You can see it on GagaOOLala. Heat Level: 5/6.

Heat Level:

1/6: glances, caress, hugs, no kisses

2/6: kisses, closed mouth or camera angles

3/6: full kisses, clothes on

4/6: full kisses, some clothes off, hands above the waist, pants stay on

5/6: most clothes off, they have sex, but it’s masked, no sexy sounds

6/6: full nudity mostly hidden by camera angles, they have sex, sexy sounds

reviews_and_ramblings

Stay by My Side after the Rain was a really sweet drama, very romantic but also very chaste, there is basically little sexual interaction between Kanade and Mashiro, but this doesn't mean this is not a romance. The two men were high school best friends, but when Kanade realized his interested for Mashiro was more than friendship, he cut ties, little knowing the interest was mutual. As soon as they met again as adults, Mashiro pushes Kanade into the relationship, and from that moment on, Kanade and Mashiro together will face the trouble of being a gay couple: office, friends, families... all the aspects are faced. I liked this one, especially for the actors, they were really nice and good at expressing their feelings. HEA. You can watch it on GagaOOLala. Heat Level: 3/6.

Heat Level:

1/6: glances, caress, hugs, no kisses

2/6: kisses, closed mouth or camera angles

3/6: full kisses, clothes on

4/6: full kisses, some clothes off, hands above the waist, pants stay on

5/6: most clothes off, they have sex, but it’s masked, no sexy sounds

6/6: full nudity mostly hidden by camera angles, they have sex, sexy sounds

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The link will take you to a soundscape from a random forest against a scenic woodland wallpaper (chosen from Unsplash and not necessarily from the same forest), with the location and contributor identified in mouseprint at the bottom of the page.

https://www.tree.fm/

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Ahn Geum-hoo needs a butcher to provide fresh animal blood for his sickly brother’s medicine. While most of the butchers seem reluctant to provide him with what he needs, Nobody is willing to do Geum-hoo’s bidding. With striking features and a strong build, Nobody has quite a reputation amongst the village folk. Yet, Geum-hoo finds a way to tame this wild tiger. First, he gives him a name—Beom. Then, he invites him to a world that this nobody’s never experienced...

My Rate: 9 (www.lezhinus.com/en/comic/taming_tiger)

I have to start warning this is not exactly and happily ever after story, but more an happily until real life do not intrude... Said that, like almost all Brothers Without a Tomorrow's works, the graphic is excellent, the story is sexy but not vulgar, there is also a lot of angst, but also deep devotion between the main couple. I'm not really a fan of historical settings, but I wanted to give this one a chance since I really like Brothers Without a Tomorrow, and I was not disappointed.

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Life sure is ruff, especially when you’re Gyeon Heeseong. Abandoned by his pack of fellow dog shifters, he is forced to become a drug runner for a gambling ring. For his final job, he comes face to face with Savage Fang, the ruthless Wolf Den enforcer Yoon Chi-young. Everything goes (nearly) according to plan, but on his way back he is attacked and forced to return to his fearsome(?) true form…a little white cottonball of a puppy! After Chi-young finds Heeseong struggling on the streets, he takes him in, believing him to be nothing more than a stray. Will Heeseong be able to escape the ruthless, terrifying outpour of love Chi-young showers him with and escape his criminal past? Or will he be forever leashed to a life of kibble and kennels?

My Rate: 8 (www.lezhinus.com/en/comic/paws_claws)

Paws & Claws is quite innocent and cute for half episodes, and then it becomes quite sexy, but always with a cute undertone. Gyeon Heeseong is in his puppy form for most of the time, and indeed he is quite the cute puppy; Yoon Chi-young knows since the beginning that he is not a real puppy, but he respects Heeseong decision to stay in dog form and treat him like the lap dog he is. It's quite funny cause Heeseong believes he could be a fighting dog, but he is just a fluffy ball. When the sex enters the story, I almost smirked: the size of the genitals of these two males was quite unbelievable, but the sex was joyful and therefore you can just enjoy it. Even if there is a lot of sex (sometime even 2 or 3 episodes lenght), it didn't overcome the story. The story itself is quite dark, but the cuteness I said before well balance it.

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There's nothing quite like reading fanfic that jumps up on your buttons and rolls around on them like my cat jumping up on my keyboard while I'm working.

Weekend one is not off to a great start, I'm gonna be honest. It's definitely now Autumn and the pressure change has my vertigo messing with me. At the moment I have tinnitus in both ears, but the right ear is the whooshing sound I usually get and my left ear is a high-pitched sound. The combination of tinnitus and audio processing disorder leads to the most ridiculous scenes in stores or restaurants or anywhere I have to talk to people because I'll be partway through an interaction and lose the ability to understand what the other person is saying.

The plan for this weekend has been cut down since bending over and other various weird movement is out, but at minimum we're planning on taking some stuff to goodwill tomorrow. This will happen. Bug went through her books some and for her that's huge. And we paid somebody with a truck to come take a few things too big for the car, so... Definitely some progress. Just not as much as I'd like.

I did also finish a fic last night but not anything I've been intending to work on, just something that took over my brain this week. Yay, that!

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Aichaku (2024)

I'm at Eaglecon in LA

Six Sentence Sunday

10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 (2025)

Be the First! Flash Round IV

Secret Lover (2025)

Stay by My Side after the Rain (2025)

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Taming the Tiger by Brothers Without a Tomorrow

Paws & Claws by llju, Duhaem and Marin Code

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