Sometimes I think about unpacking my coffee maker and making coffee in our bedroom to avoid the weird mess of sharing the coffee maker with my in-laws
Man work is still a shit show but it’s so much easier to handle after having two days off in a row
I should be writing but at least I’m doing something
ROLY POLY POKÉMON/I’m working on learning to use colored pencils
I’m gonna be a sailor instead of a pirate for Halloween partially
because I couldn’t find a pirate costume I really liked and partially
because I had to look at this package several times to figure out if the
model was a butch woman
Mina-Mamo hatemance is stuck in my head now, not just as its
own thing but as a competing thing with Haru-Seiya.
Like, one day Haruka stomps around and throws up her hands. “Seiya
is such a jerkass! Why does Usagi have to keep bring her around?”
And Mina’s just like, “Buddy I’ve had to deal with Mamoru
for years. Seiya’s not that bad you can relax.”
“Seiya is THE WORST HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT. And what’s the
problem with Mamoru? He’s chill.”
“Only your dramatic gay ass would call a douche who runs
around in a tuxedo all night chill.”
“But he doesn’t bother anyone and he’s never hit on Michiru.”
Mina puts a hand on Haruka’s shoulder. “I know this is hard
to believe, but there are far worse things than hitting on your girlfriend.
Seiya has never endangered the planet and the princess across two life times,
and she has the decency to have a personality.”
“A PERSONALITY THAT SUCKS.”
Mina shrugs. “Just how I see it. Honestly if it wouldn’t
fuck up the future I’d rather Usagi end up with her. And maybe if it would too.”
“WHAT NO.” Haruka immediately starts drafting a list of
romance tips to give to Mamoru.
Mina wonders how out of line it would be if she let Seiya
know all Usagi’s favorite foods and date spots.
They work very hard to prove their respective points, but
before they can bring anything to Usagi or her suitors, she lets them know she’s
trying that polyamory thing, and will be dating Seiya too now.
Haruka and Mina collapse in on each other in despair.
Miracle Hatemance Anon: Pls draw Minako sassing/trolling Mamoru, I have a mighty need for this Miracle Hatemance!
The Hatemance has gone beyond the sass level. He can no longer tell if she’s serious or not. Have these two actually interacted or am I just making stuff up? I honestly don’t remember.
My wife settled on being a mermaid for Halloween. Their wig came today and… I think I gotta be a blonde pirate now
mina, one last little light
Mina held the candle between her palms. She’d tried to coax
it to be a roaring fire again, to keep it burning big and bright. But the flame
was small now, dwindling more and more, and she feared all the wood and
kindling would just choke it out sooner. She set it in a little holder on the
windowsill and pulled up a chair.
“It’s just you and me, hot stuff.” She rested her head on
her hand and winked and the candle flame. “Anything you want to do, now that we’re
alone?”
The offer did nothing to get a rise out of the flame. It
flickered on, ever smaller.
Mina pulled it closer. “A blaze of glory is enough on its
own, you know. It doesn’t have to be final.” She cupped her hand to the side of
the burning wick to protect it from any drafts. “You saved her. And me. Isn’t
that enough?”
The candle did not respond.
“No, you’re right, it’s not enough, she’s gonna need saving
again, and if you don’t come back now, you’re not gonna be here to do it. Who’re
you gonna trust to take care of her like you do? You always say I’m not enough
alone.”
The flame seemed a little brighter, maybe. Mina kept
talking.
“You know how I get. Too flighty or too hard, I’m not balanced
without you, and Usagi needs that balance. Can’t you do it for her?”
Dimmer, again. And then dimmer than before.
Mina put her head down. “I need you,” she whispered. “Can’t
you do it for me?”
For a moment, the flame grew large and bright, bigger than
the candle should be able to support. The room grew hot. Mina swore she felt a warm
hand squeeze hers. She closed her eyes and squeezed back, willing Rei to hold
on. They’d find a way to bring her back if she just held on.
But then the light went out entirely; the room went dark and
cold all at once. One single burning ember remained smoking on the candlewick.
Mina pulled it in and watched it pulse with her breath. “This
is it then.” She fought back her tears lest they fall on the candle. “I love
you, Rei. I hope you knew I always did.”
The last red spark faded to black. Mina sat alone in the
smell of smoke and felt the night stretch on forever.
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