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30↑ (MDNI) | they/them (젠더퀴어) 🏳️‍⚧️ ENG | 한국어 | 日本語勉強中 i read a lot (see #jinreadsthings for random reviews) not spoiler-free!! KR→EN translations are mine unless otherwise stated pfp: battan header: <해빙곡선>

read <natsume wants to blossom> by mamita i loved the sequel, but not as much as the first volume… maybe because the misunderstanding felt a little ehhh? i still love kou and natsume though, and natsume is so lucky to have such a supportive (even if slightly unhinged) friend lol #jinreadsthings

physical copy of <natsume wants to blossom> which has kou on the cover holding natsume's hand to his lips.a page from <natsume wants to blossom> with the top panel showing natsume kissing kou on the cheek, while the bottom panel shows kou kissing natsume on the forehead and saying "see you when i get home… natsume-san."
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read <natsume wants to be trained> by mamita GODDDD i love mamita-sensei's works so much. the gentle progression in her stories always gets me 🥲 yes, i will be reading the sequel very soon lol, because i am so here for how kou dotes on natsume #jinreadsthings

a physical copy of <natsume wants to be trained> by mamita, featuring natsume looking somewhat sheepish while a hand reaches out to touch his face

i think one of the silliest things about the state i live in is that, despite all the technology that exists, we still have to deal with these stupid af car registration stickers annually like why am i outside rn with a utility knife, making sure no one can peel this sticker off and steal it 💀

ohh there's a new series dropping on ridi on the 12th called <벤더룰즈> and i'm kind of really taken to the art lol first ep is up though, so i can always see if it's up my alley the keywords listed are: aloof top, younger top, "powerful" top*, handsome top, "strong" bottom*, older bottom

cover of <벤더룰즈> that features two men lying near each other

probably a couple months ago now, a mourning dove laid two eggs in the basket i kept meaning to use for plants. sometime last month probably, they hatched, because when i checked outside, i saw the mother and her kiddos chilling on the basket?? lmao

three mourning doves on a woven basket

nooooooo my gremlin cat ruined yet another one of my manga volumes 😭😭😭😭 she has this very random tendency to just chew up the corner of spines, despite all my attempts to keep her distracted/entertained…

read <natsume wants to be trained> by mamita GODDDD i love mamita-sensei's works so much. the gentle progression in her stories always gets me 🥲 yes, i will be reading the sequel very soon lol, because i am so here for how kou dotes on natsume #jinreadsthings

a physical copy of <natsume wants to be trained> by mamita, featuring natsume looking somewhat sheepish while a hand reaches out to touch his facethree panels of kou and natsume embracing

read <witch hat atelier> vol 9 by shirahama kamome this volume was packed with so much lore in the first half then swiftly switch gears to push the plot forward in the second half. things are really picking up with custas' reappearance though, and i'm on edge to know what's next— #jinreadsthings

a physical volume of <witch hat atelier> vol 9 with easthies on the coverpanels of coco and tartah conversing, specifically about the wand tartah made for coco.

[panel 1]
coco: it's perfect. it feels so natural to hold. it's like it's molded right to the shape of my hand.
[panel 2]
tartah: i decided to make the base unusually thick 'cause i noticed you tend to grip really hard when you're concentrating.
[panel 3]
tartah: how do i describe it? it looked like the way i might grip a stone.
[panel 4]
coco: oh!

every time there's an intimate moment between ce'an and lanzhou, i always feel like i'm intruding on something and keep looking around for a way out 😅 man, t97 set the bar too high for me with qjj as my first danmei proper lol

oh, i just took that new us dialect quiz thing that's floating around, and they got the exact state i grew up in 💀 but i KNOW it's because of two specific questions that ONLY people from that area would ever say it that way

read <i want to love you till your dying day> vol 4 by aono nachi the grief continues to linger, and seeing it expressed by mimi was something. it's also nice to see how mimi and sheena's relationship is developing in such tender ways #jinreadsthings

the cover of <i want to love you till your dying day> vol 4a page featuring two panels: one of sheena and mimi leaning against each other, asleep (with someone saying "sweet dreams"). the second is a close-up of them holding hands (with the thought "seiran... i won't run away anymore").