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[visualjyushi]

Happy holidays to everyone!

I spent part of my day tagging along with my spouse while they got tattoos. Coincidentally, I've been eyeing the work by another artist at the same shop, so I decided to make an appointment with them for early January while we were there. I technically shouldn't be spending that much money, but I think it's okay to treat myself for once. January is also my birthday month, and the tattoo is something I've wanted for a while. It will be Free! (anime) related, because that series is near and dear to my heart.

While I was waiting for my partner, I ended up finishing Volume 5 of the No.6 novel series. I've been slowly working my way through all of them, and every time I get back to it, I feel my love for No.6 (and specifically, Nezushi) being reignited. Reading the novels just offers so much more insight to the characters and their relationships with each other. Being able to see Shion's inner thoughts about Nezumi and vice versa has been making me feel deranged.

There is so much yearning that you just don't get to see in the anime. A part I loved in this novel specifically was when Nezumi and Shion are surrounded by death and destruction, but just looking at and hearing Nezumi's voice comforts Shion in a moment of doubt, to the point where he imagines sitting in the grass with him under a bright, blue sky. It killed me, to say the least.

Anyway, at our house, we won't be doing much in terms of celebration other than eating really, but I hope everyone is able to enjoy their holiday :)

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[vriddy]

It's been a while since I read the light novels (and I was a teeny-tiny bit disappointed, but only because I was hoping it would continue after where the anime leaves off :D). I should do a re-read, although I also have an extremely tall pile of books to read waiting for me too XD That series and those characters were so so cool, lots of fondness whenever I think about No. 6 :)