for my lover

24 | he/him

[depsidase]

[todayintokyo]

June in Tokyo: hydrangeas everywhere, and air your futon while you get a chance, because very soon it’s going to rain again.

[vague-humanoid]

For years, Japan tried to keep their existence a secret. But the Ainu people refuse to disappear

Japan's Ainu people have their own history, languages and culture. But, as the victims of colonialism, assimilation and discrimination, much

As a young boy in school, Masaki Sashima would be dragged out of his classroom and beaten by his fellow students.

Masaki, now 72, was different to the other kids. 

He was Ainu, an Indigenous people from the country's northern regions, most notably the large island of Hokkaido.

"During recess, the hallway door would open, and several guys would yell at me to come out," he said.

"I clung to my desk in the classroom and kept quiet.

"Everyone would surround me and beat me."

Japan has long portrayed itself as culturally and ethnically homogenous, something that some have even argued is a key to its success as a nation.

More than 98 per cent of Japanese people are descendants of the Yamato people. 

But the Ainu are distinct, with their own history, languages, and culture.

But, as the victims of colonialism, assimilation, and discrimination, much of that identity has been lost. 

[andnowanowl-deactivated20260413]

An Ainu woman named Chiri Yukie wrote down some of her people's oral traditions into Japanese because, as a child, her people were being displaced by Japanese settlers in Hokkaido. Her language was disappearing, so she (ironically) saw translating the stories into Japanese as a way to preserve them. She died at age 19.

[rumade]

Some of the objects from the Ainu exhibition at Japan House in London this year, showcasing traditional Ainu skills and culture. There is a campaign to get Ainu recognised as an official language, at least in Hokkaido, and small steps are happening, for example, bilingual bus stops. It reminds me of the struggle for Welsh to be revived after suppression for centuries.

[snow-nose]

second image ID: the cover of The Song The Owl God Sang: The collected Ainu legends of Chiri Yukie, Translated into English by Benjamin Peterson. end ID

[mizoguchi]

Also, this is a good short ~25 minute documentary that shows Ainu people fighting to recover their ancestral bones and bodies from Hokkaido University that's worth a watch.

[skimble-shanks-the-railway-cat]

Say what you will about koike but businessmen in shorts

[to-orrr]

summer sketches 🌾

[valhallv]

[buffyfknlo]

Communication is key

[ily-a]

Hollanov + text posts (part 1)

[hellyeahscarleteen]

"Sex can get a little more complicated when you live with a partner. It’s great to finally have your own, private space for sex, and to be able to have more time together to spend with sex without rushing, having to be so quiet, or sneaking around. When you just want to hang out, living together can also help you avoid feeling like you have to squeeze sex and time talking or doing things into one short evening or afternoon. We often don’t have to do that anymore when we live in the same place.

At the same time, it’s good to talk through expectations around sex in advance, even if you might speculate a bit, not knowing how things are going to go when you’re actually living in the same space. For example, it’s not uncommon for people to have a lotta-lotta sex when they first move in, then to find the frequency slows down. Are you both prepared for that, including knowing that if it happens, it doesn’t make sense to freak out and figure something must be horribly wrong? You or a partner might also assume that sex can just happen at any time, but the other of you may feel like that’s asking too much of your schedule or makes you feel like you can’t plan on having any time guaranteed for the other parts of your life.

Boundaries with sex might also shift or need a change when you’re living in the same space. Some people feel like it’s sexy to be getting dressed or be taking a shower and have a partner come up and initiate sex, while to others that feels invasive. You and a partner may have different wants and needs around nudity in the house, the level of noise made with sex (especially if your neighbors or housemates aren’t so cool with it), or when and where sex happens. One or both of you may find that sexual activities you weren’t interested in before, or didn’t feel comfortable exploring in your parent’s house or in your dorm are things one or both of you are interested in now. Like anything else, and as with sexual relationships in general, just keep in good communication about sex, watch your assumptions or expectations, and be prepared to be surprised and flexible."

Heather Corinna and Karyn Fulcher, You, Them and a U-Haul: Considering Cohabitation

[folkfashion]

Ryukyuan traditional tattoo, Japan, by Hajichi Project

[bitingbitingbitingbitingbiting]

does anyone want to play 'first faggot to moan loses' where we both get stupid high and wrestle while fully clothed until one of us gets a hand down the other's pants

[interlockingpatches]

Welcome to my gay, crocheted conceptual-art/meme clown rodeo

[liminalmess]

shane voice don’t call me a good boy because i want it you have to do it only when im actually a good boy ilya otherwise what’s the point

[yamada-ryo]

bcup is plenty to hold and adore

[victoriantomodern]

Architectural model of a Japanese house, white pine, before 1889, the Powerhouse Collection.

[perfectlyripeclementine]

not to be a r*mantic but i need sex with the i-love-you eyes. i need to feel them inside me and for them to know i need them to stay there, exactly like that. i wrap around them and cling to them desperately, barely letting them pull out of me enough to thrust into me. my nails in their back. trying to make the noises they like in their ear.

then they slow down for a second. they press a little deeper and their hand finds my neck. they ask if i can be good for them and I nod.

then they slowly pull out of me and i squeeze around them. they’re looking at me and i can see how they’re enjoying my desire and i know they know exactly what i need and they’re taking their time giving it to me.

my eyes open wide. i want to beg. but they just say, “you can take what i give you. i know you can.”

of course i can. they pull my knees open and they’re looking at my pussy. they slap my clit and see how it makes me throb. they do it again, and then a third time. then they get on their knees between my legs and i feel overwhelmed by the softness of their tongue. i let it carry me away, let the wet warm feeling of them cool the stinging of my clit. they pull away just for long enough to tell me to look at them.

i meet their eyes and the tenderness in them makes me want to cry. they push two fingers inside me and i hold their gaze while my pussy clenches and pulses on them.

[shutupimthinking]

girl you've been running through my mind all day

[shutupimthinking]

not in a cool sexy way though, girl.... kinda like this.