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14 Days of Cupid's Arrow - Day 2: Best way to a person's heart is through their stomach!

Which one between you and your fave is a foodie? Only one? Both of you? Who's cooking for who? Will the two of you cook for each other?

Em, my love

The house feels so empty without ya here. Yuzu keeps searchin’ for ya. She sleeps on your spot on the couch, lotsa kneadin’ your blanket before settlin’ in. It’s one of the only times I hear her purr these days. We both want ya home with us.

Are ya makin’ sure to eat well? Ya can’t be too picky, even while workin’ abroad. You’ve done such a good job broadenin' your horizons, so no backslidin’! Don't ya forget to cook for yourself some nights even if I’m not there to handle the knife work.

I miss cookin’ with ya. Listenin’ to ya singin’ along with the radio. Surprisin’ ya with a new Japanese dish and seein’ your cute face scrunch up in delight. Or doubt. Can’t always tell which it is... 

I wanna eat your rice porridge again. I still can’t get it right; it comes out chewy even when usin' the rice cooker. But I’m too much of a fraidy-cat to cook it in the bed like ya do. Damn your viking cookin' methods.

Love ya so much,

Soshiro

[madam-mem]

I've been wanting to redo my selfship moodboards for a while, and today I finally got around to it!! I think they seem a wee bit more uniform now

[birinboom]

14 Days of Cupid's Arrow - Day 3: Love letters like the good old times

Anyone's love language as words of affirmation written in ink? What would your letter to them be like? Them to you? How would you or your fave react to receiving one?

Dear So-chan

I’m feeling unwell these days. It’s probably just a cold, nothing to worry about. Still, I took a couple of days off to rest. But having nothing to do for days on end has given me a lot of time to think. About us. About you. About how much I miss you. I know you’ll probably get embarrassed as you read this, but I felt like reminiscing. And being home for so long means I have nothing better to write about this week.

I was thinking about how we met, how you would often linger nearby when Mari and I spent time together around the base. She put in so much work to get us together, I should thank her again. I still remember the time she loudly told you how I find swordplay so very fascinating, I wanted to crawl into a hole! I guess in the end she told you as many good things about me as she told me about you. 

You struck me as being totally out of my league when I first saw you. A platoon leader on your way to becoming vice captain. An expert in your field. And I was just a foreigner, meant to stay only temporarily. Yes, I know what you’re thinking; as a kaiju scientist, my job is what enables you to do YOUR job. That the defense force cannot work without the r&d department. But I still felt less than back then. Maybe just because I felt so out of place and homesick.

I was so fascinated with you. I still am. The way you move when you’re fighting always reminds me of a panther on the prowl. I still love watching you train, and I can’t help but shiver when I think about the few times I’ve seen you in a proper fight. I’m so happy that we’re on the same side. I’m so happy that you accept me for who I am, that you have no problem with me being childish at times -well, most of the time- or that I’m taller than you. I’m so happy that we’re still together after all these years.

I miss you every day. I miss the way you always cheer me up when I’m down. I miss seeing your smile first thing in the morning. I miss your voice, it doesn’t sound the same over the phone. I even miss your teasing. Please tease me again when I come home. 

It’s less than 3 months now. I can’t wait to see you again. 

Lots of love,

Em

[birinboom]

14 Days of Cupid's Arrow - Day 1: Flowers! Can't go wrong with the classics

Who's most likely to gift the other flowers? What kind of flowers would they be? Just a single kind or a variety of them? Would it be a bouquet, flower crown, perhaps a garland?

Dearest Soshiro,

It’s raining here today. Every drop feels icy against my face. It'll turn to snow soon.

I walked past a florist on my way home. I wonder if it's new or if I just never noticed it before… They had a display of sunflowers in one window, lighting up the grey of the city like a ray of sunshine. I couldn’t help but buy some; you know they’re one of my favorites. 

Do you remember the first time you bought me flowers? You spent so much of your free time getting the apartment I was assigned by Izumo Tech ready for me before I even arrived in Japan. Not needing to go shopping for hand soap and paper towels right after a 16 hour flight was such a blessing. And the flowers you put on the coffee table -much like the flowers I saw today- gave some life and light to a mostly cold and empty apartment. I know we disagree on what flowers to get; I prefer bright colors, while you always want to go the more romantic route with red roses. Mixing the two was a brilliant idea. You always know how to make me feel special.

Ahh, I’m crying again. I really don’t do well with being away from you for so long, I always end up missing you too much. I’m looking forward to talking with you tonight. 

Love,

Em

[birinboom]

I may have bitten off more than I can chew with this Valentine's Day selfship event 😔

While I've written about Hoshina several times, I've never written dialogue for him and getting his accent in there is difficult!

I... ugh. This is more stressful than it ought to be

[birinboom]

6th Day of Selfshipmas

dec. 19 ✧ day six ✧ snowed in

a big snowstorm happens through the night and when you wake up, you and your f/o are snowed in and won’t be able to leave the house. how do you pass the time together?

I guess it depends a lot on whether we have electricity or not. If we DO have electricity we spend it as a normal (if cold) day off, cooking together, baking cookies or cakes or buns, hot drinks, watching movies, playing games together, reading, all the things we’d do anyway - with the exception that we can’t do anything outside of our home

If we DON’T have electricity, we find ways to keep warm. We usually make a little blanket fort in the bed, piling ALL of the blankets we own on top of our covers. We make hot drinks on a camping stove and we huddle up underneath the covers with the cats and read all day. We might play card games or other games too, sitting on opposite ends of the bed so we’re still covered and snug. Once it begins getting dark, we light candles so we can still see and we call it an early night.

[birinboom]

2nd Day of Selfshipmas

dec. 15 ✧ day two ✧ going on a date

what does a wintertime date with your f/o look like? who proposes the date? what do you two wear? how does your date go?

While it’s more of a tradition than a date at this point, we both really enjoy bundling up and walking around the city to visit some of the Christmas markets in Tokyo, and to look at the lights. We’re both looking forward to it every year; I get so excited about seeing the lights, while Hoshina gets excited about my excitement. He always says that watching the lights reflected in my eyes is one of his favorite things about the night. Especially if it’s snowing and there are snowflakes on my eyelashes. It’s one of the few times where he gets just a liiittle over the top with PDA, at least by Japanese standards. Not that I mind, it’s mostly just him pulling me close and kissing my cheek 🤭

We usually stop by a cafe afterwards for a sweet treat and something hot to drink to warm up

[birinboom]

5th Day of Selfshipmas

dec. 18 ✧ day five ✧ traveling for vacation

where do you and your f/o choose to go for vacation? do you visit someplace warm? what do you pack? how is making the journey there? what do you do at your destination?

We sadly cannot go too far away from Tokyo because of Hoshina’s job. While he can get a couple of days off without too much issue, he needs to be able to come back quickly if they desperately need him. But since neither of us are in close contact with our families there is no need to travel for the holidays.

Hoshina has mastered the art of packing with military precision. It’s like he’s managed to fold space itself the way he can make all his things fit on one duffle bag. Meanwhile I always pack too much no matter how hard I try to limit myself, I can’t get away with anything smaller than a suitcase 😭 

We always want to visit places we find interesting. Places with a lot of history and exciting things to see and experience! So good walking shoes are a must! Depending on how far away we’re going, we either travel by plane or train. I love long train trips, I can spend hours just watching the scenery go by.