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[goinghostie]

Stars Align Drama CD "Another World" Fan Translation

I have translated another drama CD for Stars Align! This one is a bonus included with Part 1 of the DVD/Blu-Ray release from the official site.

Maki, Kanako, Toma, and Yuu are transported to another world after the team barbecue. What could possibly go wrong??

[hetapeep41]

Happy birthday to one of my favorite anime characters! Yuu Asuka means alot to me. Their story and their coming out will never fail to make me cry and feel seen. They have a special place in my heart because of that.

[goinghostie]

The director of Stars Align and the animation supervisor for Stars Align are currently working on a show...while it isn't clear if they are working together, I can't help having hopes for the second half of Stars Align 🙏

If you are able, now is the perfect time to rewatch the series on Crunchyroll or Hulu - viewership will show the fandom is still here (and counting!)

[goinghostie]

It's been a while since our last challenge - why not start 2023 off with a fresh batch of prompts! 🌠

Make sure to use #MakeTheStarsAlign while participating - together, we can support each other and raise awareness for Stars Align!

☆ Art, fanfic, cosplay, edits, discourse - ALL forms of participation are welcome!

☆ Use #MakeTheStarsAlign so fans can support each other and raise awareness for Stars Align

☆ Stick to a schedule that works for you - this isn't meant to be stressful. Let's have fun!

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Make The Stars Align Prompt #2 - Study

"Are you actually going to do any work, Mitsue-san?"

Yuu's quiet voice caused Kanako to look up from her drawing tablet and she saw him gazing at her.

"This is work," she replied, tapping her stylus against the tablet, and went back to sketching

Yuu suggested to Kanako whilst overseeing the boys' practice that they should study together at the library and Kanako agreed (or rather, grumbled "yeah whatever")

This lead them here, with Yuu diligently working on their homework accompanied with Kanako's tapping on her drawing tablet

She hadn't even bothered to take her work out of her bag.

Kanako wasn't sitting on her chair properly, squatting on it with her tablet on her knees; Yuu had suggested once she might benefit from sitting properly, but after being glared at, they left the matter. After all, Kanako wasn't hurting anyone.

Yuu sighed, and went back to their maths questions. Although, they found themselves unable to focus anymore. Instead, their mind became filled with the taps and slides of Kanako's stylus and a sense of curiosity.

"Uh... Hey, Mitsue-san?"

"Yeah?" replied Kanako, not even looking up.

"Would it be alright if I saw what you're drawing?"

Kanako's hand stilled and she ducked her head, her hair covering her eyes from Yuu's gaze.

"Yeah, sure"

Quietly as he could, Yuu got up, tucked his chair under and stepped towards Kanako to peer over her shoulder.

It was a sketch of all the soft tennis boys in various dynamic positions, messily coloured in, yet that brought a certain charm to the doodles.

"Mitsue-san! These are all really good!"

"You're just saying that," Kanako mumbled, tilting her head away from Yuu's smile.

"I'm serious! How did you learn to draw like that!

"Self taught..."

"Would you mind if I watched you a little? It seems more fascinating than my continuing my maths questions"

"Sure," Kanako gestured for Yuu to take the seat next to her and she continued drawing. Normally having someone watch over her would make things more stressful - and it did, in a way - but having another person find her art beautiful made her so happy.

So the both of them sat there, Yuu happily giving input when asked about ideas, and Kanako pretending like their innocent curiosity didn't make her happy.

Every so often they did remember what exactly it was they were here to do, and intermittently Yuu asked Kanako questions on chemistry, who in return got very annoyed whenever she had to put down her tablet to calculate an answer.

("Ehhh???? What sort of stupid question is that? Why would I know the bond energy?"

"You're meant to work it out, Mitsue-san."

"Stupid capitalism, forcing children into working out things you could Google in ten seconds," Kanako placed her tablet on the table, echoing loudly, and gestured for Yuu to pass her a pencil and a piece of paper.

"I don't think capitalism is quite the right word for it..."

They happily passed over a sheet of paper.)

But it was fun.

As they left, they agreed to another study date, although Kanako got barely anything done.

As they began to part, Yuu looked over to Kanako, and asked her, "When your next drawing is done, show me please, Mitsue-san!"

"Yeah. I will." Kanako replied, grip becoming relaxed on their bag strap, and watched Yuu smile and wave as they jogged away.