EclipseLake



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    As they walk around the curve of the shimmering, black lake—walk toward the curved beams of the golden shrine and Kojiro, standing there, patiently waiting for him—Kaoru thinks: he has been ready for this longer than he could possibly have known. He has loved and longed and wished for this person, his entire life.

    It had just taken him longer than anticipated to realize it.

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    Kaoru lets Kojiro get away once. Luckily, that’s not the end of their story.

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    15 Jul 2026

  2. Rec 43

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    The first time Kaoru coughed petals was on his thirteenth birthday.

    His parents had forgotten what day it was for the third year in a row, and getting a B in his Japanese written exam only worsened his mood, and then Kojiro was held back during lunch because his strictest teacher caught him doodling skateboard designs in his margins.

    So, when it got to the end of the day, Kaoru was exhausted and just wanted to go home.

    And he told Kojiro as much as they hopped on their boards, he summed up his day because he hadn’t even seen the boy since that morning and he was convinced he was going clinically insane. But Kojiro had laughed, nudged his shoulder half-heartedly, and said, “I guess I’ll eat the cake by myself then.”

    And he’d bailed.

    But Kojiro had been there to pick him right back up again.

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    Kaoru has hanahaki over his best friend. So what does he do? Ignore it, obviously.

    Or, matchablossom angst

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    07 Jun 2026

  3. Rec 14

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    There's no room for teenage love during war. There's no time for deep conversations while destruction passes before your eyes.

    Summer unites them, bombs tear them apart. And their love, like ashes, refuses to fade.

    World War II AU.

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    19 Apr 2026

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    BEAUTIFUL

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    “Okay." Kojiro gripped the wooden bar top flatly, yet the guest barely even budged. He looked humored, even. Knowing that this got a rouse out of him. "I can tell you this, no one who comes here leaves unsatisfied." Kojiro affirmed, "you didn't come to one of the best restaurants in the city to tell me otherwise, did you?"

    “Oh, honey,” The man tsked, leaning forward as well. He bit, his words sweet but rough like hard candy, took time to chew and even harder to swallow. He was close enough that Kojiro caught a whiff of a sweet scent, like strawberries, “I only came here because Carla needed a place to charge.”

    One night after dark, Kojiro gets a visitor.

    His name is Sakurayashiki Kaoru, also known as Cherry Blossom— the singer of the cherished rock band VIOLET SUPERNOVA.

    (or, Kaoru leaves a bad review on Sia la Luce. Kojiro isn't having it, sparking a feud between the critically-acclaimed flirtatious chef and the cold rockstar which becomes an internet sensation. Kaoru enlists his help to restore its damaged reputation. They might just end up falling for each other, and their final, black and white summer changes forever.)

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    04 Jul 2026

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    They've been dating for six years and counting.

    Really, more like six years, seven months, and twenty-three days, but realistically, who's interested in all those nitty-gritty details?

    Not Jabber, that’s for sure.

    The important thing is, despite being twenty-three and having been lovey-dovey for all six years, never once has Jabber ever interacted with Zanka's family.

    Actually, that's a lie.

    He's met his family a grand total of maybe thirteen times, albeit each time ended up with them breaking down into a bloody brawl- not the type of interaction Jabber would exactly consider “getting to know your beloved’s family”, but hey- everybody starts somewhere, right?

    Actually, the more he thinks about it, the more he’s mildly miffed.

    Six years, and no proper introduction?
     
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    jabber wants to marry zanka and his journey to get the semi-approval of zanka's family (team akuta/the cleaners)

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    28 May 2026