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IceDonut

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Writing since 2016 to find the fine line between the bittersweet beauty of sorrow and the feeling of deep human connection, creating worlds that provide shelter from reality, but also embrace its way of being.
I occasionally write comments/critiques that could be short stories on their own, so sorry for all the flooded comment sections 😅
Read into my current novel "Celluloid", if you are interested!

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Jul 10, 2023

Seems like Toren tricked himself into thinking that he could interact like a normal human (or beast-boy?) being around Mia 😂
But I guess that Mia does not actually care that much about things like wealth or having someone riding up her alley with a stallion. After all, she is not wealthy and sure likes the thought of being rich one day, but in the end she would probably consider other things more important.
Plus there even was a stallion at their reunion ... kind of ... I mean it was only a cute cat boy dressed as a (sea) stallion, but that counts! 😜

With a Love Sorceress I'll Make My Romance Last!

Chapter:16

Jul 10, 2023

Haha, Toren in a sea horse costume 😂 I can picture him perfectly in front of my inner eye 😂🙈
And how long does it take for him to understand the implications of Jun being the elf everyone talks about? That guy is actually as dense as a neutron star 😂
But I guess upon seeing Mia he has no other choice but to agree Jun's request.

With a Love Sorceress I'll Make My Romance Last!

Chapter:15

Jul 10, 2023

YES! He does it because it is the right thing to do and not because he wants to win her over. As I said, it is about doing the right thing and letting things happen if they just feel right. It does not matter, if it helps him winning Mia over, if it helps Mia. Yes, you might not find your own happiness, but someone else does and isn't that what counts? 🙂
Keep on doing that, Jun! You're on the right way!

And someone seems to actually sabotage the trees ... very suspicious 🤔

With a Love Sorceress I'll Make My Romance Last!

Chapter:14

Jul 09, 2023

To:Katsuhito

Yeah ... I think you might have a point there 😂

Oh, I didn't know that AI. I think Midjourney is one of the most widespread ones ... I don't know how good it is with Anime prompts, though. I generated the character portraits for Celluloid with Stable Diffusion WebUI (which is actually the algorithm behind all the image generation AIs). A bit more complicated, but more fine-tunable and it runs on your own hardware and with the right Snapshot you can also get great results!

Soul Nemesis [VOLUME I]

Chapter:19

Jul 09, 2023

To:Katsuhito

Oh, now I'm really hyped. But you also have to deliver on the raised expectations of mine 😜 But no worries, I'm certain you will! 😊

Love, Manga & Blackmail: A Secret Otaku's Countdown To Romance!

Chapter:14

Jul 09, 2023

Who needs to be popular when they just have the right people around them? Guess that is something our "Haru" needs to realize ... and that talking to her mother about the problem of "a friend" is like trying to hide behind a glass pane😂
Great chapter! I'm now curious what arc we'll dive in next! 😊

Love, Manga & Blackmail: A Secret Otaku's Countdown To Romance!

Chapter:14

Jul 09, 2023

If he now starts learning cooking, he can soon cook for Naomi! 🤔😏
Only the egg part might need a bit refinement. But I think Eiji will figure that out as well, one day 😂
But he is still stepping in the dark regarding the new specter ... maybe he just unconsciously follows Naomi's request ... 😂

Also, I just saw your new cover! That looks really great! I love how Eiji turned out! 😊 Done with Midjourney or another AI image generator?

Soul Nemesis [VOLUME I]

Chapter:19

Jul 09, 2023

To:Katsuhito

Alright, great! Then I'm relived you like the new dialect! Thanks for your feedback on that! 😊
As with real life ... love is not as easy. Guess we'll have to see how Takurou reacts upon this reveal 😶‍🌫️ Go for who he always loved or for who seems to create the art that vibes with him th deepest?
I think under the premise of keeping the romance wholesome, a love triangle would be quite tricky to pull off in that matter ... 😜 + It is not enough for him to fall in love with one of them.
Thanks for reading! 😊

Celluloid: The Magic beneath us

Chapter:3

Jul 09, 2023

To:Katsuhito

Ohhh! I almost forgot the first chapter with blanks that get updated one after the other. But now I see! That's the guy who offered Eiji's dad the deal to sell his son's soul! 😱😏
Interesting, interesting 🤔
Now I'm curious how it goes on! 😊

Soul Nemesis [VOLUME I]

Chapter:18

Jul 09, 2023

To:NightWriter

Well in a cinema not equals in a movie, but I get what you're saying!
Thanks for reading! 😊🫶

Celluloid: The Magic beneath us

Chapter:3

Jul 09, 2023

To:Deleted User

Ahhh, you flatter me! 😊🫶
Thanks for reading!

Celluloid: The Magic beneath us

Chapter:3

Jul 09, 2023

To:Deleted User

Oh, thanks for the heads up! I'll correct that! 😁
Alright, I respect that determination! 😂🫶

Celluloid: The Magic beneath us

Chapter:3

Jul 09, 2023

Hey everyone!
Due to the very great suggestion from minatika and Koyomi as well (thank you very much for your suggestions!), I started incorporating the Kansai dialect that is used in Osaka into the dialog. It is more laid-back and easygoing than standard Japanese. To transalte it, I went through a few different features of the dialect and tried finding equivalents in the English language (for the sentence ending words for example, I tried using similar words in English). I also made the tone more colloquial, which probably makes dialog harder to read.
So tell me your thoughts! Do you like/dislike (parts of) it? Does it feel more immersive? Or do you think it adds too little to justify sacrificing the beauty of standard sentences? Thank you!

P. S. You can now also find character portraits in the showcase of the novel (underneath the chapter list). If you want to see how Takurou and Rakuko look, there you go! I generated the images with AI, to save a bit of time. Despite that I think they turned out the way I wanted to.
I will probably cycle through with a few others during the time, so make sure to look there if you're interested! 😊

Celluloid: The Magic beneath us

Chapter:3

Jul 09, 2023

To:Koyomi

I would not say that kuudere's are aromantic/asexual by definition, but I think that the definition itself is rather blurry and can vary widely ... so there might be some instances with an overlap of these two traits 🤔
But well, I agree that she is not a kuudere in the truest sense, since their aloofness and cold way of talking usually persists at lest to some degree even if their crush is around. That is not true for Koyama.
Hmmm ... then it seems to be story relevant ... very suspicious 🤔😂

The Whimsical Matchmaking Brigade

Chapter:11

Jul 08, 2023

A lot more right than I think? Yay!!! 😍
With Katsuhito's stories, I was often off with about half of the things. But now I'm really curious what will turn out the way I thought it would! 😊
And I'm happy you see me being able to predict some things as a good thing. I'm always a bit worried, that some people might see it as a bad thing if I predict parts of their plot. After all the sweet spot is to foreshadow things just enough to make it not predictable, but still be able to refer to it after the respective plot point was resolved. I still think you've set the bars high enough to make it a challenge but not lock readers behind them, so great work! 😊
And I was also just thinking about that you then still have a whole lot of ground to (un)cover for exposition, as well as plot. But well, if you can simplify things, that is still possible! I'm sure you'll make it and I'm really curious to find out what your own angles on the topic are! 😁

With a Love Sorceress I'll Make My Romance Last!

Chapter:11