Yuletide 2023!
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Under the cut, you'll find a general list of my likes and dislikes, and then some added info on each of my prompts. I hope there's something that sparks your interest. <3
I'm pretty much good for any and all Wotakoi content, particularly if it stays true to the feel of the original—I'd prefer the same sort of heartwarming-to-silly and always quite nerdy feel, no matter where you go. But beyond that, the sky's the limit. I've fully read the manga and watched all of the anime including the OVAs, so any part of this canon is good for me. =D
That said, my number one request for this fandom will always be for OT4 fic. I mean, Narumi, Hirotaka, Hanako, and Tarou have all admitted to be dating each other's normal type. And with the shipping and fanservice between the boys, and how well the girls just go together... suffice to say, OT4 content of any sort would be absolutely wonderful. Give me them getting together, or being together on a group date, or having group sex, or doing exactly what they did as friends except now with an extra shiny label attached. Show them figuring out the logistics and dealing with internalized homophobia, or being dorks, or being domestic, or preparing for a con, or doing a group cosplay, or whatever else you want. You could do just about anything and I'd be super happy. For that matter, I'd take it all platonic, too, but the OT4 potential is too strong and I want it. ToT
That said, I love the couples as they are, or in any other one-on-one combination. Weird pseudo-dates between Narumi and Tarou and/or Hirotaka and Hanako? Good. The girls having fun together as soulmates, and fantasizing about and/or writing friendfiction about the boys, or the boys, shockingly, actually doing things on their own? AMAZING. (Much to Narumi's potential dismay and Hanako's delight, I am 100% for Kabakura as the seme and Hirotaka as the uke.)
I'd also adore anything with the younger characters. Nao-chan is the best ray of sunshine and otaku-enthusiast despite being clueless about anything actually otaku-related, and his relationship with Kou and with Ken-chan and Yokkun are all so adorable. I'd love anything shippy or friend-fluff-y with them, including general hang-outs and/or getting advice from the older group on how to be a good OT4. ^_~
Another thing that I'd absolutely love is sibling-y stuff with the Nifujis. Want to show Naoya being more or less Hirotaka's housewife, or Hirotaka actually giving Naoya some older siblingly adivce? I will adore it. Equally good would be a look back at their childhood—we've got some snippets of things mentioned in canon, and expanding on them would be lovely. As would anything involving one or both of them and Narumi back in the era when they were childhood friends.
Also, Chiba definitely thought that Narumi and Koyanagi were dating for a hot minute; I'd love to see her shipping goggles for any/all of the couples around the office (real, imaginary, or some combination of both).
If you want to play around with any of the oneshot-ish AUs from the managa, such as the genderbent versions of everyone, or angel/devil AU, that could also be a lot of fun.
Overall like I said at the start, keep things fun and heartwarming and nerdy, and I will absolutely love all of it. So please, have fun!
Nozaki-kun has such a fun, silly, slice-of-life vibe, and I love how it turns a lot of shoujou (and BL) tropes on their head. I would love to see more of this silliness, and if you can keep that general feel in your work, I will absolutely love it. People bonding over working on the manga or over art in general is great, and very intently playing with gender and tropes is also A++++
I've requested anyone in the tagset and I'm 100% good with anyone showing up, but I'd prefer not a Seo/Waka-centric piece, if possible. Anything else, including those two as a relationship in the background, or either/both of them in a larger ensemble piece, is 100% good. I'll go over some of my favourite pairings and combos below:
Mayu is such a ridiculous character. I love him dearly, and think that just about anything from his POV could be an interesting adventure. What does a day in his day look like, trying to keep a minimum amount of effort going unless whatever is going on is related to judo? What does he think of the hijinks that his brother seems to be constantly getting into with his friends?
I have a particular love for Mayu and Mikorin, and the dual relationship that they don't realize that they have. Them realizing that they are each other—and both boys, or distinctly not realizing this and building an online romance, would be great. (The last two lines from Some Like it Hot come to mind.) Or, if you want to approach their relationship some other way, I'd love to see it. (Or, heck, the two of them settled down a few years down the line, and building a life together that is probably a disaster without the help of their friends. XD)
So far as Yumeko goes, I've read what there is of Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-san, and would like to see more in that vein. Wanna explore romance? Great! Just want to explore the dynamics between Yumeko and Ritsuo (with Ichigo there or not)? ALSO GREAT. We've only gotten a tiny bit of this potential future (or what may have once been main canon before everything got changed around); I'd love to see your take on everyone! Feel free to throw in Kashima Rei too—I'd love to see how she grows up and what she'd be like with the characters we've already met! (Whether or not her fairy tale-like shipping goggles are still as strong or not. XD)
So far as Umetarou goes, well, more mangaka hijinks are always welcome, especially if other people get dragged along for the fun. I'd love to see him trying to do research for a Christmas or New Year's episode, or see more of what it was like writing the Tomoda doujin with Mikorin.
And yes, I am 100000% here for Nozaki Sibling Bonding. What's it like when they spend time together? What was it like for the three of them when they were growing up together, and how has Umetarou moving out changed the dynamics, if at all? How does Yumeko not realize that Yumeno Sakiko is actually taken from her own name, and does she ever actually end up believing that it's her brother? Can Yumeko and Umetarou ever rope Mayu into doing something that isn't sleeping or judo? And what are they all going to be like a few years in the future when Mayu and/or Yumeko are in high school, or beyond when they're adults with their various careers? Feel free to explore any of it, or any other part of their sibling dynamic!
I'm also here for all sorts of other things, from drama club hijinks with Hori-senpai and Kashima-kun to everyone going on some sort of Christmas vacation together, to a full look at all the time, work and headdesking that goes into taking a chapter of manga from idea to publication. Want to have Kashima and Mikorin egg each other on for something that is a horrible idea? Wonderful! Want to have Chiyo lamenting her love life or have Ryousuke or Rei give an absolutely inaccurate POV on canonical events? Go for it! Overall, just have fun with this ridiculous series and I'm sure that whatever you create will be amazing.
I watched this show about an aromantic asexual couple becoming a family, and I fell in love so hard. It's just so cozy and good, and I would love more fanworks to exist for this little series.
I'd especially love to see some stuff centered around the aro/ace meeting in episode 6, and the people we meet there. Like, if you want to give me something centered around Meta, or Gocchin. or that queer couple that doesn't live together, or a deeper look into the meetings themselves, I'd absolutely love that.
That said, the main trio in this show, along with Satoru's ex, all fascinate me, and I'd absolutely adore some slice of life concerning them. Show me a slice of life in the house they call home, or what happens after Satoru moves out, and Sakuko is maintaining the house on her own. How does their relationship grow and change as they both live their dreams? And how does Kazu fit into any and all of this?
What are holidays like when they're all living together, and when Satoru moves out? How have holidays changed for Satoru and/or Sakuko over the years, especially Christmas which tends to be for children and lovers, and thus might come with some societal expectations that they've never quite been comfortable with?
Overall, just give me something cozy and wholesome, be it more character/relationship study or platonic fluff or slice of life, and I'll love it immensely.
Also if you want a challenge for even more deliciously queer fun and adventure, if you can figure out how to cross this over with What Did You Eat Yesterday, or She Loves to Cook and She Loves to Eat, or both, that could be very fun indeed.
Dramacon is a series for which there is currently very little fan content, and for which I'd like basically anything and everything.
I'd equally love to see some "where are they now?" type stuff, or a reinvention of the canon, updating and seeing what (if anything) in the story would change with the way the world is now versus when it was written. Things just generally set in this slice-of-life universe are also very welcome; some slightly more specific prompts below:
I'd love to see everyone reconnecting at a convention again, whether it's one, ten, or more years later. Is it Christie's first time appearing as a guest, or is she still just a regular congoer/doing Artist's Alley? Did Christie and Matt manage to actually stay in contact over the course of a whole year for once? Is anyone married with children, and do their kids attend conventions yet? (And if so, how many pictures has Monica taken of them?) Has Sexy Joe been banned yet, or is he still running around in up to his old tricks? And what is it like for everyone attending their first post-pandemic convention?
Focusing on any of the canon relationships would be lovely. Want to show how Matt and Christie's relationship evolves post-canon? Great! Wanna catch us up on how things are working out between Beth and Raj? Great! Wanna go over how Sandra and Greta's relationship began? Amazing! A very nerdy wedding for any of these couples would also be really neat to see, if you want to take them through something like that.
There are also some great secondary characters that we never really get to learn enough about, particularly Firebird Studio and Greta. I'd absolutely adore if you dug into one or more of them. Tell me how Firebird Studio got off the ground, or show me the Green siblings' relationship from Greta's perspective, for example, and I'll absolutely adore it.
Holiday-wise... Okay, so, where I'm from, there's a tiny industry-run convention that happens every year in December, and generally manages to be little more than an overcrowded dealer's room and everyone showing up in their slightly-more-Christmassy-than-usual cosplays. If you wanted to do a take on that with the cast, and have them all show up in holiday cosplay and try to buy each other Christmas presents without anyone noticing (and/or exchange ones gotten at other times) I would gleefully adore it. Of course, a more full-scale con would also be a lot of fun, but there is something about the absolute trash of a "dealer's room and not much else" convention that I think could make for a fun disaster.
Of course, conventions are not all there is to life. If you'd like to explore, say, Christie spending Christmas with the Greens, or Raj celebrating Diwali, I'd love to see it. Bonus points if he very self-consciously brings Beth along to the celebrations. Bonus bonus points if the the rest of the Firebird Studio is there too, peanut gallerying.
In short, give me some good, nerdy, con life content, or some good, nerdy, not-currently-at-a-con life content focusing on anything from Beth figuring out how to rebuild and strengthen her relationship with her mom while staying true to herself, to Christie finally learning how to make a good cosplay, and I'm sure I will love it immensely.
Gourmet Hound is such equal parts tasty food and feel-good fluff and I am here for all of it.
The fruit trio (Lucy, Meyer, and Clementine) have definitely taken over my heart, and I would absolutely love to see fic about them! Other characters and groups I particularly enjoy include the Gourmet Hound crew, Olive, Frank, the apple trio, and Lynn, Bartlett, Charlotte, and Dominique. I'd love a sneak peak into one of the early Sundays eating dinner together at Lynn's or to see a relatively normal day at any of the establishments we see in canon. Or, if you'd like to show another Christmas, and describe in detail Meyer's face when he actually receives one of those ugly sweaters for himself? I will love you forever.
Shippy things are also all fine and dandy; I'd especially like Clementine/Meyer, Brie/Heath, Yuzuru/Anise, or Olive/Thomas, but there's essentially nothing I'm not here for. Or, if you'd like to go a little more off-the-wall, anything involving Detective Mystic is also highly encouraged.
Just give me some nice fluff and silliness or some emotional hurt/comfort as everyone heals and grows from where they were at the beginning of the series (or, like, slice-of-life food porn) and I will absolutely eat it with a spoon. (Pun very much intended.)
I've specifically requested the TV version of She Loves to Cook and She Loves to Eat because that's what I've seen, but I will hopefully have read the manga as well by the time Yuletide reveals happen, so if you want to include any references, I am all for it.
The show is so soft and so feel-good, and I'd love to see more moment from one or both of their lives, whether it's making a meal, or shopping, or deciding to move in together, or a year or several into their relationship, when they know each other's habits well and still enjoy good food together, especially for special occasions like their birthdays, anniversary, Christmas, or New Year's. Nomoto reads to me as grey ace, and I would love to see that explored as much as the other budding parts of her sexuality, if you'd like, but it's not essential to my love of the character.
Also if you want a challenge for even more queer food-related fun and adventure, if you can figure out how to cross this over with What Did You Eat Yesterday, or Koisenu Futari, or both, that could be very fun indeed.
But really, I'm just after something comfortable and soft, and perhaps quite delicious here. If you can deliver some or all of that, I'll love it.
Under the cut, you'll find a general list of my likes and dislikes, and then some added info on each of my prompts. I hope there's something that sparks your interest. <3
General Notes
- I am 100% happy to receive treats pretty much always. If something I've requested sparks your interest (or you just like me and want to make me a thing because I'm awesome ^_~) I certainly won't say no!
- I particularly like fluff, slice of life, and hurt/comfort, and generally things that can make me laugh and/or want to hug someone.
- If you have a holiday-y idea, then I am 100% on board. I am a giant Christmas nerd, admittedly, but would love to have stories about any holiday, real or imaginary. (Want the Wotakoi cast go to a shrine on New Year's and have Hanako be the only one who knows how to properly put on a kimono? Go for it! Wanna have Nozaki-kun having to write a Christmas special and shenanigans ensuing as he does research? Yes Please! Want to have people in ridiculous ugly Christmas sweaters? GIANT HEART EYES FROM ME.)
- I like relatively happy endings. Please do not leave me in heartbreak and with people dead everywhere. (People dead everywhere in the beginning and rebuilding together is much better. XD)
- On that note, if doing hurt/comfort, please focus on the comfort and not on the hurt.
- Sex and/or kink are very, very fine, though I'd prefer something with plot to something that's just pwp sex.
- Some particular loves of mine in the sex/kink arena are gentle femdom, tall subs, kinky fluff, and silliness/banter in the midst of sex/scenes. Asexual kink is very, very good.
- Suffice to say, this is not my first rodeo, and I've requested a lot of these fandoms before. A lot of my requests are the same from year to year (I'll admit to have done a fair amount of copy/pasting) but if there's anything in my requests from other exchanges that you'd like to include, please feel free. Chances are, I'm still very interested.
- My DNW list is pretty short. Basically, if you avoid AO3's the major archive warnings for Rape/Non-Con and Major Character Death, you're golden.
Wotakoi
I'm pretty much good for any and all Wotakoi content, particularly if it stays true to the feel of the original—I'd prefer the same sort of heartwarming-to-silly and always quite nerdy feel, no matter where you go. But beyond that, the sky's the limit. I've fully read the manga and watched all of the anime including the OVAs, so any part of this canon is good for me. =D
That said, my number one request for this fandom will always be for OT4 fic. I mean, Narumi, Hirotaka, Hanako, and Tarou have all admitted to be dating each other's normal type. And with the shipping and fanservice between the boys, and how well the girls just go together... suffice to say, OT4 content of any sort would be absolutely wonderful. Give me them getting together, or being together on a group date, or having group sex, or doing exactly what they did as friends except now with an extra shiny label attached. Show them figuring out the logistics and dealing with internalized homophobia, or being dorks, or being domestic, or preparing for a con, or doing a group cosplay, or whatever else you want. You could do just about anything and I'd be super happy. For that matter, I'd take it all platonic, too, but the OT4 potential is too strong and I want it. ToT
That said, I love the couples as they are, or in any other one-on-one combination. Weird pseudo-dates between Narumi and Tarou and/or Hirotaka and Hanako? Good. The girls having fun together as soulmates, and fantasizing about and/or writing friendfiction about the boys, or the boys, shockingly, actually doing things on their own? AMAZING. (Much to Narumi's potential dismay and Hanako's delight, I am 100% for Kabakura as the seme and Hirotaka as the uke.)
I'd also adore anything with the younger characters. Nao-chan is the best ray of sunshine and otaku-enthusiast despite being clueless about anything actually otaku-related, and his relationship with Kou and with Ken-chan and Yokkun are all so adorable. I'd love anything shippy or friend-fluff-y with them, including general hang-outs and/or getting advice from the older group on how to be a good OT4. ^_~
Another thing that I'd absolutely love is sibling-y stuff with the Nifujis. Want to show Naoya being more or less Hirotaka's housewife, or Hirotaka actually giving Naoya some older siblingly adivce? I will adore it. Equally good would be a look back at their childhood—we've got some snippets of things mentioned in canon, and expanding on them would be lovely. As would anything involving one or both of them and Narumi back in the era when they were childhood friends.
Also, Chiba definitely thought that Narumi and Koyanagi were dating for a hot minute; I'd love to see her shipping goggles for any/all of the couples around the office (real, imaginary, or some combination of both).
If you want to play around with any of the oneshot-ish AUs from the managa, such as the genderbent versions of everyone, or angel/devil AU, that could also be a lot of fun.
Overall like I said at the start, keep things fun and heartwarming and nerdy, and I will absolutely love all of it. So please, have fun!
Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun
Nozaki-kun has such a fun, silly, slice-of-life vibe, and I love how it turns a lot of shoujou (and BL) tropes on their head. I would love to see more of this silliness, and if you can keep that general feel in your work, I will absolutely love it. People bonding over working on the manga or over art in general is great, and very intently playing with gender and tropes is also A++++
I've requested anyone in the tagset and I'm 100% good with anyone showing up, but I'd prefer not a Seo/Waka-centric piece, if possible. Anything else, including those two as a relationship in the background, or either/both of them in a larger ensemble piece, is 100% good. I'll go over some of my favourite pairings and combos below:
Mayu is such a ridiculous character. I love him dearly, and think that just about anything from his POV could be an interesting adventure. What does a day in his day look like, trying to keep a minimum amount of effort going unless whatever is going on is related to judo? What does he think of the hijinks that his brother seems to be constantly getting into with his friends?
I have a particular love for Mayu and Mikorin, and the dual relationship that they don't realize that they have. Them realizing that they are each other—and both boys, or distinctly not realizing this and building an online romance, would be great. (The last two lines from Some Like it Hot come to mind.) Or, if you want to approach their relationship some other way, I'd love to see it. (Or, heck, the two of them settled down a few years down the line, and building a life together that is probably a disaster without the help of their friends. XD)
So far as Yumeko goes, I've read what there is of Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-san, and would like to see more in that vein. Wanna explore romance? Great! Just want to explore the dynamics between Yumeko and Ritsuo (with Ichigo there or not)? ALSO GREAT. We've only gotten a tiny bit of this potential future (or what may have once been main canon before everything got changed around); I'd love to see your take on everyone! Feel free to throw in Kashima Rei too—I'd love to see how she grows up and what she'd be like with the characters we've already met! (Whether or not her fairy tale-like shipping goggles are still as strong or not. XD)
So far as Umetarou goes, well, more mangaka hijinks are always welcome, especially if other people get dragged along for the fun. I'd love to see him trying to do research for a Christmas or New Year's episode, or see more of what it was like writing the Tomoda doujin with Mikorin.
And yes, I am 100000% here for Nozaki Sibling Bonding. What's it like when they spend time together? What was it like for the three of them when they were growing up together, and how has Umetarou moving out changed the dynamics, if at all? How does Yumeko not realize that Yumeno Sakiko is actually taken from her own name, and does she ever actually end up believing that it's her brother? Can Yumeko and Umetarou ever rope Mayu into doing something that isn't sleeping or judo? And what are they all going to be like a few years in the future when Mayu and/or Yumeko are in high school, or beyond when they're adults with their various careers? Feel free to explore any of it, or any other part of their sibling dynamic!
I'm also here for all sorts of other things, from drama club hijinks with Hori-senpai and Kashima-kun to everyone going on some sort of Christmas vacation together, to a full look at all the time, work and headdesking that goes into taking a chapter of manga from idea to publication. Want to have Kashima and Mikorin egg each other on for something that is a horrible idea? Wonderful! Want to have Chiyo lamenting her love life or have Ryousuke or Rei give an absolutely inaccurate POV on canonical events? Go for it! Overall, just have fun with this ridiculous series and I'm sure that whatever you create will be amazing.
Koisenu Futari
I watched this show about an aromantic asexual couple becoming a family, and I fell in love so hard. It's just so cozy and good, and I would love more fanworks to exist for this little series.
I'd especially love to see some stuff centered around the aro/ace meeting in episode 6, and the people we meet there. Like, if you want to give me something centered around Meta, or Gocchin. or that queer couple that doesn't live together, or a deeper look into the meetings themselves, I'd absolutely love that.
That said, the main trio in this show, along with Satoru's ex, all fascinate me, and I'd absolutely adore some slice of life concerning them. Show me a slice of life in the house they call home, or what happens after Satoru moves out, and Sakuko is maintaining the house on her own. How does their relationship grow and change as they both live their dreams? And how does Kazu fit into any and all of this?
What are holidays like when they're all living together, and when Satoru moves out? How have holidays changed for Satoru and/or Sakuko over the years, especially Christmas which tends to be for children and lovers, and thus might come with some societal expectations that they've never quite been comfortable with?
Overall, just give me something cozy and wholesome, be it more character/relationship study or platonic fluff or slice of life, and I'll love it immensely.
Also if you want a challenge for even more deliciously queer fun and adventure, if you can figure out how to cross this over with What Did You Eat Yesterday, or She Loves to Cook and She Loves to Eat, or both, that could be very fun indeed.
Dramacon
Dramacon is a series for which there is currently very little fan content, and for which I'd like basically anything and everything.
I'd equally love to see some "where are they now?" type stuff, or a reinvention of the canon, updating and seeing what (if anything) in the story would change with the way the world is now versus when it was written. Things just generally set in this slice-of-life universe are also very welcome; some slightly more specific prompts below:
I'd love to see everyone reconnecting at a convention again, whether it's one, ten, or more years later. Is it Christie's first time appearing as a guest, or is she still just a regular congoer/doing Artist's Alley? Did Christie and Matt manage to actually stay in contact over the course of a whole year for once? Is anyone married with children, and do their kids attend conventions yet? (And if so, how many pictures has Monica taken of them?) Has Sexy Joe been banned yet, or is he still running around in up to his old tricks? And what is it like for everyone attending their first post-pandemic convention?
Focusing on any of the canon relationships would be lovely. Want to show how Matt and Christie's relationship evolves post-canon? Great! Wanna catch us up on how things are working out between Beth and Raj? Great! Wanna go over how Sandra and Greta's relationship began? Amazing! A very nerdy wedding for any of these couples would also be really neat to see, if you want to take them through something like that.
There are also some great secondary characters that we never really get to learn enough about, particularly Firebird Studio and Greta. I'd absolutely adore if you dug into one or more of them. Tell me how Firebird Studio got off the ground, or show me the Green siblings' relationship from Greta's perspective, for example, and I'll absolutely adore it.
Holiday-wise... Okay, so, where I'm from, there's a tiny industry-run convention that happens every year in December, and generally manages to be little more than an overcrowded dealer's room and everyone showing up in their slightly-more-Christmassy-than-usual cosplays. If you wanted to do a take on that with the cast, and have them all show up in holiday cosplay and try to buy each other Christmas presents without anyone noticing (and/or exchange ones gotten at other times) I would gleefully adore it. Of course, a more full-scale con would also be a lot of fun, but there is something about the absolute trash of a "dealer's room and not much else" convention that I think could make for a fun disaster.
Of course, conventions are not all there is to life. If you'd like to explore, say, Christie spending Christmas with the Greens, or Raj celebrating Diwali, I'd love to see it. Bonus points if he very self-consciously brings Beth along to the celebrations. Bonus bonus points if the the rest of the Firebird Studio is there too, peanut gallerying.
In short, give me some good, nerdy, con life content, or some good, nerdy, not-currently-at-a-con life content focusing on anything from Beth figuring out how to rebuild and strengthen her relationship with her mom while staying true to herself, to Christie finally learning how to make a good cosplay, and I'm sure I will love it immensely.
Gourmet Hound
Gourmet Hound is such equal parts tasty food and feel-good fluff and I am here for all of it.
The fruit trio (Lucy, Meyer, and Clementine) have definitely taken over my heart, and I would absolutely love to see fic about them! Other characters and groups I particularly enjoy include the Gourmet Hound crew, Olive, Frank, the apple trio, and Lynn, Bartlett, Charlotte, and Dominique. I'd love a sneak peak into one of the early Sundays eating dinner together at Lynn's or to see a relatively normal day at any of the establishments we see in canon. Or, if you'd like to show another Christmas, and describe in detail Meyer's face when he actually receives one of those ugly sweaters for himself? I will love you forever.
Shippy things are also all fine and dandy; I'd especially like Clementine/Meyer, Brie/Heath, Yuzuru/Anise, or Olive/Thomas, but there's essentially nothing I'm not here for. Or, if you'd like to go a little more off-the-wall, anything involving Detective Mystic is also highly encouraged.
Just give me some nice fluff and silliness or some emotional hurt/comfort as everyone heals and grows from where they were at the beginning of the series (or, like, slice-of-life food porn) and I will absolutely eat it with a spoon. (Pun very much intended.)
She Loves to Cook and She Loves to Eat
I've specifically requested the TV version of She Loves to Cook and She Loves to Eat because that's what I've seen, but I will hopefully have read the manga as well by the time Yuletide reveals happen, so if you want to include any references, I am all for it.
The show is so soft and so feel-good, and I'd love to see more moment from one or both of their lives, whether it's making a meal, or shopping, or deciding to move in together, or a year or several into their relationship, when they know each other's habits well and still enjoy good food together, especially for special occasions like their birthdays, anniversary, Christmas, or New Year's. Nomoto reads to me as grey ace, and I would love to see that explored as much as the other budding parts of her sexuality, if you'd like, but it's not essential to my love of the character.
Also if you want a challenge for even more queer food-related fun and adventure, if you can figure out how to cross this over with What Did You Eat Yesterday, or Koisenu Futari, or both, that could be very fun indeed.
But really, I'm just after something comfortable and soft, and perhaps quite delicious here. If you can deliver some or all of that, I'll love it.