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Autumn's a good time of the year after all 🍂🍂🍂

October 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM

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Went for a walk and romanticised everything around me to the degree where I almost greeted the strangers I passed

October 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM

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New outfit for Wendy and Abigail - again!!! 🏴‍☠️

September 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM

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I'm cursed to write essays rather than quick messages to my friends and this might be the longest message I've ever replied to

Thinking I should make sure it doesn't get much longer, what do I then proceed with? Explaining the intricacies of C3, C4 and CAM photosynthesis as a fun side note...

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Sivu 1/7 4198 sanaa

August 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM

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Ehehehehheheheheheehhh.... 🤤🥰🫠

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hopefully tomorrow will also be easier for u too 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 courage p’tit chou ✨💞💖💞✨

August 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM

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Birthday girl 🥳

July 30, 2025 at 7:13 PM

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#ellareadsno6

"NO.6 is a dystopian story that will rip your heart out and stomp it to the ground"

But also, NO.6:

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"Wow, puppies!" Shion exclaimed. He gently petted their backs so not to get in the way of their feeding. "Wow, Nezumi, look. They're so soft. Why don't you try petting them too?"

July 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM

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@lingonella.bsky.social

I love this trio so much 💕 Why did I ever wonder if I wouldn't like these books as much as I got older - I think I might be enjoying this read-through even more than my first!

#ellareadsno6

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Inukashi's gaze moved to Nezumi, who stood by silently.

"Haven't you taught this guy anything about how to live here?"

"That's not my responsibility."

"You picked him up and brought him home, didn't you? If you're gonna pick up a stray, you gotta take care of him properly. He'll make himself useful one day."

"I'm not so sure about that."

Inukashi laughed again.

"If he doesn't, just eat him. Or is he―" Inukashi's gaze travelled to Shion's hair. "He's got interesting hair. Has he got issues, or what?"

Nezumi turned up the corner of his mouth and answered shortly.

"As many issues as the dogs you have. Too many to count."

"Uh-huh. So the rumours were true. You really are keeping a young boy as a pet."

July 21, 2025 at 9:55 AM

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@lingonella.bsky.social

They're both such pricks omg I forgot abt this and thought Inukashi's description sounded off with the ring lmao

#ellareadsno6

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A sharp pain ran through his palm.

"Agh!"

Shion withdrew his hand hastily. At the base of his index finger, there was a small wound about the size of a pinprick. Blood was already starting to well up from it. It ran down the palm of his hand in a single, red stream. He thought he felt the tips of his fingers go numb.

Inukashi threw his head back and cackled.

"What was that for?" Shion said in disbelief.

"'What was that for' he says!" Inukashi crowed. "Haha, what a surprise! You fell right into that handshake, and you're turning on me and asking me 'what was that for'? Classic."

July 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM

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As if he isn't a bona fide asshole himself 🙄 #ellareadsno6

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"I passed the interview," Shion grinned as he looked up at Nezumi. Nezumi clicked his tongue, and turned away.

"Didn't the wild dogs scare you at all?" he said sourly.

"They did. But wild dogs don't light candles."

July 21, 2025 at 6:23 AM

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Shion grinning with excitement as he treated Nezumi's gun wound is still one of my favourite things in all of NO.6 #relatable #ellareadsno6 🤭

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"Dogs can't suture a wound. I noticed the suturing kit was still in tact in the emergency case. If you ever get hurt again, I'll sew that wound right up for you."

"Why, thank you," Nezumi said sarcastically. "Your offer is so great it's sending chills down my back. That face came into my dreams for quite a while after that day, you know."

"Did I look that great?"

"You were grinning. You had this look on your face like you were having the time of your life. Every time I dreamt about it I had nightmares."

"Well, it was the first time in my life doing a suture. I remember being really excited. Say," said Shion enthusiastically. "So did you take out the stitches yourself?"

"Of course. It was easier than making soup."

"Did it leave a scar?"

"Yeah. But I won't show you."

Shion stuck out his lip.

"Don't be stingy."

July 21, 2025 at 6:19 AM

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Hehe we switched to Nezumi's pov and I was just thinking how I enjoyed getting the reunion from his pov, altho it was SO pivotal for Shion & I've been waiting for it more for his sake

Also reading this made me think of the discussion Shion and Inukashi had right before it happened 🥹

#ellareadsno6

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"I wasn't thinking I was entitled to anything― it's just that, since Kalan, Rico and I are friends now―"

"Huh?"

"Friends," Shion repeated. "They're the first friends I've made since coming here. Well, not that I had many friends back in No. 6," he added as an afterthought. "I think Safu was the only one."

"She said she wanted to sleep with you. You don't call that 'friends'."

He remembered the ends of her short hair that draped prettily on the back of her neck.

Shion, I want to have sex with you.

She had put her all into this confession, and Shion had not been able to handle it. What a guy you've fallen for, huh, he remarked in his mind to the girl he barely knew. For some reason, he was suddenly overcome with the urge to laugh.

"What?"

Shion cocked his head to the side. Two mice sitting atop a pile of books tilted their heads too, as if to imitate him. Nezumi burst out laughing. He squatted to the ground, and gave in fully to the wave of mirth that bubbled up inside him.

July 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM

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No wait this is important - Shion what do you mean you know the names and functions of all 274 types of cells found in the human body. I didn't even know there were that many. I've never had to memories them 😱

Fascinating 🧐
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...

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The human body is made up of 274 different types of cells, numbering 60 billion in total. He remembered perfectly the names, shapes, and functions of each. He knew the locations and functions of each organ, and had also learned about the transmission paths of signals between the amygdala, perirhinal cortex and the hippocampus.

But it was no use to him. No matter how much he put his knowledge to work, he was unable to understand the person with whom he'd been living for almost a month.

July 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM

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Aaaa I forgot how closely this scene matches with their reunion 🥹💕 From the beginning of volume 2 🙂

#ellareadsno6

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"Then I'll tell you something. Put your hand here." Shion did as he was told, and placed his hand on Nezumi's chest.

"What do you feel?"

"Feel―? Well, it feels like a man's chest, for one. It's hard, and flat."

"I know, I know. Too bad for you, I don't have big breasts. What else?"

"Well..."

What did he feel on his palm through the rough fabric of Nezumi's shirt? It was his heartbeat, his warmth, and the firmness of his flesh. Shion hesitated to put it into words. He didn't know why. He withdrew his hand, and curled his fingers over his palm. Nezumi chuckled quietly.

"My heart was beating, and it was warm. Right?"

"Of course. You're alive. It's normal for your heart to be beating and for you to feel warm."

"It is. I'm alive, and I'm right here in front of you. That's all you need to know. What more do you want?"

July 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM

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Operating on 5h of sleep when I'm about to have a 12h workday is b a d, but as I was laying in bed unable to fall asleep at 1am, I read the new short story tl and that was the right time and place for it bc omg the faces, sounds and movements I made

I love Inukashi so much 😂😂

#ellareadsno6

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“What kind of person would you fix a bedroom door for before contenting yourself to getting ravished on their bed? Tell me, Shion.”

“W-Why should I have to tell you something like that?”

“There’s no better topic to discuss over pancakes, don’t you think?”

“I can’t think of anything worse,” Shion said. “W-Well, what about you?”

“Me? Well, unlike you, I have experience aplenty. I’d be happy to share the details, but it might be too hot for you to handle.”

“What, are you boasting, now?”

“Just stating the truth. I can tell you all about it if you’d like, though it might take all night.”

“Wow, what a generous offer. I’d simply love to hear all that you have to say. Spending the entire night listening to you wax lyrical about your love life doesn’t sound bad at all. Bore me, though, and I’m off to bed immediately.”

“Aw, all alone in bed? Sounds lonely, no?”

“As for me, I prefer someone with long fur,” interjected Inukashi. “Someone who smells like sunlight when ya bury your face in them. But forget the bedroom for now—it’s pancake time!”

July 17, 2025 at 6:25 AM

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Ei saatana

Uutisotsikko: Kaakkois-Suomen erikoisuutena pidetty ampiaislaji lentää nyt muualle Suomeen

July 17, 2025 at 4:52 AM

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I wonder if we'll ever find out his name. Part of me doesn't care cause he'll always be Nezumi to me, and part of me is so curious what it could be. Something Japanese? What sort of image or meaning does it have? Does it suit him?

#ellareadsno6

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"Nezumi."

The whistling stopped.

"You haven't told me your name yet."

"Nezumi it is, and Nezumi it shall be. Good enough."

"But it doesn't suit you. And it was a promise. You said you'd tell me your name if I survived."

There was a soft laugh, which quickly turned into whistling again. The door closed, and a silence settled over the darkness. Shion stood alone, rooted to the spot. The wind caressed his white hair. He could hear a dog barking somewhere in the distance.

July 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM

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Good thing Saikai is out, because I would be a sobbing mess trying to reread NO.6 from the start without their reunion 😭😭😭

Living people are warm 🥹🥹

#ellareadsno6

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"You're getting better at your comebacks. ―But, well, I guess you're right. It's your typical script for a cheap melodrama. A father and son reunite in tears after sixteen years of estrangement." Nezumi's voice turned deep and burly.

"I've missed you, son."

"Me too, Father." Shion bounded into Nezumi's widespread arms. They circled around his back. It was warm. For an instant, the frigid touch of Yamase's dead body flashed back in his mind. But it was this warmth here, not that coldness, that he wanted to remember; and Shion vowed never to forget the heat of the body that was in his arms. He wished all beings, himself included, could continue to be living beings. He didn't want his life unfairly wrenched away from him. He could feel it― the pleasure of living, breathing, and possessing a body of warm flesh― soak into the depths of his core. Nezumi gently detached himself.

"You're getting better at picking up your cues," he said approvingly.

"I know. I've come pretty far in a short time, haven't I?"

July 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM

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I do love it when Shion nerds out about biology 🧫🔬👩‍🔬🐝🦋🌱🌻

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"There are said to be about 200,000 different species of parasitic wasps. Hymenoptera such as bees and ants are highly specialized insects, and there are still tens of thousands of species that are undocumented. This is particularly so for parasitic wasps― or so I've heard."

"Which means we don't know what we're gonna get."

"We can't say what species for sure."

"But we can still predict."

"If we have any foundation for a basis of prediction," Shion answered.

"Why, you're the best foundation there is," said Nezumi with mock enthusiasm. "So how was it, being a host to a parasite wasp? Could you tell if it was a new species?"

"You're really disagreeable sometimes, did you know that?" Shion replied irritably.

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"Well, you piss me off all the time. 'We can't say what species for sure', he says. Don't mess around. Don't you have any sense of danger? These wasps are killing people."

"Most parasitic wasps do."

"What?"

"Wasps that are classified as parasites are actually more parasitoid. To reach full growth, they only need to attach themselves to one prey... their host. And ultimately, without fail, they consume and kill it."

Ultimately without fail, they consume and kill the host. It sounded even more grotesque when put into words.

"Host? Like what kind?"

"There are lots. Moths, butterflies, ant larvae, fruits... a species of ichneumonoideae called Rhysella approximator lays eggs in the larva of another species, xiphydriida, and makes it its host."

"So a wasp leeches off another wasp."

"Not only that, but another species of the same ichneumonoideae called Pseudorhyssa alpestris lays eggs in the same xiphydriida right after the Rhysella, and its larva eats both the larva of the Rhysella and the xiphydriida."

"So they kill each other even if they're from the same species... wow, I thought only humans killed their own kind. So?"

July 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM

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I couldn't possibly forget about the wasp that was in Shion, but I do sometimes forget about the whole "parsite wasps will kill the citizens of No. 6" plotline 😅🐝🐝🐝

Those who meme about that live in another dimension than me

#ellareadsno6

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"I don't know. All I know is that this is a parasitic organism, and it feeds off humans."

Nezumi stared unblinkingly at the petri dish.

"A parasite bee..." he muttered. "I thought bees only fed off flower nectar."

"Those are just one species of bee, like the honey bee. Most bees ― or wasp, in this case ― are hunters, and solitary by nature."

"And there are parasitic wasps too?"

July 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM

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Larvae mention!!! 🐛🐛🐛

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"Looks like. I have no idea. There's one other thing I pulled out too," Nezumi added. "What do you have to say about this?"

It was another black lump. This one was hard, and resembled a seed. There was a hole in it as if something had eaten its way out.

"A pupa― I think," said Shion slowly.

"Pupa? Like what moths and butterflies make themselves into? Oh wait, butterflies make cocoons."

"Cocoons are the outer shell of pupae," Shion explained. "Embryo, larva, pupa, and imago― most insects go through their development stages in this order. This one... is probably some kind of bee."

July 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM

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Out of the many things in NO.6 that make my heart melt, the first one I ever fell for was Shion being an ecologist, since I'm one as well

This week, I've been reading Saikai on the long car rides to our forest sites and back, as delighted as ever how me and Shion share the same passion for plants 🌱