𝒾𝓃𝒷𝑜𝓍, 𝓁𝒾𝒷𝓇𝒶𝓇𝓎, 𝑒𝓉𝒸;

[happyberry]

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11:11 am

Sakurada Miwako

𝕟 𝕒 𝕞 𝕖

Paradise Kiss

𝕤 𝕖 𝕣 𝕚 𝕖 𝕤

light + alchemy

𝕞 𝕒 𝕘 𝕚 𝕔

seamstress, designer

𝕧 𝕠 𝕔 𝕒 𝕥 𝕚 𝕠 𝕟

𝔸𝔹𝕆𝕌𝕋

• 𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕞𝕚𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤 + 𝕙𝕞𝕕 • ♥ • 𝕚𝕟𝕗𝕠 + 𝕒𝕡𝕡 • ♥ • 𝕓𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕤 •
Miwako is a bubbly, deeply sensitive, creative and stylish young woman. She’s a senior high school student at Yazawa School of the Arts in Tokyo, where she studies fashion design. Though her older sister, whom she admires more than anyone in the world, is a bold and successful fashion designer who’s been a standout visionary all her life, Miwako is far more passive and feels she lacks the originality to start her own clothing brand like her sister did. She instead eagerly sews clothes designed by her friend and classmate George, who is a natural genius like Miwako’s sister. Together with George’s ladylike pattern-maker best friend Isabella, Miwako’s punk long-time boyfriend Arashi, and their passionate aspiring model Yukari Caroline, Miwako works hard to bring George’s elegant visions to life to create their own fledgling brand, Paradise Kiss.

In Avalon, her own dreams are coming true slowly but surely, given a pedestal and window of opportunity she was never able to reach for at home. Without Mikako's designs as a mirror on the market beside hers, Miwako's designs can shine on their own. Her problem is not that she's bad at designing; it's that her designs look like copycats of her sister's style by unconscious nature, which would shoot Miwako in the foot as a designer competing with her idol. Here? There is no Happy Berry to compete with. Mikako's designs are good and Happy Berry is a success back home. If Miwako's designs are natural mirrors to Mikako's... then here, she can succeed, living outside her sister's shadow for the first time in her life. She can be her own person, make her own art, and start her own brand — and will never hear the name "Kouda Mikako" brought up unless she brings it up herself. Which she will — often, and enthusiastically — but with a new brand of vigor. Happy Berry is no longer a dream to admire, but an example to follow.

gokudera hayato

A tragic coincidence sparks a reunion with Bingo-kun at just the right moment! log; 13 May

aimono jyushi

Another visual kei fan! She's collecting musicians by accident, too... network; 10 May

della duck

A friend of a friend is a friend indeed! And a potential new avian customer! network; 4 May

alice lidell

Happy Birthday, Alice-chan~! Not an unbirthday at all, but merry as ever! network; 4 May

kirishima eijiro

Magical hairstyling tips! network; 3 May

𝕞 𝕒 𝕪

A bright future! Miwako has money, magic fabric, her eyes on the prize, and what's more: friends! ♥

oda nobunaga

Fast friends with a warlord... What a delightful mindfuck?! Konpeito, konpeito, YEAH! ☆ log (EVENT); end of April

kohinata miku

Encouragement from a sweet stranger... who sews! Yay! log (EVENT); end of April

w a r s u p p l i e s

With her new alchemy magic, Miwako's dreams all come true in the form of an enchanted fabrics expo! log (EVENT); end of April

iruma jyuto

Networking...! Fashion photographers wanted! network; 25 April

𝕒 𝕡 𝕣 𝕚 𝕝

Finally, the skies are starting to clear; seeds planted have started to sprout! Miwako has gained alchemy magic! ☆

ikusaba mukuro junko

Birds of a feather flock together! Found another fashionista! network; 30 March

nanao taichi

Man is least himself when he speaks in his own person; give him a mask and he'll tell you the truth. log (EVENT); end of March

𝕞 𝕒 𝕣 𝕔 𝕙

Working hard or hardly working? Miwako feels like she's on autopilot! Full-force nose-dive into her new dreams! Exhausting!

gokudera hayato

A star is born! ☆ Making over a mafioso into a supermodel~ log; sometime in February

𝕗 𝕖 𝕓 𝕣 𝕦 𝕒 𝕣 𝕪

Seeds of beauty have been planted... Now, comes the patience until they blossom.

amemura ramuda

Harajuku street fashion designer pinky-pink collaboration, y e a h ! ! ☆ network; 24 January

toph beifong

Bending...? Bending spoons? network; 20 January

nanao taichi

Taichi's grand romantic gesture did not go as planned... They need ice cream to cry into. log; 19 January

jinguji ren

Valentine's Day concert and gig as a makeup artist! network; 19 January

nero

How can they co-parent for Alice? Teamwork! network; 17 January

alice liddel

Alice needs clothes and comfort and care... Mama Miwako's here! network; 17 January

hitachiin hikaru

Fashion philosophy discourse... Things got a little heated! network; 16 January

𝕛 𝕒 𝕟 𝕦 𝕒 𝕣 𝕪

December came and went like a mystical flurry! New job at consignment shop, local tailor's aid.

chang geng

Chang Geng is already so beautiful; of course he needs clothes that make him feel like it! network; 30 December

crow

Visual Kei-kun, let's rock! Commissioning an outfit that would make Vivienne Westwood slow clap. network; 30 December

aziraphale

What an angel~! ♥ The birth of a beautiful justaucorps and friendship~ network; 30 December

gokudera hayato

Bingo! Found a stray model on the streets! Gorgeous Punky-Punky-kun! log; 30 December

gokudera hayato

Magic belt commission!!! (。･o･｡) Or maybe just... a nice quality, regular, leather belt instead... network; 30 December

sokka

Welcome to the future, Sokka-kun~ (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧ network; 30 December

nanao taichi

Business partners! headshots for modeling in exchange for tips from busking~! Let's make moola! network; 30 December

c o m m i s s i o n s

Advertising her sewing and photography skills in exchange for money to bulk up her wardrobe! ☆ network; 30 December

leone abbacchio

Babysitters' club... and an unusual cultural exchange! network; 30 December

nanao taichi

tokyo kids unite! ☆ fast friends on the web, fashionistas stick together! network; 30 December

jinguji ren

A long-lost Kisaragi cousin far from the Glitter Planet under-cover as a normal Japanese idol, shh... don't blow his secret! network; 16 December

alice liddel

Taking a sweet child under her wing... with matching enthusiasm~ network; 16 December

chang geng

A kindly stranger helps coax her moon rabbit and discover her light magic. log; 16 December

takao kazunari

Training with light magic and telekinesis! And a sparkly bunny. log; 16 December

tsukino usagi

Kismet roommates. Usagi and Miwako are a match made in Heaven! log; 15 December

hitachiin hikaru

Birds of a feather flock together... half-naked in a hot spring. log; 15 December

yakko

Getting their sillies out early in the caravan... log; 15 December

sokka

Warming up to each other in the caravan; meeting Momo~ log; 15 December

a r r i v a l

First couple days in Avalon are already mystifying! log; 15 December

Bingo-kun ☠️
Alice-chan 🎀
Tono ✨
Taichi 🥳
Usagi 🐰
Ren-sama 🌹

今夜世界中が雨ならば
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[happyberry]

[ The waitress takes their orders and is off soon enough. Miwako orders herself a cappuccino and a strawberry-rose pearl milk tea to come out later... Already thinking ahead. Surely not a short conversation. She doesn't know Gokudera all too well, but she can tell nervous fidgeting from a mile away; she's an expert, herself. So she smiles warmly, leaning forward to place her elbows on the table and her chin in her laced hands. ]

...So~ I'm talking to Future Bingo-kun now, nee? How old are you, then? Did you grow, too?

[ She doesn't mean to be teasing exactly, but... to lighten the mood a little. She knows she's a reactive person and trust, it will come, but if she can at least start off with some composure, that's probably better. ]

[bakudan_bambino]

[Gokudera just keeps rolling the rings on his fingers, still not looking up at her and he's not sure why he's so ashamed of himself. If it's just because of his absence and his lack of communication, or what he did while he was gone, or how he's been such a coward since he's returned to Avalon.]

Yeah. It's been two... maybe three years. I'd be around 18. If I haven't grown physically [Which he has, but not too much vertically, unfortunately] it's all mental.

My body has definitely changed. I've lost weight... though that could be from the sleep or my lifestyle while I was away...

[happyberry]

Ahhh! So we're the same age! Cool!

[ She gives him the once-over, from what she can see sitting at the table, when he mentions he may have lost weight. Duly noted. ]

Three years, though... So much changes in that time! Are you, um— okay? I mean, obviously not, but obviously you are, too, I guess I mean—

[ She pauses, shooting him an uncertain look as she decides on her meaning. ]

...Are you happy?

uh oh whoops legit crying over here wtf

[bakudan_bambino]

[He looks up at her with a doubtful gaze. Is it cool that he's older, even if it's all mental? Just because he's been spirited around worlds for such a long time, has he actually aged at all? Is he just too old for his body? It's so banged up. He goes back to looking at his hands, and at her question, he stops and considers his ring.

He has friends, family on this world with him, but it's not enough, and for that thought, he feels ungrateful an more guilty than ever. But... he has to be honest, right? He's working on it.]

No.

[Worried he's hiding, worried about opening up, worried that his boss can tell he knows his boss is worried about him, and he's trying to hide and knows he shouldn't. He should move out, but he can't because he has to be around to protect his boss. What if he wakes up one of these days and he's gone and Gokudera never gets to tell his boss the truth, or even tell him goodbye?!

His jaw clenches, his entire body tightens and he thinks about his death on Anchor and watching Takeshi's heartbreak. And the stupid baseball idiot is all alone on a dying planet without him.]

[happyberry]

[ Somehow... she also wasn't expecting that answer, either. For all its simplicity, one word speaks volumes, and her face is suddenly awash with empathy. ]

Oh... ...I'm sorry. I— [ She stammers, not at all sure the right thing to say in this instance. ]

This must be really hard for you, isn't it? That's not fair — being spirited away once is hard enough... Let alone many times and back again, huh. That's so scary.

[ She says what she thinks must be the truth. Sometimes... validating is the best route, right? Trying to make something like this out to be better than it seems, seems like the wrong approach, even if optimism is the one she'd usually reach for. Not with this. No, no. She doesn't even know the half of it and just seeing his body language tells her this is not the moment to search for the silver lining. ]

[bakudan_bambino]

Miwako... I don't care about me. I'm not scared. I'm the worst... I left someone I love very much alone on a radiated planet.

[So he's just been beating himself up, waking up every day and trying to avoid Yamamoto because that is not his Takeshi. He wants his fiancé back, wants to make this right, and he's happy he's with his boss and his family, but he hates that he has to pretend every day that he's happy!]

So. I'm not okay, but... I'm doing what I can. [Avoiding the issue head on day by day~!]

[happyberry]

Eh?! But you didn't choose to leave, did you? Were you just taken again and brought back here? Or— you escaped?! Radiation fugitive?!

[ What the hell is a radiation fugitive?! Okay, so her neutral reactivity idea was short-lived, huh. Her imagination is getting away with her. ]

[bakudan_bambino]

[He knows it's unreasonable to feel so guilty, but he can't help it. He shakes his head.]

I still left him, even if I didn't choose to!

[Not even going to address the whole 'radiation fugitive', as cool as that title sounds.]

[happyberry]

No, no, then you were taken from him! It was against your will, right?

[ She'll defend his guiltlessness! Even if she's not at all in the know! ]

[bakudan_bambino]

[His eyes widen. She's right. But then... if he can't be angry with himself, who is he supposed to be angry with? Avalon? No... it's treating him well so far. Some omnipotent force?! Gokudera puts his elbows on the cafe table, then sets his face in his palm, giving a long, drawn out sigh.]

Yes...

[happyberry]

So it's just a tragic coincidence... Oh, I'm so sorry, that's awful. For you both.

[ She wears a look of genuine empathy. She can tell he wants to blame somebody, but right away to her, it sounds like there's no one at fault but mean old Lady Luck. ]

[bakudan_bambino]

[He gives a soft sigh, probably his hundredth of the day, then nods at her gently.]

It is, but... I didn't reach out to you today to tell you that so much as apologize for my absence. How has your work been, Miwako?

[happyberry]

Ah. I see. ...Nee, you know, it's funny, Miwako was thinking of reaching out to Bingo-kun, too... things have been uneventful, just working and saving money, until yesterday, because as of yesterday—

[ She raps her fingers against the edge of the table like a little drumroll, forcing a little smile to her face to compensate such dark news. ]

Ba-ba-da-daaan! I reached my savings goal for an atelier!

[bakudan_bambino]

[Gokudera is happy to move off the subject of why he's been gone, or what he's been doing while he's been gone. It's easier to focus on work. He likes work. It's full of things he can accomplish.]

An atelier? [Gokudera's not familiar with the word, actually, and curiously tips his head. He's an idiot sometimes. He knows what a dossier is, and that's not a regularly used word.]

[happyberry]

Mm! I found an old dance studio for rent — actually, not far from here... A couple blocks or so. It's a little beat up, I admit, but it's cheap, and I don't need anything super fancy because it'll just be a studio space — not a storefront, since I'm marketing my brand online. So it won't need to be impressive as a boutique, just inspiring as a workspace~ But I want it. If I can get a license for it, the city will help me cover expenses, and I can have a workshop for more elaborate photoshoots, too!

[ She wears a hopeful smile with a light lilt to her voice, tilting her head as she speaks. It's exciting stuff. ]

[bakudan_bambino]

Does it have those big windows on the wall?

[He'd like to see this atelier.]

Do you need anything in order to get your license? [Does he need to try and pay someone to make it go faster for her? Money Gold speaks.]

[happyberry]

There’s a wall with big windows, so it’s sunny and bright lighting... I’ll have to buy black-out curtains for that for photoshoots, of course, but for just hanging out, it’s lovely~ And there’s a wall of mirrors, where the ballet bar used to be! And I saw an old piano in there too! It’s so cute! The landlord I spoke to when I saw the property said the last owners just left it and it’s just been an empty room for several months now... But it has so much potential! I’m waiting to hear back about the license now, I called them this morning and left a message. But hopefully if everything goes smoothly, all I’ll need is some patience and a plan!

[ She’s so excited. Can you tell? ]

[bakudan_bambino]

Ah... I meant mirrors!

[He says and gives a nervous little laugh while rubbing the back of his neck.]

A piano? I wonder if it's tuned...

[That's something pretty expensive for the owners to leave behind, he thinks. Then he smiles at her and sips on his drink.]

We can come up with a plan. What is left for you to do? I can help out.

[happyberry]

It was definitely dusty... I didn't open it up or anything, I can't play. The studio is up a few fights of stairs, and the landlord said they didn't wanna bring it downstairs again. I guess even with magic it's annoying, haha!

[ She gives a little laugh, sipping her cappuccino with both hands. ]

Well, once I get the space... I'm gonna paint the walls! I wanna use my light magic to do something cool to them, I just don't know what yet. And of course gotta go shopping for furniture and decor. Maybe there's a flea market...

[ She pauses to sip again, considering, mind already working and wandering, but looks up with a curious expression, something of a Mona Lisa smile beneath wide eyes. ]

That's very nice of you to wanna help...! Thank you.

[bakudan_bambino]

That makes sense. I've played before, so I can check on it.

[He'll just mention it casually even though they've had some discussions about music and he is way more passionate about the instrument than he's letting on right now.]

I have light magic as well, but if there's a style you're sticking to when it comes to furniture and decor, send me pictures so that ways if I find something that fits, I'll grab it. Two sets of eyes will be better than one.

[Flea markets, hand-me-downs, anyone looking to move out of their place. He has to do some house-hunting for the Tenth and Yamamoto, then find a place of his own not far from them. He feels they might be overstaying their welcome in the inn, though they are still paying.]

Of course, it'll be me paying my dues, so to speak.

[happyberry]

Ooh~! Yes, good idea — thank you! Miwako prefers Western-style antique-esque furniture... Probably easy to find here. And I'll probably end up painting some things myself, anyway. Hehe, maybe you can help with that, too~

[ She grins, her eyes showing her smile just as much as her lips. ]

My own atelier! ParaKiss had one — it was George's uncle's old bar... And when my sister was my age in an artist group, their brand AKINDO had a clubhouse, too. I feel like I'm picking up the baton or something! I can't believe it!

[bakudan_bambino]

I wouldn't mind. I also plan on moving out on my own, so I'll need to get furniture for myself. Whatever you won't need for the atelier, I'll take in. I'm uh... not very good at painting, but I can do my best? [He hesitantly offers and follows up with a returned gentle smile.]

You're already doing so well.

[His smile grows more warm. Gokudera is happy to be talking about this, and to offer his support to her as much as he can.]

that's a cute iconnn

[happyberry]

Ah— thank you...

[ It's perhaps a little odd that, despite all her enthusiasm and inspiration, it seems every compliment comes as a total surprise to Miwako, and she hitches briefly at the encouragement, smile shifting into a grin that's more bashful. She is doing well, isn't she...? Although she doesn't ever lose sight of her goals, she works so much, is alone so much, she sometimes loses sight of her success maybe. Just because a flower hasn't blossomed yet doesn't mean the roots of the plant itself aren't healthy, after all. ]

Nee, you're getting your own place, though? That's cool! My roommate just moved out not long ago, so I'm on my own now, too. Are you excited? Have you ever lived alone before? This is my first time, hoooo~

[ She gives a low, slightly apprehensive whoop, despite its playful delivery as an aside. She's not spent much time on her own until coming here. For her, it's something she admires in other people, but she's always had Arashi and Hiroyuki, when she didn't have her parents or Mikako, that now living alone without Usagi in the house... well, frankly, it's been a little lonesome already. She can conflate whatever virtues she can think of and always will, grotesquely optimistic at times even, but setting off on his own after what sounds like such a rough ride of things, plus being only eighteen himself, to go deliberately live on his own in an alien world seems brave to her. He must be comfortable by himself to choose to get his own apartment, she thinks. So when she says that's "cool," she means more than she says. She's not like that... ]

[bakudan_bambino]

Mn! You're welcome!

[He's being honest, too. It's worth pointing out that her progress is notable. Her enthusiasm is encouraging enough, but now she's figuring out a base of operations for them!]

I will. I just have to find it. [Maybe just a small one-bedroom apartment.]

I've spent most of my life on my own.

[And honestly... he like it like that, even if it can get a bit lonely for him sometimes.]

[happyberry]

Eeeh?! Really? But you're so young! How independent!

[ She looks a little dazzled, even gives her pause from the sip of her lukewarm cappuccino she was about to take. ]