Ada Hiratsuka Whore ❤️

About Kyoto

Gets me goin’, how she’s all sass and grit – had me laughin’ once when she told some drunk lord to shove his gold where the sun don’t shine. Proper cheeky! But then – ugh – saw her get short-changed by some sleazy git, and that pissed me off big time. Wanted to smite him with my staff, I did! YOU SHALL NOT PASS, ya cheap bastard! Surprised me how she just shrugged it off – tougher than mithril, that one.

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Finally, I squeeze onto the train. It’s like a can of sardines in there. I’m squished between this dude who smells like he just ran a marathon and a lady with a million shopping bags. I’m thinking, “Why do I do this to myself?” But then I see the view outside. The ocean! The waves crashing against the shore. Hiratsuka’s got that beach life, and I’m here for it.

Makiko Kudo "Like When We See a Flower Bloom and Realise It Was There All Along" （Hiratsuka Museum of Art）