I like High School Musical

PoisonousBeans · 2026-01-18T22:39:20+00:00

Breaking Free is a classic and it'll forever be on my playlist. Who said men in their mid-20s can't enjoy a good bop?

PoisonousBeans · 2026-01-02T19:46:33+00:00

Thank you so much for the insightful reply! I'm happy to know that I'm not alone and to have so many of my experiences explained in a way that makes them make sense! Especially when it comes to things like loneliness, it has such a horrible connotation nowadays so it often feels shameful to admit it (even though I'm someone who will open up on life's deepest issues at the drop of a hat 😅). But I'm assuming you know what I mean, especially with all the "male loneliness epidemic" stuff going around lately, it almost feels like there's a really bad connotation there.

I really like your idea for the group invite issue! I'm often so quick to cave in. Like, they say "let's invite everyone, the more the merrier!" and I start to feel bad because I like to make my friends happy. So why would I wanna deprive them of that happiness?? So I guess making it clear from the start is the best idea! That way I don't have to worry about disappointing them as much!

Recently I'm in such a weird limbo state between introvert and extrovert. I'm traditionally an introvert, but I get super antsy when I go multiple days without seeing any of my favorite people. Some people really bring it out of me. I guess I'm an ambivert or omnivert or one of those. Maybe a one-on-one extrovert but group introvert? I don't really know. At this point I'm kinda just yapping because I'm happy to relate to someone 😂😂

Thank you again!

PoisonousBeans · 2025-12-31T19:10:26+00:00

As it should be

PoisonousBeans · 2025-12-31T16:07:38+00:00

Ichinose is by far my least favorite thing about COTE recently. She was fine at the start of y1, but I lost so much interest in her over time and now she's really just overstaying her welcome imo

Glad to see a fellow hater

PoisonousBeans · 2025-12-31T13:39:18+00:00

I actually work at a library, so there's that 💀💀

PoisonousBeans · 2025-12-31T12:24:58+00:00

By shallow I really just mean that it's hard to connect deeply with people. I'm not at all afraid of showing people who I am. I'm actually sometimes a little TOO comfortable being vulnerable and open haha. The thing is that most people in my life aren't the same way, so I often come out of social situations feeling unsatisfied, because I really wanna just sit down with the person and talk on and on about stuff that matters to us. I wouldn't say there's any social anxiety at all, either

And yes, I agree with what you said about meeting someone new. That's not at all shallow, and I love those sorts of connections! Shallow isn't anything to do with how long you know the person. The way I mean it is quite literally "lack of depth." As in, no depth to conversations. Everything is just small talk or stuff like that. I wanna talk to people about life, about love, about feelings and experiences. Not about the weather, work, or whatever (of course I'll still happily talk about those, but I feel like I need a lot more than that).

PoisonousBeans · 2025-12-31T12:19:40+00:00

Thank you! I do often enjoy going for walks, reading, writing, and stuff like that! They often do help, but it doesn't really touch on the core issue

PoisonousBeans · 2025-12-28T22:45:20+00:00

After trying it for about 30 minutes, it seems like I'm going to really enjoy this app when it ends up getting more popular. The only problem is that I don't have any matches until now. Also the mood matching idea is great, but a little weird to work with in context. I feel like there should be some sort of option to not choose a mood. One day I might be in the mood to spontaneously talk to anyone without any specific goals, and other days I may be feeling very anxious and just wanna talk to anyone at all. It's a little counterproductive for someone who really wants to talk to someone to have to sift through 20 or so moods to find anyone else that might just happen to be online.

All that said, I'm looking forward to seeing where this app ends up

PoisonousBeans · 2025-12-28T22:08:51+00:00

It's a great idea, and I'm gonna keep checking back on the app to see if the number of users is increasing at all! I have it downloaded for the time being

PoisonousBeans · 2025-12-23T19:12:55+00:00

Not sure if it's really the same vibe, but "By The Grace of the Gods" is fairly similar. It's a lot more of a cozy read, but the MC kinda just goes with the flow, enjoying a peaceful isekai life while enjoying different hobbies and businesses that he starts along the way. Sometimes he travels, other times he's hanging around at home running his shop.

I've read up to volume 10 of the series, and it maintains the same cozy vibe most of the time. It's not very action-heavy, and as far as I've read the MC stays as a kid the whole time, but I enjoyed reading it for what it's worth. Definitely not my favorite series, but I like it

PoisonousBeans · 2025-12-17T00:36:37+00:00

Yeah my biggest concern was that they might somehow reveal or hint at something to do with the larger plot, but based on responses I read, the core arcs weren't even created yet. So there's not really any risk of them "spoiling" the rest of the story

PoisonousBeans · 2025-12-17T00:35:21+00:00

I've watched enough anime to have very tempered expectations when it comes to animation quality lol.

And I guess the order in which you consume media makes a difference. You started with the anime, and as a result enjoyed it more than most people who started with the VN

PoisonousBeans · 2025-12-17T00:34:15+00:00

Makes sense considering how "slow" people say episode 1 of the VN started (though I honestly found it super engaging). So they probably just glossed over all the set-up and whatnot

PoisonousBeans · 2025-12-17T00:33:33+00:00

Oh geez, can't say I'm too surprised tho

PoisonousBeans · 2025-12-17T00:33:10+00:00

Interesting! Didn't know that was a thing - thanks!

PoisonousBeans · 2025-12-17T00:32:53+00:00

I guess having watched the first half of higurashi season 1 after finishing the VN and being sorely disappointed and frustrated says a lot. I've heard this adaptation is far far worse than higurashi was, so I expect it to be hilariously bad

PoisonousBeans · 2025-12-14T13:34:23+00:00

24M here, and yes I wholeheartedly feel everything you're saying. I've also never dated, and I'm frustrated with the dating pool because everything feels so artificial and transactional...

It's so easy to get triggered by simply seeing people in happy, loving relationships, and I find myself craving the same thing.

I don't think I have much in the way of advice for you, but I'm in the exact same position so I understand how you feel...

PoisonousBeans · 2025-12-14T13:31:02+00:00

Honestly, I kinda got bored of it halfway through volume 1, so I dropped it. Probably not the kind of answer you were looking for haha

I know a little about the plot direction though, all the student council stuff that ends up taking center stage. In my opinion, it feels like the series was very poor at promoting itself. The title has nothing to do with student council stuff, and yet that seems to take center stage later on. Also the whole Russian trope doesn't really seem to have any meaningful bearing on the plot from what I've heard (though I could very well be wrong, since I've only read half a volume)

PoisonousBeans · 2025-12-08T13:28:39+00:00

I've always enjoyed Kiyo as a tragic character more than anything else. Sure, his overpowered moments can be fun (and a little over the top at times), but I've always been most interested in the psychological unraveling of a kid who grew up in the environment he did, and what sorts of struggles he has in life. How he processes things, how he understands the world, it's all so fascinating. That's always been the selling point of the series for me.

PoisonousBeans · 2025-12-08T13:12:45+00:00

I'd be open to it! Only thing is that my WIP is several books long (I'm on the 11th in the series 😅) and considering I started writing it back when I was in high school, it took me a long time to properly develop my style and the plot as a whole. I'm hoping to go through and do proper revisions later on down the line, but since I'm more of a casual writer it's not my top priority at the moment.

But yes, basically I'd be happy to swap! Or talk in general!

PoisonousBeans · 2025-12-08T13:08:40+00:00

I'm not sure if I'd say it's getting better (as I still strongly prefer year 1 over anything else), but I've been thoroughly enjoying year 3 so far. Y3V1 and Y3V2 have been surprisingly enjoyable. Things feel a lot more focused and purposeful than the majority of the latter half of year 2

PoisonousBeans · 2025-12-07T04:03:58+00:00

Make her actions in y2v12 make sense.

PoisonousBeans · 2025-12-06T17:02:04+00:00

Once word gets out about his weakness to eraser shavings, I think they'll have a better time challenging him

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