A bl artist that I like that deals with these kinds of stories, as well as other pretty heartwarming ones is Ellie Mamahara. One comic of hers that I read really hit my heart (as cheesy as that sounds). Her people are very awkwardly elongated and wide in the shoulder area (haha) but to me that awkwardness captures emotions well, and I really enjoy the expressions of her characters...but anyways, there was something about this story that really made me feel really nostalgic. It might have been the setting, or the fact that 2 friends, who also happened to be eachother's first loves got another chance to be with each other after so many years, that really, really hit me.
I'm not very good at describing feelings, or why something has touched me so much, so excuse my lack of a better description....but it just made me think about things and people in the past that I had come to like as they came and went.
Another thing that had made me feel rather nostalgic lately is a film called "5 Centimeters Per Second." It's a very bittersweet story about a first love, and how not everything always works out the way you imagined it in your youth. It ends a little bit sadly, but I loved it. (Then again, I love depressing movies...) Not only was the story, and the way it was played out beautiful, but the settings were absolutely breathtaking. Everything was so gorgeous, and I admit, it made me extremely miss the scenery in Japan.
I apologize, I know this journal entry is rather scattered and all over the place...not quite making complete sense, but that is how my brain and all of its thoughts have been lately. Very scattered and not making much sense ever. But, anyways, I guess half the point of this entry was to point out how nostalgic I have been feeling lately, as well as how beautiful stories of love and friendship can be."How fast will I have to live, just to be able to see you again?"
