Continuation of my ShikaTema Fanfic Masterlist, click here for Part 1 or Part 3 :
Blank Period / Dating / Shinobi Union CONT.
The Way You Are by: pieceofmind22 ONESHOT Cute Shikamaru defending his girlfriend from unnecessary comments.
Indulgence by: dinosaurspice M | ONESHOT Shikamaru and Temari see each other again after Naruto and Hinata's wedding, good smut.
First Kiss by: silverkunai ONESHOT Cute fluffy blank period first kiss.
double the trouble by: tentendeservedbetter M | ONESHOT Includes InoSai, Shikamaru relucatancly agrees to help Ino with her relationship with Sai by going on a doubledate. Really sweet fic.
summer sweets by: eeveleon DRABBLE Sweet fluffy ShikaTema on a lunch break in the early stages of their relationship with an indirect kiss.
midnight missions by: eeveleon ONESHOT Super cute, ShikaTema on a mission, where Shikamaru chooses to save Temari over completing the mission.
All Caught Up in the Mood by: Meticulous_Melodies M | ONESHOT Smut after the NaruHina wedding gift misunderstanding.
All the Right Moves Meticulous_Melodies M | ONESHOT Temari ends up having to stay with Shikamaru's place due to no other accomdations available, smut after confessions.
Kiss Kiss (Fall in Love) by: Laisaxrem ONESHOT Shared Kiss for different ships, first chapter is ShikaTema and it's really sweet.
The Ruin of Us by: CinderRoses M | COMPLETE Friends to lovers smut, first person, literally amazing. No words.
Jealousy by: narutostuff101 ONESHOT This is such a cute little fic, loved it!
Oh? You don't know who Shiho is? by: ArmchairAnthropologist ONESHOT Fics like this are always fun, sorry Shiho!
Blank Period / Proposals / Engaged / Married
A Long, Troublesome Way to the Altar by: penandpad0613 INCOMPLETE I am a true sucker for fics where ShikaTema have to go through the political struggles in order to get married, especially since those issues were only slightly mentioned in Gaara Hiden and in Boruto filler.
A Business Proposal by: silverkunai ONESHOT Gaara helps convince the Suna council regarding Shikamaru and Temari's marriage.
Epiphany by: mississippimudpiecraves ONESHOT Shikamaru being forced to have a Bachelor party, honestly one of my favorites.
Uninhibited by: Sylversmith ONESHOT This was so funny and sweet, loved every minute of it, drunk Shikamaru antics not recognizing his wife, but being loyal af.
extraordinary love by: chaosnojutsu ONESHOT Always end up coming back to this fic, ShikaTema having to convince the Suna council to get married.
Gaara's Help by: drowninglinguists ONESHOT Temari disscusing her emotions with Gaara before the wedding.
Who she is… by: pieceofmind22 ONESHOT Short and fluffy. Shikamaru's feelings regarding marrying Temari.
If I May Propose by: SpicedGold COMPLETE Different ways Shikamaru could have proposed, they are all super cute! I've been placing my favorite fics from this writer, especially from the Nara Family series throughout.
our hearts beat as one by thecivilunrest ONESHOT Shikamaru proposes to Temari in true lazy fashion, and Temari makes the decision to leave her village.
A Future Together by: thegizka ONESHOT ShikaTema breaking the news of their engagement to Gaara and Kankuro.
Midnight (& Day Off Mini) by: yoursuccubusnightmare M | ONESHOT Newly wed smut.
Love, Marriage and Other Disasters by: Dunesya INCOMPLETE Shikamaru wants to get married, Temari deals with insecurities and issues leading up. So good!
The Request by: BrazilianWriter ONESHOT Shikamaru has a conversation with Gaara about proposing to Temari.
Not Yet by: KiaraShell ONESHOT Very sweet proposal fic.
What's in a Title? by: dentsucree ONESHOT Such a cute/funny family interaction.
Five Hundred Game Tiles by: Lady_Otori ONESHOT
Growth by: owlishdelight ONESHOT Fluffy, just married.
Dangerous Territory by: theskywasblue ONESHOT Shikamaru falls into a trap.
New Parents / Post Chapter 700 / BORUTO / Nara Family
The 700th by: glockcourage COMPLETE Short drabbles, Nara family cuteness.
Falling for you (again) by: BrazilianWriter M | COMPLETE Seriously one of the best things I've ever read, another one I read daily for clear skin. Temari wakes up from a coma due to a severe injury on a mission, and wakes up with amnesia. The process of remembering with her loved ones is perfect, I can't stress this enough!
Back in an Hour… by: ShrimpArmy COMPLETE Good married smut in Ino's flower shop.
The Best Laid Plans by: SpicedGold ONESHOT A group in Suna is not happy about Temari's marriage to Shikamaru, and decide to kidnap Shikamaru/Shikadai and Temari isn't having any of it, loved this!
Endangered Pasts by: Tjwr INCOMPLETE Truly amazing, only bad thing about it is that it's not complete. Includes NaruHina. Shikadai and Boruto are sent to the past.
Home: by: SpicedGold ONESHOT It's Temari's birthday and she just needs to find out what Shikamaru's present is! Way too funny and cute! See the rest of the series here: Nara Family Series
According To Plan by: SpicedGold ONESHOT Shikadai gets hurt during training with Temari and what follows is some cute parenting banter with Shikamaru.
The Sacrifices We Make by: greenho4 ONESHOT Shikamaru discusses what Temari gave up to be with him with Shikadai, extremely sweet.
Ten minutes to Midnight by: KiaraShell ONESHOT Cute fic set during Shikadai and Shikamaru's birthday, where Shikamaru is on a mission.
Just Relax by: clumsydragon28 ONESHOT Much needed Nara family vacation.
Crybabies by: KiaraShell ONESHOT Shikadai gets his ears pierced.
9 Months by: Aspire2B COMPLETE Following Temari's pregnancy, the ending with Naruto in the hospital was so funny.
Ino-Shika-Chou by: Aspire2B ONESHOT
To The Next Year by: SpicedGold ONESHOT Loved this so much, Shikamaru and Temari have a phone call on New Years, beautifully sweet marriage banter bliss.
Office Hours by: OstaraNight M | ONESHOT Hot smut, enough said.
Why by: SpicedGold ONESHOT Shikadai asks about how his parents met. Simply adorable.
Nara Family by: SandriBeee COMPLETE Newborn Shikadai and being new parents.
Being Rescued is a Terrible Birthday Present by: SpicedGold ONESHOT Cute, mostly Shikadai's feelings.
family functions by: eeveleon ONESHOT Sand/Nara family cuteness at the beach.
Can't Reach by: Dunesya ONESHOT Shikamaru calls Gaara and Kankuro to take care of a pregnant Temari while he is on a mission.
Genya Shinazugawa
Day 10 "Blank Period"
Ino suggested that they make 'a grave' for Shin since he didn't have one. A place where they can visit him anytime and tell him about their days. Sai is really on board with the idea. So together, they make 'a grave' for Shin under the cherry blossom tree. A place where Sai sure Shin would have liked.
Lowkey did not finish this
Researching the Women of the Sea, the free-diving haenyeo women.
I first discovered these haenyeo women while researching another free-diver, Kimi Werner, as she traveled to dive with them, searching for answers around her worth as a diver, as a woman, as a new/ soon to be mother. She was welcomed into this diving circle with warmth and wisdom. They spoke of their work, daily difficulties, pregnancies and births out on the boats, the value and freedom they experience being the first accepted working mothers of their culture. I thought this was a perfect research piece to bring into my project.
In an article I found, the writer, Luciano Candisani, writes:
“… the sea. I am fascinated by the people whose livelihoods depend on it, and I have come to Jeju to learn more about a traditional way of life that, like many such cultures, is at risk of dying out. At the age of 90, Hyun Seon-jik still spends most of her time in the sea, out beyond the waves of Samdal-ri beach. She swims a five-hour shift with her fellow divers, searching for the seafood she collects for trading. Only shells that have grown over 7cm in size are taken; anything smaller is returned to the water to grow.”
This tradition of diving stems from the 17th century off the coast of Jeju Island, South Korea. Both men and women used to dive with just the air in their lungs and swim down where they would harvest the ocean floor. However, when abalone was confiscated for tax reasons, the male divers were outraged, leaving en mass, searching for other work. The women were left, turning as before to the sea for survival. After each dive the women would return to their homes, talking in their own haenyeo dialect. They began to practice “then-marginalised shamanic rituals, brought to Korea by nomadic peoples from Siberia and Manchuria around 6,000 years ago. With offerings to nature gods, they would thank these animist entities for the copious sea life received, asking for protection against strong underwater currents, storms, and marine predators.” Today we can see this systematic, unique, cohesive culture, founded and managed by the women themselves, in a society ruled by state ideologies holding that women should be subservient to men.
Throughout history, the haenyeo tradition has remained strong, although now, currently, there are only around 4000 remaining haenyeo divers, as young women do not want to take on the lifestyle of their grandmothers. However, there is a wellness and peacefulness in the intensity of these diving women. They don’t want their daughters to have to live this way, but, as stated in the article, the haenyeo are closer than sisters. The sea is their life and joy.
I was really touched when researching these women decided to create a two part linocut of them in my graphic media section. (The second panel is currently drying in the print room.)
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I'm going to *remembers suicide is often not a desire for death itself but rather an attempt to radically change one's life because the current state of being has become unbearable but the person can't think of any way to change it other than death* kill myself
Hi monday-mint. I am your huge fan. Thank you for always grace us with SaiIno contents. Since SaiIno ship is a small community, it is hard to find good content to quench your thirst. So, I really appreciate your arts. On that note, do you read fanfictions? If you do, can you give us some recommendations? Thank you.
oh my Thank you! I am not heavy fanfic reader but from what I’ve read so far these are my top Fav! (1) Moment (canonverse, good development between ino and sai in blank period , very cute, both POV )
(2) Recovery List (AU, sai’s pov, awesome characterization, superb interactions, )
(3) Celandine (canonverse with inojin and inoshikachou, very sweet and interesting hc with inoshikachou clan, daddy sai <3)
(4) Third Date (smut, third-eye opening fic )
(5) Starless Night (married life, ino’s pov, cool mom is cool <3)
(6) A lesson in art (I couldn’t find the fic anymore T.T) here is more if you like >> saiino fic recommendation I left two more saiino smut fics but I don’t know where to find them yet TwT they are treasures (I will make sure to update when I find them) and there are some others fluffy and angsty one as well…but I kinda forgot the name abit, I should reread them
My focus on fanfics are always the portrayals of the characters x’D. Back then I have specific way of what I like sai and Ino as , “Moment” fic showed me the way and almost all of TOM(japanese fanartist)’s portrayals on Sai and Ino. I believe they have the respect and love on the characters. But now, I am trying to see how can one portrayed a character with the flaws as well, of course I hate seeing character bashing to core but I want to see how one can bring out the potential flaws and portrayed them beautifully ( wait these are actually what I have been waiting bort anime to do haha….cries* bort sucks)
can't stand them
characters have to be a little bit awful in ways that you cant defend. its good for the ecosystem. your honor he did do that. He did in fact do that
Me back in the day, reading Moby-Dick for the first time: Sh*t, another Ahab monologue incoming, better pause to go fetch a bunch of handkerchieves.
Me now a day, rereading Moby-Dick for the [redacted] time: That Ahab monologue incoming today, better load up with a bunch of handkerchieves.