Chapter 27

My Girlfriend’s a Geek, Part 2. 2006/12/08 20:00 My girlfriend is a fujoshi. I’m sure that many of you have never heard this word before and don’t know what it means. It’s difficult to convey just what a fujoshi is with a simple explanation, so I’m going to avoid laying out a thorough and precise definition… In my girlfriend’s case, she loves anime and manga and knows a lot about them. In that way, I guess you could say she’s an otaku. Plus. This is a big part of what makes a fujoshi… * Roy × Ed: A pairing involving two characters from Hagaren, or Fullmetal Alchemist—the protagonist, Edward Elric (), and the Flame Alchemist, Roy Mustang (). … Just like this. A fujoshi obsesses over romance between a male character and another male character. This blog, “My Girlfriend’s a Geek Part 2,” follows my everyday life with just such a girlfriend. Now, then. It’s been a little over two years since I began my relationship with this fujoshi. When we first started going out, it was like this. …… As you can see, I was constantly on the losing side. But these days, now that we’ve been together for two years… —BL (Boy’s Love) books. Where male characters fall in love with each other. By the way, many of the publications Y-ko owns are not for minors. They probably earn that eighteen-and-up rating. … But so what if your BL stuff is sexy? What’s your point, Y-ko? I looked at the BL book thrust into my face. On the cover, I already saw two men clinging to each other and looking at me. Dammit, don’t look at me like that. Yes. For the most part, breakfast and dinner are my responsibility. This isn’t necessarily because I’m a good cook. It’s because she’s a working woman and I’m still a student, and over time this simply became our common practice. A nice, clean escape. … In a case like this, if I answer truthfully with “I’m only interested in girls doing sexy things! I don’t care about guys doing them!” Y-ko responds with “Oh well, if they turn into women, you’re okay with it?! In fact, I’m guessing you’d be okay as long as they look like women, right?! I’ve got some of those! Here, look at this!! From a distance, this person looks just like a girl (only with the usual package attached)!! Go on, read it!!” … And then the argument is all but lost (speaking from experience). * Turn into women: A fictional situation in which a man’s body suddenly turns female. How strange! Through this event, where one member becomes a woman, the usual gay “uke x seme” dynamic turns into a traditional heterosexual relationship. As you might guess, I’ve learned to shoot for an easy escape most of the time. … There’s no way to win when you face Y-ko head-on. Of course, after two years of undergoing this hazing, a guy manages to pick up a trick or two to combat it. You’re the one who made me that way. … Not that I particularly regret it.