@haskal I love that season. Also v close to finals on colder regions.

My friends and I used to have an unofficial 'bishi festival' in which all men (or masc-presenting or amab or whatever) friends would pose under the apple blossoms and we'd take their pictures, like, in a very serious/glamorous way, and celebrate masculine beauty. We were all pretty stressed because finals, but it was a wonderfully fun tradition.

I cannot recommend this enough. Women/femmes get made to feel pretty often, but other folks rarely do. It's beautiful and subversive and is one of my favorite uni memories. Make a sign, sit by a tree, change the world a little? A perfect afternoon for me.

I've often thought about trying to organize something like this again, outside of uni, but it just hasn't happened yet. Enjoy the flowers.~ 🌸💮🌺