My little firefly, Hotaru

manintehbox · Post by **manintehbox** » Wed Jul 24, 2019 2:52 pm

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manintehbox · Post by **manintehbox** » Thu Jul 25, 2019 1:25 am

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Senpai has been very busy outfitting our boat. He sneaks in some playtime every so often, not nearly as much as I want though.

manintehbox · Post by **manintehbox** » Thu Jul 25, 2019 2:47 pm

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Total sucker for these panties, he was easily swayed into spending the day with me. :haha4:

NewFrontiers · Post by **NewFrontiers** » Thu Aug 01, 2019 8:59 pm

Very cute picture... looking up at the camera like that...

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Henry869 · Post by **Henry869** » Thu Aug 01, 2019 9:01 pm

Been said before, but Great look!

manintehbox · Post by **manintehbox** » Sat Aug 03, 2019 10:59 am

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Thanks Henry and NF!

All cleaned up for the next round!

manintehbox · Post by **manintehbox** » Sat Aug 03, 2019 11:30 am

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Those are the favs from July. Enjoy!

Post by **Booty Call Dolls** » Sat Aug 03, 2019 12:24 pm

Boy is she cute!
Jeff

manintehbox · Post by **manintehbox** » Sat Aug 03, 2019 12:58 pm

Booty Call Dolls wrote:Boy is she cute!
Jeff

Hiiiiii Jeff! You honor us with your kind words.

Thanks for stopping by to check in on us!

Post by **lilbitlonely** » Sun Aug 04, 2019 4:34 pm

Hotaru is absolutely adorable. You do a really nice job photographing her.

manintehbox · Post by **manintehbox** » Sat Aug 24, 2019 3:33 am

lilbitlonely wrote:Hotaru is absolutely adorable. You do a really nice job photographing her.

Thank you for your kind words lbl! July's photos were honestly done from my new phone and natural lighting. I can't imagine what I could do setting up an actual photoshoot. Honestly, I can't. I recently learned that I have a condition called aphantasia.

This was recently discovered in 2015, some people actually can't visualize things in their mind. I now know why I can't draw things straight from my imagination, I can't picture it exactly. It's why if I actually even have a dream, it is a blurred mess. There are finally being studies done about this condition. I hope that someday, a way to reverse this is found. I have only become so much more curious of how normal people see the world, in their own head. As an artist, this has been frustrating me all of my life.

Hota has changed my life so much already. She helped me overcome my alcoholism and achieve sobriety. Eased my feelings of abandonment, and reconnect myself to actually feeling. I believe that is what shows the most in her photos.

I finally started my project of sailing the world. It has consumed a ton of resources that I had planned for Hota, but she doesn't mind because she is coming with me. August just blew by, so I have decided to extend my work time on the boat for another year. This will also give us time for more photoshoots.

So I really hope I can start involving myself more with the community that helped guide my decision to introduce Hotaru into my life. Everyone here helped so much with making that decision to bring her into my life. Directly or indirectly. I know it will be really fun sharing our adventures once we get out on the water!

lilbitlonely, your lil corner of the forum really helped me solidify my decision, and I can't thank you enough.

manintehbox · Post by **manintehbox** » Sat Aug 24, 2019 5:39 am

Hotaru had surgery at the beginning of the month. So I decided to let her rest up and give her time to get another bath. I'm hoping I have time in September to get some alterations done to her new costume so we can show off her first cosplay!

Taurusloverofdolls · Post by **Taurusloverofdolls** » Sat Aug 24, 2019 5:57 am

Great pictures, I really like her poses. She has very beautiful eyes and hair. Thanks for sharing.

Post by **lilbitlonely** » Sat Aug 24, 2019 1:53 pm

Doll on sailboat... That could make for some great photo sets! With the right angles, you wouldn't even need to launch the boat to get some nice shots.