When Louanne Yamasaki leaves her home called paradise on earth to visit her grandparents in Japan, she meets the neighborhood shy kid next door but an absolute cinnamon roll, Kohei Isa, stars begin to fall on Tokyo.
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hello all, this is a story that i had on my mind for weeks, and planning it to the count. please excuse any grammatical or punctuation errors that may occur. i am nowhere near a professional writer. i don't want to make this too long. still, disclaimer: to any of my pacific islander and asian readers, if there's anything that seems inaccurate to you, please don't hesitate to let me know in the comments or in my pm/ dms (on instagram). however, i am still trying to educate myself.
as for the content warning: there might or might not be some swearing here and there. also since these characters are minors, i will refrain from putting them in smutty scenes because it feels legally wrong on so many levels.
S Y N O P S I S
The year is 1963, and when there is a sense of peace in the world, 17-year-old Louanne Yamasaki is given the opportunity to meet her family on her father's side in Tokyo, Japan for the first time in years and connect with them. She starts to feel out of touch with her father's side since she's been so used to the Hawaiian lifestyle she was born into. When she finally comes to Tokyo, the resident shy kid and in her words—a complete cinnamon roll named Kohei Isa. Because she's never been to Japan, Kohei tries to give her the whole experience despite being the bashful type around her. Louanne is given a world full of cherry blossoms, food, connection to what she was missing, and maybe even love.
C A S T
⇢AULI'I CRAVAHLO| LOUANNE YAMASAKI
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⇢ RYAN POTTER|KOHEI ISA
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E P I G R A P H
the loveliest fleet
of islands that lies anchored
in any ocean
~mark twain
S O U N D T R A C K
i. tiny bubbles - don ho | ii. kanaka wai wai - don ho | iii. chances are - johnny mathis| iv. come go with me - the del-vikings | v. down by the shack, by the sea - don ho | vi. hawaiian lullaby - the sunday manoa | vii. on the beach at waikiki - benjamin rogers | viii. hanalei moon - don ho | ix. over the rainbow - israel kamakawiwo'ole | x. sukiyaki - kyu sakamoto| xi. yumede aetara - eiichi ohtaki | xii. natsukashiki (love song) - takashi miki | xiii. the lark ascending - ralph vaughan williams | xiv. is this love - bob marley | xv. i get around - the beach boys | xvi. jazzy night - miki mastubara | xvii. hawaii is waiting for you - louis nunley | xviii. alika spoehr hula - noelani kanoho mahoe | xix. i regret to say aloha - danny kuaanna | xx. pineapple princess - annette funicello | xxi. reflections - toshifumi hinata | xxii. always forever - cults | xxiii. bouquet - ichiko aoba
there's a full playlist available on spotify!
D E D I C A T I O N
to all the lovers who found each other
in strange ways and continue to keep their love strong.
and to those who support me and who i call friends,find your names in these chapters!
