@kasdeya what i'm way more interested in in looking at, for my own stories, would be iyashikei, because i dont think a continual tension-release structure would be good for some of the things that i want to cover, such as real-life relationships, which should not be done under pressure

tension might exist in micro-steps, where its a tension of wanting to bridge a gap between telling someone what you want, and them seeing and accepting it, and then going another step by showing you what *they* want, developing the dance

its also that i just want to find out what makes slice-of-life, how to make cutesy(?) and low-stake interactions fun to read and write, seeing characters be themselves, flow freely, without needing ti put up a face