One thing about ikebana, literally one of the most important things, is being able to bend the stems to get shape you want. That is a skill I just don't have despite my best efforts. Either I spend like ten minutes holding this shit in the angle I want and the moment I let go it just bounces back to the original position, or I snap the damned stem in half. I'm watching youtube videos on this shit and I still can't do it properly. Well, if there's one thing sports animes have taught me, you gotta keep trying.