#all to impress kagome

[ebonyslasher]

Hello! Hru? I love ur blog soo muchh♡ may I request human! Reader (from Kagome's world) who's really strong? Like the reader surprised the Inuyasha men (inuyasha, naraku and sesshomaru:> if you're not comfortable with these you can always change!) When a demon tried to attack her & the men tried to save reader but stop when they see her beating the demon up with bare hands or with a weapon she found brutally💀😭 And they just stood there dumbfounded like how tf🧍‍♂️? And when they ask how is she so strong, reader just shrugs and goes like "martial arts?"

Thank you and feel free to use any pronounces! I just wanna read sumn for once that doesn't have weak reader pls I'm so tired 💀💀

Hey anon! Sorry this is so late. I do agree with you on the last part. I'm tired of the weak reader all the time too. People gotta switch it up you know?

Strong ass Human!Reader in the Feudal Era with Inuyasha, Sesshomaru, and Naraku:

Inuyasha:

Reveling in the heroism of saving a nearby village, the group started their journey elsewhere. Trekking through the forest, your rag-tag group ran into a boisterous pig yokai. Who, unfortunately, became smitten with your looks.

"I will have you as my bride. And we can make all the hanyou I want!"

Ew. The initial response was to ignore the pig. There've been many demons who would bother the group. And, after the fight you all came from, you just wanted to make camp. Inuyasha grumbled a quick, "Piss off," as the group passes by.

But, it seemed that the Pig was serious about his stupid claim. He bares his teeth and shoots forward at you, grabbing your legs. World tipping over, your head thumps against a patch of lush grass. How lucky. However, you felt a strong pull on your leg, dragging your body away from your friends.

Hell fuck no! In the midst of the dragging, your bag was in the perfect position to grab easily. With how quickly things happened, Inuyasha jumpstarts to save you. You grab the bulky hammer in your bag, hiding it from view.

The pig yokai guffaws and throws you over his shoulder. "When I see someone worthy of being a bride, it's my right to claim-OOUGH"

One hit to the dome scratched some skin off and left his brain to rattle. "WHAT THE-." The next swing made contact with his cheek, sending sanguine liquid onto the ground. The pig stood there shocked, with blood leaking from his mouth.

He gets angry and charges at you, again. This time, he wouldn't get you. Grounding yourself, you kick him back, which sends him flying back a few feet. Taking charge, you jump and start to gruesomely work on his head with the hammer.

"What da HELL!!! Y/N!!!" Inuyasha yells. He's totally flabbergasted. His eyes and mouth are so wide, it's comical. There's the desire to step in and protect you, but it's so impressed how strong and ferocious those swings were. Inuyasha didn't want to interrupt. It was kind of hot.

Although, Inuyasha is a little peeved that you didn't let him know how strong you were. The way you sent him back with that kick was unexpected. He starts cheering you on.

"Way to go Y/N!" He's standing there smiling with his hands on his hips. Once the beast was knocked out (or dead, who cares). You turn back to head to the group.

"Y/n that was so cool! When the hell did you get so strong?"

"Uhhhh....fighting with my cousins growing up?" You shrugged. "I just want to go lay down, can we hurry up and make camp somewhere?"

Now, he's wondering what type of humans your cousins are.

2. Sesshomaru

This is one of the worst fears you had. Spiders. In your time, you could easily avoid an encounter with one of these wretched creatures. Modern houses and bug repellents helped tremendously. Not going out into nature and definitely NOT living in Australia did too. Since you've traveled back to the feudal era and were forced to interact with nature, your luck has been tested. And it just ran out today.

A fucking spider demon appeared. It was grotesque, smelly, and an abomination. And it was big too. It wanted to attempt to best Lord Sesshomaru in battle. Sesshomaru, of course, refuses. So, the dumb thing tries to shoot webs at you. Thankfully you dodged.

The hate for spiders took over your body. The fear you had compounded on top of that, making you scarier than the demon. It tries to stick its hairy and pointy leg through you, but you were quicker. With desperate and angered bare hands, you tore off its leg.

The spider yokai shouts in pain. Taking advantage of it's pause, you quickly tear off each limb. One by one.

Sesshomaru, in all his glory, stands there and says nothing. Does nothing. It really doesn't look like he's reacting but he is. The Demon Lord is extremely surprised that he's tense. His eyes are wide. Only thing that's slack is his hands.

The dagger in your side pouch begs to be utilized. It's appeased by you yanking it out and stabbing the yokai in one of it's many eyes. The screams, the power, and the needed imagery of you decimating this spider was iconic.

To Sesshomaru, it was obvious you were untrained. The ferocity of your actions cover it well. He's impressed and takes mental note to start training you. Maybe, have you be a little more graceful with your movements.

"This one had no indication of the strength you hold." Sesshomaru states.

".......I just really fucking hate spiders." you sardonically reply.

"...Hn. Noted. This one concurs with your sentiment."

Silently, he is pleased with this discovery. A small smile graces his face after you turn away

3. Naraku

Narakus' lower demons were soooo annoying. Their existence was one that irritated you. Irritating when they sucked dick to Naraku and when they tried to be condescending towards you. Just because you were human. The audacity sent you over the edge.

The edge it sent you over was one close by. One of those things became unruly in your presence. Acting as it was better than you, the ugliness of it all. The decision to put it back in its place was swift and malicious. An example to others who felt the same.

Precise, your hand shoots out to grab the lowly yokai. Chucking it, the demon bashes against a nearby rock. It's body twitches on the ground, confused on what just occurred. Slowly, you walk over. With no urgency or care. It felt like you were Michael Myers in that moment. Once you made it over, you stare before stomping it. One more. And again. Again. Again. AGAIN. AGAIN. Until there was a crater in the dirt it crumpled in.

Naraku, some distance away, observed the scene with shocked eyes, his mouth slightly open. "This human...!"

He is pissed that you hid this information from him. And how did he miss this? He frequently spied on you, sent his wasps when he couldn't make a puppet! But now that he knows....you can be of use for him. You're a bit too....alluring to be considered a lackey, but he needed to have control over you somehow. A sly grin graces his face upon observing the aftermath. The squished gruel of guts and blood staining the ground and your shoes.

He approaches, with a questioning stare. "Y/n...pray tell, how did you aquire this power?"

"Oh, my parents had me do martial arts since I was a kid. Plus, I was angry."

All Naraku can think is how nice it was of your parents to prepare you for him and his deeds.

[shinidamachu]

kagome higurashi, occupation: it girl

We're constantly talking about what a fashion icon Kagome is, but I haven't seen many actual analyses of her style or how it got translated from the manga to the anime, so I thought it was a fun, innocuous discussion to have this @inuvember. I'm not an expert on the subject by any means, but here's a compilation of my observations.

The first thing I noticed is probably the most obvious: she thoroughly enjoys showing off her legs, which she does by wearing an obscene amount of skirts, rarely jeans and never shorts, not even as a PJ.

The interesting detail is that she mostly pairs them off with a top that would completely cover her arms and shoulders, which is smart because puts her legs even more in evidence and brings an elegant balance to it. Sundresses seem to be the only exception to that rule:

Now, when it comes to prints, the anime left me the impression that she favors solid blocks of colors rather than especific patterns, but comparing to the manga it's easy to see that's just not true.

Not only does Kagome rock any print she wears, she also seems to have a preference for plaid variations.

Sadly we only got to see in the anime through the sundress above and the iconic Day of Days outfit (the high school uniform doesn't really count).

She likes her flowery patterns as well, although that's only really a thing in the manga. Of course, I understand Sunrise probably toned down this aspect of her clothing choices to make them easier to animate, but we can still mourn it.

The next one is particularly sad to me because it was one of my all time favorite manga outfit of hers and they replaced it with one she had used before in The Soul Piper and the Mischievous Little Soul.

The same outfit was recycled again in Sota’s Brave Confession of Love. It was literally copy and past, except for the colors.

And to add insult to injury, this was the original look:

Another thing that was pointed out by @kagomehigurashi in this amazing post is that her "stay at home" clothes are incredibly versatile: she can go from very fashionable sweaters to her fun SHAM shirt collection just like that. But when she goes out, she goes all out.

Overall, I think we can conclude that her wardrobe was pretty colorful. Especially in the anime, there's not a lot of black, if any, and Kagome tends to go for pastel. She also seems to be a big fan of overlaying: her outfits are often completed with cardigans, coats or jackets.

Plus, I'd say comfort is a priority for her. The vast majority of her clothes don't seem restricting at all and her shoes consist basically on loafers, sneakers and ballet flats. Even the heel we saw her wear once was of a wedge type.

She rarely uses accessories, but she limits herself to one or two when she does. It's usually a purse and some jewelry or belt (at least in the manga). Her hair is always down except for the occasional braid (also only in the manga), PE ponytail and bath bun.

It could have been interesting if Takahashi had also used Kagome's fashion sense to showcase how much she changed during her journey, but Kagome's style remained extremely consistent. I guess she found it very early on what she was about. I'd describe it as romantic boho, but I don't even know if that's a thing.

What I do know is that it was far from basic, that she appeared to be having a lot of fun expressing herself throught it and that it felt more mature in the manga, even if most of them are just covers or bonus art.

[karingu]

When Inuyasha is confessing to Kagome while she's asleep (Ch 78), these are a couple nuances in the Japanese text that made me squeeaal...

What he thinks when she falls on him. He's gently surprised: かごめ ... そばにいてくれるんだな。 "Kagome... you're beside me, huh."

He's exhaling (in surprise) in that panel. So the nuance is like, "Oh? Kagome... she's next to me, huh..." which kinda just sounds like an observation BUT!!! He uses くれる (kureru), a loaded word that implies it’s something he appreciates or cherishes. Sorta like, "Wowza I am the receiver of this beautiful action..." like that. LOL 🥺 ugh... my feelings..

His tone in his confession is very soft. なんか ... おまえと一緒にいると、ホッとするってゆーか... "Somehow... when I am with you, I feel at ease — something like that..."

(Btw, "relieved" is a fine translation, but ホッとする can also mean "to be at ease" depending on context, which could be how he feels.) I see translations not including that last bit because it's not literally what he says... but that's the nuance. I dunno if I can explain it well but it's sooo soft. He's trailing off all shy and stuff 🥺

てゆーか just means ていうか, which is what you use when u want to say "this is the impression," or when u want to explain something (better). In this context, it also sounds sort of meek and shy... it's so NOT like him, his speech was usually so harsh and macho, like "yagaru" central 🤣 In other words, he's really choosing to be vulnerable right now. ISSA BIG DILL

In English, this scene is already so sweet. In Japanese, there's this extra layer of vulnerability to hiM IT MAKES ME WANT TO COMBUST AND LEAVE THIS EARTH BEHIND!!!!!

*VIOLENTLY GASPS FOR AIR*

[ap-kinda-lit]

Kagome: Ladies and gentlemen, we are gathered here to answer an age old question. Koga: Right. What's your deal? Are you single? Kagome: What? No, I'm with Inuyasha. The question is...who here can do the best impression of Sesshomaru? You will be judged based on voice, body language, and overall lack of flare. Everyone will perform the same scenario: Sesshomaru eating a marshmallow for the very first time. Let the Sessh-off begin! Miroku: What is this glutinous monstrosity before me? Sango: The sugar in this is quite sweet. Shippo: *makes weird laughter* Inuyasha: That's your Sesshomaru impression? Shippo: I can see him doing it. Kagome: It looks like a sticky pillow. Inuyasha: I don't care for it. Classical music. Sesshomaru: What's going on here? What are you all doing? Inuyasha: Nothing, just eating some marshmallows. Want one? Sesshomaru: Marshed mallow...very well. *eats it, laughs weirdly* Shippo: I KNEW IT.

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Term 2 2023 Winners!!

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Best Action/Adventure Fiction

First Place: “Anti-Hero” by @lavendertwilight89 Second place: “Legacy” by @fandomobsessions016

Best AU/AR Fiction

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Best Canon Universe Fiction

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Best Angst Fiction

First place: “Lethe” by @elkonigin Second place: “Made to Order” by @chiaztolite

Best Dark Fiction

First place - “The Progenitor” by @moon-ion / thetroll (AO3)

Best Drama Fiction

First place: “Soulless” by @witchygirl99 Second place: “Letters Through Time” by @cat-zchen Third place (tie): “Crave” by Latenightdevilx (AO3) Third place (tie): "Higurashiton” by @theladymagnolia / LadyMagnolia (AO3)

Best Humor/Parody Fiction

First place: “Code Hanyou” by @shikonstar / BitterNovember (AO3) Second place - “Glowing in the Dark” by @cat-zchen

Best NSFW Fiction

First place: “Uncharted Territory” by @chiaztolite Second place: “My Brother’s Bestfriend” by @keichanz Third place: “Atelier” by CloudsCloudlet (AO3)

Best Oneshot Fiction

First place: “Sometimes a Snuggle is Exactly What We Need” by @neutronstarchild Second place: “The Last Time” by @goshinote

Best Character Portrayal Fiction

First place: “Mail Tampering” (Inuyasha) by @shikonstar / BitterNovember (AO3) Second place: “Fragments” (Sesshoumaru) by @sereia1313 / Sereia13 (AO3) Third place: “In Too Deep” (Kagome) by @sagemcmae

Best InuKag Romance Fiction

First place: “The Half-Breed’s Wife” by @gypsin / Gypsyn (AO3) Second place: “Paint Me a Picture” by @neutronstarchild & @ruddcatha

Best SessKag Romance Fiction

First place: “For Your Attention” by @witchygirl99

Best Romance Fiction

First place: “Only You, Sango” by @skyelara

Best Fluff Fiction

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Best Serial Fiction

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Best Ficlet

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Best Antagonist Portrayal Fiction

First place: “Guardian” (Ryuukotsusei) by @ruddcatha

Best Completed Fiction

First place: “Swimming in Jade” by @lavendertwilight89 Second place - “Demons and DJs” by @thisdumbbitchcantspell / MenacingMenace (AO3)

Best Action/Adventure Fanart

First place: “Unnamed” by @amlli

Best AU/AR Fanart

First place: “Phantom of the Opera” by @kalcia

Best Canon Fanart

First place: “Three years separation” by @len-barboza

Best Angst Fanart

First place: “✨ Brothers ✨” by @xtaisanax

Best Dark Fanart

First place: “He’s angery” by @brain-rot-hour

Best Humor/Parody Fanart

First place: “Magic in Bed” by @mamabearcat

Best Kiss Fanart

First place: “Welcome Home” by @katballesteros

Best Character Fanart

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Best Duo/Pairing Fanart

First place: “Under the Moon” by @thepadawanartist

Best NSFW Fanart

First place: “A Bit of Naked Inuyasha” by @kalcia Second place: “Mermaid Service” by @sayuri-liu

Best InuKag Romance Fanart

First place: “記念日おめでとう” by @len-barboza

Best SessKag Romance Fanart

First place: “You and Me After All” by @thepadawanartist

Best Romance Fanart

First place: “Gift Exchange” by @izakimi Second place: “Leap of Faith” by @ashleys-canvas

Best Group Depiction Fanart

First place: “Happy Mother’s Day!” by @eliza-faust-diary Second place: “Oh Brother (Part 2)” by @mama-ino

Best Doujinshi

First place: “The Last Days” by @liquidashesart

Best Redraw

First place: “Live” by @thunderpot

Best Lineart

First place: “Did I watch Inuyasha when i was 8” by @il---re

Best Overall Fanart

First place: “Under the Moon” by @thepadawanartist Second place: “Kikyo” by @purilly

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[avionvadion]

The freaking way the Higurashi family contacts you sometime after you managed to get back to your era because of a message Kagome left years ago before she vanished through the well permanently, so you travel to Japan, and while you're in the middle of a conversation two half-demons burst into the house declaring you're their mother.

Time travel shenanigans are rough. Irene is much confused. Maria is both baffled and impressed, because Airi and Towa are very much obviously Irene's children, which means she definitely ends up woo'ing Sesshomaru at some point, but also w h a t.

Sota is just, "Yup. Another day in the life. Welcome to the Higurashi shrine."

Irene is vehemently convinced they have her confused with someone else, because Sesshomaru would never. Especially not with a human. (But he does, eventually, and she's the mom, and she's hitting her head against a tree later upon realizing Airi and Towa weren't mistaken at all.)

YEET!

[twin-azure-dragon-wave]

Since Viz released the English version of chapter 19 I wanted to revisit the scene of Rin meeting Sesshomaru’s mother again.

I love how Rin isn’t nervous or intimidated at all. Completely unfazed. She didn’t seem intimidated the first time they met either. Not surprising since since she fearlessly went up to Sesshomaru when she first encountered him.

Honestly, since Inukimi brought her back from the dead, Rin probably thinks they’re old bros now.

Meanwhile, Inukimi is like “you again”

Rin basically approaches her the same way she approached Sesshomaru in the beginning.

Also, I like that we get three generations of the ladies in Sesshomaru’s life in one frame.

Inukimi has a reputation to uphold. It’s bad enough her son fell in love with and banged a human, Rin doesn’t have to go shoving cute hanyo babies in her face about it.

"Humans, half-demons, specters”

Sesshomaru went woke and his mom doesn’t like it AT ALL.

Kagome is impressed Rin actually got her mother-in-law to hold the baby. Of course she did. Even Inukimi can’t deny Rin, she’s too powerful. That’s our Meloncita💖

[inu-mothership]

Inu-Mothership Spotlight Saturday: Holiday Edition! Week 2: Food and Drink

Hello everyone! We here at the @inu-mothership are back with our next set of holiday fic recs! This week, our theme is Food and Drink/Cooking and Eating Together, and we have ten stories for you that are focused on the tradition of cooking/baking/eating together. Some of the stories aren't quite holiday-focused, but we hope you will forgive us, as we wanted to find fics that highlighted the joy of sharing a meal.

Stories are listed in alphabetical order, with ship, rating, and status (ongoing or completed) in the parenthetical. We hope you enjoy, and maybe some of these stories will inspire your next meal or your next baking enterprise!

An Annoying Christmas Elf (InuKag; T; complete) by @jeremymarsh

Christmas is still a couple of weeks away and Inuyasha is already sick of hearing the tenant upstairs sing Michael Bublè's entire discography, especially if it's Sunday morning and he's just trying to recover from a hellish week at work. He's ready to give her a piece of his mind, but the meeting doesn't go as hoped.

Apple Pie and Mistletoe (InuKag; M; complete) by @ruddcatha

Called out of town unexpectedly for work just before Christmas, Inuyasha Takahashi asks his best friend Kagome, whom he's secretly loved for years, to house sit. When a storm grounds his plane, will the two friends admit their feelings, or continue to stay silent? What role does Apple Pie and Mistletoe play in what is about to unfold?

The Christmas Cake Tradition (SessKag; T; complete) by @chierafied

In which Sesshoumaru and Kagome attempt to bake a Christmas cake.

Do Hanyos Like Chocolate Chip Cookies? (InuKag; T; complete) by @ruddcatha

Kagome and Inuyasha finally has the opportunity to spend the Christmas Holidays with Kagome's family after several years hunting shards. Kagome teaches Inuyasha the difference between Christmas Cookies and Chocolate Chip Cookies, and some well placed Mistletoe could finally bring feelings to light.

The Fifth Flavor (InuKag; T; complete) by@cannibalsforbreakfast/Laeoukka (Ao3)

Inuyasha is a world-class photographer, living an isolated existence in a crappy second-floor apartment in Tokyo. His pictures go for thousands of dollars, and he'll photograph anything except people.

Kagome is opening a farm-to-table cafe on the first floor.

When Inuyasha's acute senses lead the two to fight on day one, it seems like these unwilling neighbors are destined to hate each other. But food has a way of fixing everything...

It’s Beginning to Look Like, F*** That (SessKagura; M; complete) by @shade-without-color/streamsofstoriesandcolour (Ao3)

What seems like a way to impress Kagura's colleagues, turned into an awkward baking lesson when she was with Sesshomaru. And it did not help that a certain group of people...is well you know…

Merry Christmas, Inuyasha (InuKag; G; complete) by @splendentgoddess

'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the shrine, the Higurashis were preparing a meal fine. Kagome went to retrieve the chicken with care, not knowing a certain hanyou had followed her there

The Secret Baking Habits of Sesshōmaru (SessKag; G; complete) by kaoruhana (Ao3)

Stress baking is causing a Christmas Cookie problem for Sesshomaru. Good thing his neighbor Kagome has a sweet tooth.

Treat (SessKag; T; complete) by @sereia1313

Kagome surprises Sesshoumaru after a hard day at work.

たべたい (InuKag; T; complete) by @shade-without-color/streamsofstoriesandcolour (Ao3)

Inuyasha's relationship with food is complicated in his mind, however, it always seems to centre around Kagome and his now-found family.

[inukag-archive]

Could you please provide a link to any InuKag Office AU and InuKag University/college AU stories? Thank you!!

Hi, anon! Thanks for the ask, you picked two popular settings for InuKag, so we decided to go for an even-split of Office and University/College AUs for this list. In addition, be sure to check out the authors mentioned for more Office/Uni fics; plenty tend to revisit these settings! We hope you find something you enjoy! Happy Reading ❤

[OFFICE]

Inukag Office AU (Series) by @dyaz-stories (M-E)

Inuyasha shares his office with someone he never sees because their schedules are very different, and it's completely fine by him. Until she starts complaining about his behavior by leaving sticky notes on the desk…

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Two for the Show by @anisaanisa (E)

“You’re joking.” This couldn’t be real.

“I’m not,” she countered, locking the door behind her with a deafening click.

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Inuyasha and Kagome discover the benefits of working together.

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Underneath It All by @superpixie42 (E)

Like most corporate types, Inuyasha has a favorite after-work bar to go to. He likes the mood and the drinks, but what he likes most is the aerial silk performer whose skill and scent have captured his heart. But when a new girl at work turns out to be a horrible racist, will visiting his favorite hanyou friendly bar be enough to lift his spirits, or is there more happening backstage than he knows?

One part office fic, one part bar fic, mostly an overlong PWP.

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Secret Santa by @splendentgoddess (E)

In a modern world where most youkai stick to the wilds, hanyou are stuck in the middle, forced to live in human society. Inuyasha has an okay job and okay coworkers, but he's lonely, until one year when the office Christmas party changes everything.

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Challenge Accepted by @mustardyellowsunshine (E)

Grumpy and bent on retaliation, Kagome forwards Inuyasha a spam email offering to enlarge a certain part of his anatomy. He takes this as a personal challenge and decides to prove her very, very wrong.

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Meant To Be by @jeremymarsh (M)

Kagome Higurashi has grown up in the family shrine with her grandfather, mother and little brother. All her life she thought she would graduate and get a fine job and become independent. However, when her mother suddenly dies, she has to come back home to be her brother's guardian and help her grandfather run the shrine. Her life is dull and she's tired of the draining job that allows her to pay for her brother's school tuition.

She finally has her chance when she got an interesting call from her best friend Sango.

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Office Hours by @omgitscharlie (E)

When Inuyasha tells Kagome he needs to work overtime, Kagome decides to pop by her husband’s office for a surprise visit.

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your flesh is so nice, let me take a bite by @doginabirdcage (E)

Kagome's taken a new job with the prolific Taisho law firm in Osaka to advance her budding career. Everything's going rather well until Toga's youngest son shows up for work.

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Cheaters by @inunanna (T)

Everyone in the office knew Kagome and Inuyasha were having a not-so-secret affair. They weren't EXACTLY wrong…

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A Forgotten Email by @petri808 (T)

Kagome Higurashi was hired as a secretary for a large company owned by the Taisho family. Things didn't start off on the right foot when she forgets to log out of her email on the boss' sons computer. Too bad for either of them, his father wasn't going to let his son treat his new secretary badly and made sure they'd get better acquainted.

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[UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE]

Tell Me I'm Crazy by @witchygirl99 (M)

Basically, Kagome is really attractive and all he can claim for sure is that he's straddling the line between drunk and hung over at the base of a tree in which she thought he perished under. Inuyasha's never been one for good first impressions. OR: The fraternity AU no one asked for but got anyways.

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Maybe, Probably by @coccinellesroses (T)

They've been best friends since they were kids, and somewhere along the way, they fell in love. However, neither of them have confessed these feelings to one another. They vowed to always put each other first, and to stick by each other's side no matter what.

With finals week two weeks away, Inuyasha's classmate asks him for help to study for their big test. The same classmate who happens to have a massive crush on him.

For the first time, Kagome deals a hand with jealousy.

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InuKag Kendo Club (Series) by @fawn-eyed-girl (M-E)

Inuyasha is a renowned kendo coach, and Kagome is his team manager. They're attracted to each other, but Kagome is keeping a secret from him. What will happen when the secret accidentally comes out?

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Tracing Happy Trails by @clearwillow (M)

Kagome’s a third year art major. She’s filled sketchbooks to the brim with everything she sees, so this figure drawing class should be a cakewalk. Maybe if the volunteer model wasn’t cute-as-sin, she wouldn’t feel like she was betraying the bookstore employee that she’s also secretly crushing on.

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Adverse Effects by @fantastiqueparfait (M)

Kagome Higurashi has enough on her plate. All she wants is to complete her PhD in peace and start her career developing world-changing cures, but fate seems to have other plans. Unwillingly dragged into the dark side of the business world, Kagome is about to discover that monsters are real.

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A Mélange of Inuyasha (Chapter 22: Muse) by @goshinote (T)

Inuyasha, a Film major, is in love with his best friend, Kagome, a Vocal Performance major. When he sees an opportunity to profess his feelings, he jumps at the chance.

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Thirst Impressions. by @fandomobsessions016 (E)

He didn’t need to dress well to look like the sweetest sin the devil could create. He often opted for t-shirts or hoodies with well-worn jeans but on that terribly wonderful day, he was wearing sweatpants.

That’s right.

Sweatpants.

Loose, soft to the touch - she assumed - and unrestricted sweatpants.

Sweatpants that looked like they were just hanging off his hips in the most provocative way making her skin feel hot to the touch. Sweatpants that languidly fell around thighs she knew were well crafted because she’d seen him running around campus a few times and just knew he was an avid runner by how fluid his movements were. Sweatpants that did nothing to hide the delicious outline of his… well… his splendid endowment that swung so lusciously as he walked.

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Remember the Moment by @mamabearcat (T)

They say it only takes ten seconds of courage to finally confess your love. But will Inuyasha finally be able to do this after his previous failed attempts? And will the outcome be what he expected?

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Shameless by @starlingchildgazingatthestars (E)

Inuyasha Taisho's strong sense of smell comes at an uncomfortable cost: he can smell everyone's bedroom activities. But now in his 20's, he finally learned to deal with this annoying trait…. until Kagome Higurashi walked into his life… Title says it all.

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Crime and Punishment Indeed by @elkonigin (T)

This is the story about how Kagome almost failed college because of the library.

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Chest Nuts

"So you cleaned the bathroom right?"

"Yes I did. And before you ask I put the new towels in there too."

"Are they nice and straight? Oh and the new soap, the cranberry hand soap, is that in there?"

"Yes it's all there. And all our usual junk is in our bedroom, there's only toothbrushes and that fancy new water glass in there."

"What about all the cheese we bought this afternoon - did that go in the fridge? Oh and the salmon. Please tell me the salmon went in there!"

"Yes Kagome."

"Don't roll your eyes at me! This is a Big Thing Inuyasha! Your parents are meeting my parents, and it's the first time your Mum and Dad are staying with us! And everyone's coming here for brunch, oh my God. Why did I say this would be a good idea? I must be insane."

"Kagome, settle down. Everything will be fine. Ma and Pops love you, and your mother is practically a saint. They'd be happy if you fed them a croissant outta a paper bag."

"But I want to make a good impression! Maybe I should check my list again. Oh, the presents. Are all the presents under the tree?"

"Nope."

"No!? Which one's missing! Who did I forget?!"

"Nobody. There's just one left."

"Do I need to wrap it? Where's the sticky tape? Oh fuck, I used the last bit on Souta's present. Inu, quick, go get my jacket while I find my keys, I need to go out and buy sticky tape!"

"Kagome, stop. Just look at me baby. You don't need to do anything sweet girl, except take a deep breath and open this.

*whispers* "Open it Kagome, and tell me what you see."

"Inuyasha... oh my God Inuyasha! Yes! YES!"

"Thank fuck!"

"Did you honestly think I'd say no, you dummy!" *crying and laughing* "I love you!"

"I know, but you were so stressed about all this Christmas shit, you were stressing me out too! I love you baby. Merry Christmas Eve."

Merry Christmas to all my followers who celebrate, and Happy Holidays and end of the year shenanigans to those who don't. It's been a bit of a weird year, but doing these little bits of inukag art and dialogue only snippets has always lifted my spirits. I hope they lifted yours too.

Best wishes to you all from your friendly not so local Mama Bear.

[sereia1313]

Shut Up and Tell Me I'm Pretty

🏔️Hanakotoba Matsuri 2024 Week 03: Abundance & Fertility 🏔️Flower: Yellow rose (new beginning), Oxeye daisy (hope) 🏔️Element: Earth 🏔️Trope: Blind date, Reunions, Force proximity

Summary: Sesshoumaru requires a date for an important business event, but he gets more than he bargains for when his brother sends an old acquaintance.

Read it on Ao3 and FFnet.

Sneak Peek

She yanked on the next dress even though she knew it wouldn't be the right one. The colour was too bright, and the cut was too low. Even if her date did choose it, she wasn't about to leave the store in it. "Considering I accepted this date as a favour, the least you can do is provide me with the information about our venue," she groused.

Sesshoumaru, though he went by Yasei Shou in the modern era, barely looked up from his phone before waving her away. "It is a business event. That is all you need to know."

Kagome stalked over to him, hands on her hips. "Nice try. You want me to play nice? Spill the deets. I need to know how to dress. Is it black tie?"

He sighed, leaning back against the lush couch positioned in front of a myriad of mirrors. "You can wear any colour if that's what you mean."

She rolled her eyes. "Is it casual? Is there a deal to be made? Are you trying to impress someone?"

"The latter. But in a business sense." He took in more of her appearance. "Hurry up. We still need to do your hair and makeup."

She eyed him momentarily, then leaned over and grabbed his tie, flipping it over his shoulder. "If it's that important, shouldn't you be getting dressed too?" She turned on her heel, walking back down the aisles of dresses. So far, the so-called stylists had found nothing she liked, so she was taking matters into her own hands.

[shinidamachu]

Hello ma’am at Wendy’s; could you analyze some inukag scenes in the first movie? 😍

I could talk about how Inuyasha was strugling in the first battle — to the point of Shippo stating he's hopeless when Kagome isn't around — and how he headed back to it with renewed energy once she got there.

I could talk about how he bickers with her the entire time, but it's always so gentle while constantly carrying her away from danger — bridal style, no less — and asking her in that soft voice we don't ever hear him use with anyone else if she is alright even though he was the one just getting his ass beaten.

I could also talk about how he follows after Kagome when she runs off, supposedly to "give her a piece of his mind" yet doesn't deny it when Shippo counter arguments that she got him wrapped around her finger. I could. But that's just our everyday Inukag, so here are the scenes I feel like are worthy discussing on a deeper level.

When Inuyasha found Kagome after she accidentally cut herself, he got closer, wanting to take a better look at her wound, but for a second there Kagome forgot about her injury and really thought he was going to kiss her. You can see her surprise at his sudden proximity and then the disappointment when he goes for her hand instead.

Then he took her finger to his mouth, to the place where his fangs are, without overthinking it or fearing any judgement, simply trusting that Kagome wouldn't be scared or disgusted by the gesture, by him. And she never does. What really makes this scene, though, is that Inuyasha is completely oblivious to the effect his actions are having on her so far or just how intimate they actually are.

Kagome's safety is his number one priority and Inuyasha feels comfortable enough with her to follow his instincts without reservations, so he doesn't quite realize the romantic implications because it's natural to him, to them, to be this close.

Then Inuyasha uses Kagome's favorite handkerchief to patch her up. Considering she sounds more upset about him ripping it to do so than surprised that he has it in the first place and that he doesn't seem embarrased to have it at all, my guess is that she must have gifted it to him at some point.

And even though he claims it's just a piece of cloth, the fact remains that he carried it with himself for who knows how long — probably because it smells like her — and kept it intact despite the many battles, that is until she needed it as a bandage and we get visual confirmation that Shippo was right: Kagome literally got him wrapped around her finger.

Flash forward to the bridge scene, where Inuyasha thinks he's seeing Kikyo at first, then notices is actually Kagome in priestess clothes and runs to her. If you ask me, it's pretty telling that he'd only mistake the two of them when Kagome isn't acting like herself.

I love his reaction to realizing Kagome is there, safe and sound. He's just so genuinelly happy and relieved to see her. Those aren't emotions we're used to get from him. Plus, he worries about her being pale and insists that she gets back to Kaede's so she can get more rest.

Then when Kagome hugs him, he apologizes — which we also don't see him do often — for not getting to her sooner, thinking that's what earned him that hug. And he returns her embrace in true Inuyasha fashion: tight and cradling her head.

That's when Kagome pulled this little trick and I think two things are worthy noticing. One, she managed to break free from the mind control long enough to tell Inuyasha to get away. That's quite impressive. Two, when confronted with the idea of Kagome betraying him, Inuyasha came to the only possible conclusion that she was under a spell, never once doubting her.

He makes one attempt to reason with her, pleading for Kagome to snap out of it, but when that fails, he doesn't even try to immobilize her or adopt a defensive stance, he just runs, flat out refusing to lay a hand on her, the opposite of his fighting style.

And even though Inuyasha knows Kagome is being controled, I still appreciate his reaction to hearing the one person who makes him want to live telling him to die. Not to mention how it brought back some very unpleasent memories. Speaking of which...

What's interesting about this scene is that, again, Inuyasha knows this is Kagome attacking him — although against her will — but the very idea of her hurting him is so inconceivable that Inuyasha tries to make sense of it with the situations he has experienced before.

Then Kagome explained she has no control over her body and just can't stop, begging him to run again before it's too late. Inuyasha, however, wouldn't hear it.

"I'm not running. Not without you. I won't leave you behind."

And honestly, who would have blamed him if he had run? Certainly not Kagome. She understands better than anyone just how difficult reliving those old traumas must be for him. Yet he would rather stay and die by her hands than leave without her.

That's why she fought so hard against the spell here, in a way she couldn't quite fight when it wasn't Inuyasha's life on the line. Until the very end, she refuses to be the one to cause Inuyasha the same harm he has suffered before. But she ultimately fails.

It's only after Kagome realizes what she's done that she manages to break the spell. It's very meaningful that she screams his name the exact moment it happens and that her eyes were full of tears even before she shot that arrow.

She runs to Inuyasha and wraps him into one of my favorite Inukag hugs ever. The position they're in is so intimate, it's like she wants to melt into him and protect him from the entire world while begging him to say something and open his eyes, chanting how sorry she is.

It also parallels the scene in the beginning. Same spot, similar situations. Except where once was Kagome injured, now is Inuyasha and where once was him patching her up, now it's her who is taking care of him.

Kagome doesn't let go of Inuyasha for a good while and when Kikyo tells her to return to her own time, since she doesn't belong there, Kagome answers that she won't, that she can't leave Inuyasha — echoing his words from earlier.

Even after Kikyo explains that once the well it's covered over, Kagome won't be able to return to her own world anymore, she is still reticent about leaving Inuyasha and Kikyo has to literally force her out.

"Inuyasha! My hands can't touch him anymore. My voice can't reach him anymore. I won't see Inuyasha ever again."

I absolutely love how classic Inukag this quote is. You have Kagome saying his name twice, a mention of touching, which is a huge part of their love language, a nod to her voice reaching out to him, which is a recurrent theme for them and "I won't see Inuyasha ever again" as opposite to our many "I want to see Inuyasha once more."

Another thing I love is how this scene mirrors the one when Kagome first meets Inuyasha: unconscious against the Sacred Tree, her hand reaching out to him. Except then she ended up saving him later and now she was the reason he was there.

Then we finally get to the reunion scene, the heart of "Affections Touching Across Time" which by the way is such a great name for the movie! Not only is it poetic, but it also paints Inuyasha and Kagome's relationship as the transcendental love story that it is. As if no matter the circumstances, it's inevitable for the love the feel for each other to find its way back to them.

Inuyasha wakes up and Kagome is his very first thought. For her part, Kagome is also able to feel Inuyasha through the tree.

"I can feel him. I can feel Inuyasha."

They start to talk even though they're years and years apart, Kagome asking if he is okay and Inuyasha brushing her worries off as usual. He then says he's surprised she isn't there and when Kagome says she came back home, he teases her about being scared.

Kagome denies it and I believe it's because she was initially thinking about the dangerous situation they were in, but then images of Kikyo telling her to go home and kissing Inuyasha flashes through her mind and she admits that e was right, that maybe she did run away.

She did get scared, but not of the danger they were facing. She was scared to find out Inuyasha was truly in love with Kikyo and that, since Kagome hurt him, he would be better off without her around.

Once Kagome explains that to him — minus the Kikyo part — Inuyasha gets up despite his wounds and tries to make his way to her, but Kagome meets him half way.

@kitramune pointed out that Inuyasha smiles at her reaction because not only he knew she would do so, but he also expected her to in order to pull her into a hug.

"I need you with me, Kagome. Haven't you realized that yet?"

Their hug is also a perfect replica of the original one, their very first one. From Inuyasha having a wound on his chest to catching Kagome completely off guard, first pulling her towards him then embracing her tight.

The scene is a masterpiece overall. The music, the dialogue, the voice acting — both in japanese and english —, the emotional conflict. It keeps me wishing it had happened in canon every time I watch it.

And I can't in good conscience leave the ultimate trusting exercise out of this. That Kagome trusts Inuyasha enough to jump into his arms from great heights it's pretty amazing in and out of itself, but the reason her confidence in him is so high is because he delivers it every time. It's all very reciprocal.

And even though Inuyasha complains about her being reckless, I love that he doesn't even bother to sheathe Tessaiga — his most valuable possession — too focus on catching Kagome in the gentlest way possible.

Last but not least: the extra scene. In the beginning of the movie, we hear Grandpa Higurashi say that the Sacred Tree would blossom every single year without fail, until five hundred years ago, when Inuyasha was put under a spell and fixed to its truck, to which Kagome replies that now its flowers are blooming again because she set Inuyasha free.

The blossoms represent just that: a counterpoint to the snow that once fell over them. They're both pretty but where the snow is cold, the petals are warm. Where one is winter, the other is spring. Where one is the end of a cycle, the other is rebirth, it's life.

I hope putting Inuyasha on the shadows and Kagome on the sunny side of the tree was a conscious creative choice here because it accentuates their personalities and the yin and yang dynamic of their relationship, on top of being aesthetically pleasing.

I especially enjoyed how reassuring and straight forward he was here, like it was a given that he would be there for and with her even if it couldn't be physically, like he couldn't fathom any other way.

And of course, there's the way Inuyasha is so aware of her and constantly worried about her well being, noticing how exhausted she was and being concerned she might collapse while having a severe injury on his own chest.

HONORABLE MENTIONS: Sango telling Kagome to be careful and Kagome replying that she'll be fine because she'll be with Inuyasha. The villain saying "I've never seen anything more pathetic than a half demon cuddle by a mortal girl" and Kagome going "why? What's wrong with us being together?" Kagome still feeling awful about hurting Inuyasha and thanking him when he insisted that "it's barely a scratch."

[somekndofnature]

Summary:

Inuyasha is the leader of a currently defunct punk rock band, The Strays. His other bandmates, Sango and Miroku, agree to help him win back their former manager to reinvent their sound for the current era of music. He trusts her more than anyone, believing that only she can bring them back from obscurity, but time doesn't always heal wounds. Inuyasha has to accept his past mistakes and show that this is the only way forward for him. The consequence of failure is a life spent alone, without his fated mate.

It has been six years since Kagome first managed The Strays, and at first, she thought the band would be her ticket to success. It was, but not in the way she imagined. It had taken a toll on her, ruined her for other relationships. She had broken a cardinal rule, never fall in love with a client. Inuyasha Taisho damaged her in so many ways, but now she has a second chance to right the mistakes of the past and take on of her greatest challenges, making The Strays relevant once again.

The music is solid, as is the determination of the band members, but Kagome is unsure whether she can forgive the wounds of the past and move forward with the band in a mutually beneficial future

AN:

Hi! I know it's been a hot minute since I posted anything for this fandom. A lot of readers have been waiting for my MMA AU and, I'm working on it. This idea just sort of shoved all others out of the way and... I'm doing a lot more research on the MMA AU to make it authentic. Hopefully, you enjoy this a bit in it's place, for a while. This fic has... encompassed my whole brain.

I'm obsessed with music... I can't put it any other way. Music talks to me; music is life. I would rather be blind than deaf because living without music feels like a life I could not envision. Then again, I've had terrible vision all my life, so maybe I'm biased. Music allows me to see things that I cannot with vision. It allows me to feel more than words could ever express... and I'm a writer, lol. That being said, I hope my profound love for music... and this ship are expressed in the story that follows.

I'm hoping to get a publicly accessible playlist for this fic, but I have very strong reservations against Spotify, due to how they compensate creators. I'm looking for an alternative but I haven't found anything comparable... then again I'm not a very good judge on the interwebs, lol. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

That being said, there are a few music artists who have GREATLY contributed to this fic: Sick Puppies, Eve 6, Panic! at the Disco, and Imagine Dragons, along with many other artists. I will do my best to mention each of them in the authors comments because... it's important to me. Anyway... for this prologue, its Viva Las Vengeance by Panic! at the Disco.

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CHAPTER 1 : You Give Me Highs That Lose My Breath Present day…

Inuyasha shifted in his chair and tried to assure himself that the walls of the tiny Vegas café weren’t closing in on him. It was a stifling summer day, temperatures reaching well over one hundred degrees by noon, and the piddling AC of this place was doing a piss poor job of battling the heat. He plucked at the collar of his t-shirt, desperate for a bit of air movement against his sticky skin.

He had run all the way here from his home, jumping between the tops of the brightly colored buildings in hope that he could work off some excess nervous energy. That hadn’t exactly gone to plan. Inuyasha was still keyed up, unable to settle his pounding heart as another bead of sweat slid from beneath his silver hair and down the back of his neck.

Fucking great, now I’m gonna stink on top of everything else. That’ll be a killer first impression.

Although, it couldn’t really be called a first impression. Even after six years apart, the woman that he waited for with bated breath still knew him better than anyone else on the planet. She had seen him at his best… and very worst.

Could I really make her think any less of me at this point?

His shoulders bunched as he realized the answer to that question was probably a resounding ‘no’.

His leg began to bounce, jingling the long silver chain that hung from his belt loop to the wallet in his back pocket. A hand settled on his knee. Inuyasha glanced up into a pair of sympathetic brown eyes.

“Relax, she’ll be here,” Sango said with a gentle pat. “Besides you’re gonna drive me crazy with all that noise.”

He planted his foot on the floor and straightened. “Why the hell would she come?”

“Because I asked her to,” she replied with a shrug, sitting back in the small wooden chair. “Trust me, she’ll be here.”

Despite her confident words, Sango seemed just as nervous as him. Her dark gaze was glued to the front windows of the café, darting amongst the people on the sidewalk beyond. She drew her leg up and hugged her arms around it, resting her chin on her knee. Then she went completely still and unblinking, perched on her chair like a silent gargoyle. 

Inuyasha’s frown deepened. “I’m just sayin, she has no reason to show after…”

“After you lost your ever living mind?” Sango completed.

“Now, now,” Miroku said from beside her, squeezing her shoulder. “Inuyasha has apologized several times and taken great strides to change his ways. Let’s not rehash the past.”

His golden gaze found the floor, heat working its way up his neck. Geez, a hanyou has one little near-death experience and everyone wanted to make a federal case out of it.

“I don’t know if an apology is going to be enough,” Sango said, almost to herself.

He growled in annoyance, even as the soft white ears on top of his head lowered in shame.

She cut him a sharp look. “Don’t growl at me. What do you expect? You weren’t there for the aftermath of your dumb decisions, you know. You didn’t have to hear her cry over you or convince her to eat when she started losing weight or—”

“I get it!” he snapped. “I’m a dick. I know.”

Sango pursed her lips. “Well, as long as you know.”

Inuyasha snarled.

“Sweetheart,” Miroku soothed while rubbing his hand across her upper back. “Let’s not make this any harder than it has to be.”

“Why? It should be hard for him. It should hurt. We all hurt enough—”

“Argh! What the fuck do you want me to do?” Inuyasha erupted, throwing his hands into the air. “Should I break out the sack cloth and ashes? Would a public stoning do it for you?”

“I just want to know I’m not setting my friend up for another round of your bullshit,” she sneered. “Tell me you’ve got it together.”

“I do! I do! How many times you want me to fuckin say it?” 

Sango opened her mouth to deliver another verbal blow when the bell above the café door tinkled. Three sets of eyes flew to the front windows and Inuyasha snapped his mouth shut, trying not to swallow his suddenly thick tongue.

She was here…Kagome.

She lifted her sunglasses up to rest in her dark hair and scanned the few tables before her eyes lit on Sango in the back.  When her gaze finally landed on him, those baby-blues grew wide like a deer caught in the headlights.

Inuyasha cursed under his breath and dragged a clawed hand down his face. “You didn’t tell her I was going to be here, did you?”

[asukaskerian]

I had a silly Grimmichihime thought. Lol

So we all know that Orihime has had fantasies about Ichigo over the years. It started with the cute prince charming gimmick and the most recent fantasy escalated to the hot tux Ichigo vibes.

How would Orihime's fantasy develop when Grimmjow starts catching her fancy crush wise?

Would he be associated with edgier fantasies? Or would the additional crush be similar to any love triangle dynamics in stories Hime likes? (Inuyasha x Kagome x Koga as an example)

How much cheese would there, and would spook Orihime at first? Cause well, has her impression of Grimmjow chilled out after some time? Or has the Grimmy salting and maracas incident over the video call I made him less scary to her, lol.

ahahaha oh my god.

she would definitely have leather jacket and big harley thoughts. XDDDD maybe even a super dramatic yakuza AU where she's the cop charged to go undercover and Ichigo is the guy who went undercover a year ago and disappeared and grimmjow was the last one who saw him did he kill him???? or not?????? etc etc she then devolves into high speed chases and dramatic rescues and heated yet interrupted-too-soon kisses and taking over the whole of the underworld of Japan with them as her right and left hands and she totally forgets to make it outright porny. XDDDD

[chierafied]

December Drabbles Day 4 - A Bitter Defeat

Read on AO3.

Banner fan art by the amazing @sayuri-liu

For @elevenharbor. You're amazing and talented and I simply adore you. Hope you'll enjoy this Sesshoumaru vs. gift wrapping vol 2!

Day 4 - A Bitter Defeat

Sesshoumaru glared at the stuffed toy dog with utter loathing. It was a giant monstrosity of white fluff. Rin had fallen in love with it the moment she’d first seen it in the shop window. Every day for the past two weeks she’d insisted they walk that same route home from kindergarten, just so she could go “visit the doggy” again. So of course, he’d had to get her the damn thing for Christmas. What else could a father do? 

The only issue was that now he had to somehow wrap up this mighty beast of a plushie. Gift wrapping wasn’t among the wealth of skills he possessed. Sure, he could find his way around a plain box: rectangles were very much on his level. Especially if he could use fabric to wrap them in like in the traditional furoshiki style — though even there the fancier folding options were beyond him. But this humongous lumpy thing and the rolls of wrapping paper at his feet had him feeling like he was about to embark on an origami masterclass from hell. 

Sesshoumaru snarled at the toy to show him who was the boss. Then he grabbed a roll of tape in one hand, the first roll of the cutesy cartoon penguin-infested wrapping paper in the other and commenced the battle. 

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“I’m home,” Kagome called out from the door. She frowned as silence greeted her. She’d just dropped Rin off at the grandmother’s after work and in her typical fashion Sesshoumaru’s mother had bulldozed Kagome’s initial plan of a quick visit and insisted that she stay for tea. Now she was almost two hours late coming home so Sesshoumaru should have been back. And the lights were on. So why the silent treatment? 

Kagome took off her shoes and her coat in the entranceway and set out to investigate. 

She was almost at the bedroom door when she heard it. A steady, deep rumble. It was coming from the study at the end of the hall. As she neared the study, she finally made out what she was hearing. Kagome bit her lip to keep in the surprised laughter, then swung open the door of the study. 

She found the cause of Sesshoumaru’s impressive litany of swearwords as soon as she laid eyes on him and absolutely lost it, doubling over in a helpless fit of giggles. 

Sesshoumaru regarded her sourly, his shoulders stiff with wounded dignity. 

“When you’re quite done with that, I could use some help,” he told him, voice gruff. 

Tears sprung to Kagome’s eyes, and she laughed even harder.  

After a few very long minutes, she finally had her hilarity under control. Clutching her sore stomach, she managed to wheeze out: “I can see that.” 

“You know I don’t like gift wrapping.” 

“I know. It’s just... How did you manage to tangle your hair with the string like that? Also, why is there a piece of tape sticking to your cheek? And that wrapping paper... it looks like you were trying to turn it into a toga, I mean that’s a look but I’m guessing it was not on purpose?” 

“No, it wasn’t,” Sesshoumaru replied curtly. 

Kagome allowed herself one last snicker before she walked over to him. 

“All right, don’t worry my darling. I’m here to save you.” 

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Note: If you want to see furoshiki in action, this video is a nice introduction!

[inu-yasha]

inukags "cope" with the fact canonically, inuyasha would outlive kagome, but they say rumiko said inuyasha ages at a normal human rate which makes no sense and doesnt correlate with canon. inuyasha is specified as being 15 in human years. if he ages "normally" why clarify? if rumiko really changed the whole aging thing for the sake of inukag living happily ever after that's a straight-up retcon.

You know… that's it. Kagome is human and she has limited years of life and relationship with Inuyasha. He is not only a human, but also a demon… It's all strange. I have the impression that Rumiko contradicts herself on many points, e.g. she said in an interview that Kikyou was 17 years old when she died. When I saw that her official book says that she is 18… so… I don't understand her way of thinking… she contradicts herself on many issues.