#tetsaiga

[thebubblesareevil]

Things I need to convince myself NOT to do…or at least pick one…

Buy a bunch of Bernet yarn and crochet a buncha slimes

Make a lifesized tetsaiga from inuyasha just to see if I can

Start a new fanfiction while not looking at the many fics I have in progress

Build a bookcase(I have no carpentry xp)

Build a new bathroom cabinet for my mom (still no carpentry xp)

Get a sewing machine and start making clothes

Buy yarn without starting the project I bought it for

Why was I cursed to have desire to learn things I have no time to do or the focus to finish???????

[lucyvaleheart]

hey lulu~

tell me about your swords?

hhhhhh oh my god- um. um. h-hi.... I. I see you saw my tags about, ah.... T-that nickname......

... Um. S-swords!! Yes!! I. I have many. I have so many swords. Oh this is gonna be a long post I can feel it in my bones let me slap a readmore on this.

............hhhhh g-goddess above that nickname- um. a-anyway.

Swords!! I have a bunch of them, though most of them are display pieces- the ones that aren't are made of either wood or a super durable plastic polymer thingy and are mostly training swords!!

Sadly I do not really have the budget or energy level to have and care for a proper real, actual metal combat sword... Maybe one day!! But for now-

My best of the best!! This is my longsword, or bastard sword, or hand and a half sword!! What name you use depends on the grip you weild it with- both hands on the hilt proper is a longsword grip, and you get more power from your swings at the cost of control and speed!

Putting your non-dominant hand on the pommel (that little flange at the very top in the picture) is hand and a half grip, interchangeable with bastard sword grip, and you sacrifice some power for significantly better control over your swings and much faster movements!

This baby is made of that plastic polymer I mentioned, and it's durable enough to very easily shatter concrete without taking a scratch. Frankly I bet it could beat back a proper metal sword and only take some nicks, though a true master would be able to cut through it easily im sure... But the average layman with just your standard training and experience would have a lot of trouble pulling that off especially in the heat of combat, so it can very easily double as a "shield" (though you'd definitely be better off with a buckler and shortsword if that's how you fight)

Next up- some display pieces!!

I really need to do a proper inventory of my armory and get quality photos of each individual piece.... But anyway!

In order, that's the buster sword (from final fantasy), ichigo's bankai (from bleach, don't @ me if I got that name wrong I can't remember what the swords are called at which stages it's been years since I watched it), and the Tetsaiga (from inuyasha)!

(.... Don't @ me if I spelled Tetsaiga wrong too I'm doin my best)

The buster sword was my first ever sword I got with my own money- from a renn fair almost fuckin... 20 years ago now jesus. I didn't know it was a buster sword at the time, I just saw "ooo sword bigger than I am I want it" and bought it! Painted it myself.

The handle snapped off at some point and I found a friend's blowdart tube, he said he didn't want it, so I snapped that in half and shoved it into the slot where the swords handle used to be. Wrapped it in a ton of tape, spray painted it black, I think glue got put in at some stage, and bam, you can barely tell it ever broke! hehe

(yes you can but to be fair I was 15 when I fixed it. Was like 7 when I bought it. Or something.)

The bankai there is much newer, got it at a convention in 2020 about a month before the pandemic started; it's made of mostly particle board and kinda feels a little flimsy in places but it's REALLY sturdy when wielded and the paint work on it is phenomenal!! I need to get it some kind of hook to hang out on the wall with.... Same with a lot of these, hehe~

The Tetsaiga is similar to the buster sword- I got it at the same renn fair, though about 5 or 6 years later (before the buster sword broke) and it came fully painted like that <3 it's a REAL hunk of fuckin wood, not meant for combat but against another wooden weapon it'll hold it's own. I don't think you can tell in that picture but there's a ton of bumps and bruises on the edge of it from where I've swung it against other swords 👀 thing is fuckin.... HEAVY

(... Just like in canon! :3)

This is another display sword- foam, chainsaw blade, from Warhammer 40k! Got it on Amazon for like 30-40 bucks!

And let me tell you, this thing.... FUCKS.

This is like. The most well balanced sword in my entire collection somehow, it's sturdy as hell for a foam weapon, even with those little chainsaw protrusions; and my god does it feel good to swing. The plastic encasing the foam or whatever the material is (some kind of hardened paint? I'm not sure) is amazing, it's held up for years and years of abuse and mistreatment and my god I don't know how this thing is so good. For so fucking cheap? I feel like I ripped somebody off. I probably did. But goddamn is this sword cool as fuck.

Double picture feature here; this is my best wooden practice sword. By far one of the sturdiest things I own, only outclassed by the concrete breaker at the top, the full-body picture was taken before I put that sticker on it. Sorry I know it's a video I have a gif somewhere but I forgot to categorize it in my weapons album-

Anyway!! This thing is my most used, cuz it's sturdy enough for real combat but light enough that I can use it against most other wooden weapons without damaging either it or the other one; and it can be used by and against those with a little less upper body strength than me (not a dig at anyone, I'm fucking... Really really strong. Like almost too strong. And the concrete breaker is fucking heavy pfff)

I got it at, again, that same Renaissance fair, from a shop who's name I can't remember but will try to find later! Their claim to fame is that their wooden weapons will never break against another wooden weapon. And let me tell you, I fucking believe it.

Another from that same renn fair, same wooden weapon shop! A war pick! It's so fucking satisfying to hold and swing, so nicely balanced and feels so wonderfully intimidating. I really hope that shop has a spot in the Minnesota fair cuz I moved and I really want more of their stuff. This one doesn't get much use sadly, by its nature its hard to use in sparring against someone without a shield or who's any level of inexperienced...

I think I'm running out of images so I'll try and do some group ones-

This is I think my favorite picture of my swords to date, I fucking loved that rack I wish it didn't break (it was really cheap) but it was so worth it while I had it.

On the top is a metal keyblade- really unwieldy honestly but cool as fuck on display; you'd realistically be better off swingin a crowbar at someone at that point and at least it wouldn't have the weird spinning handle guard but then where's your fuckin flair? Your audacity? The GAY ASS CHARISMA?? It's a poor replica of.... Uh.... Fuck, I can never remember the name, oath breaker? Maybe. Someone will know. @catgirlarson was the first person to ever name it correctly instantly and that includes me.

Below it is another concrete breaker plastic polymer- though it's not nearly as thick and bulky as the longsword, it's a much lighter one so while it won't take a scratch from being struck against concrete you'd have to put some serious force and get just the right angles to actually break any hehe

Below THAT is another, same material, little less light- it's a scimitar of the stuff, bit easier to break concrete with but light enough to be used in sparring against, say, the katana from the earlier picture! That one I really like for easy home defense, it's my metal baseball bat beside my bed; real light real sturdy really intimidating to see a giant naked woman rushing you with a fucking sword swinging fast as shit :3 I can be very scary, hehe~

4th down is wood, painted black- it's a proper practice sword for kendo, matched with that bamboo one on the bottom (though it's heavier than the bamboo and thus a little harder to get control with)

The bamboo one is really really fucking good for beginners, light and easy and really fucking satisfying to hit with, makes a nice whap sound without actually causing much real damage unless you're really trying to hurt someone

Between the two are 3 foam swords, two display one combat-the green one is just a nerf sword but it feels really good in the hands and its nice and light and fits well on the rack

The silver one is an Excalibur replica from Fate- so is the bigger one beside it, and while I gave away the smaller one in the rack, i still have that big one to this day! It was a gift from my ex, @applebottom-aobooty - he got it for my birthday I think and it's still top 3 of my favorite swords. The tip of it came off but it's a clean break and I just have to glue it back on 😭 I can fix it I swear!! A little gorilla glue or superglue!! I obsessively make sure that tip doesn't get lost so I can eventually glue it back on, I just need to find time....

Anyway!!

That last display foam one, the black one, is obviously the Elucidator from Sword Art Online! The show is fine. It's not the best in the world but it's very enjoyable and I like it plenty. I ain't here for discourse I'm here for cool fuckin swords and SWORD ART online has some cool fuckin swords. Its also super super sturdy. Really nice to swing and very lovely.

.... Gonna give a few honorable mentions before I leave off this post here-

Rainbow metal energy sword from halo, rainbow metal brass knuckles, and hand tooled leather gauntlets feat. @applebottom-aobooty 's cat Captain jack.

The energy sword is horrible for actual use but FUCK it looks so cool!! I need to hang it....

Brass knuckles- not a sword, technically, but I carried those all the time. I still have em. They're so fucking nice. Fit real well and could do some SERIOUS damage.

The gauntlets also not a sword, but fuck they're so nice and make for amazing guards. Expensive as hell, 300$, same renn fair, but I love them so dearly.

................ty for reading. whoever you are getting to this point I love you and also specifically Cara ty for asking about my swords >//////<

[chaos-in-the-making]

HOLD UP HOLD UP EVERYONE STOP

DO YOU KNOW WHAT I JUST REALIZED?! WHAT JUST OCCURRED TO ME ALMOST 2 FUCKING YEARS LATER???

TENSAIGA BROKE. GOT SNAPPED IN TWO. AND THEN TOTOSAI FIXES IT. YOU REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED WHEN HE HAD TO FIX TETSAIGA WHEN IT BROKE, WHAT DID HE USE??

Thats right, INUYASHA'S FUCKING TOOTH.

THIS SWORDSMITH HAD TO REACH INTO SESSHOUMARU'S MOUTH WITH A PAIR OF TONGS AND RIP A FANG OUT. AND I BET SESSHOUMARU DIDNT EVEN FLINCH.

Everyone give it up for Totosai, bravest man in the entire fucking show.

[beansidhe]

When I was a teen watching Inuyasha I hated Kagome and I thought she was so stupid.

Now rewatching Inuyasha I hate Inuyasha. He's got the IQ of a moldy walnut and the confidence of someone who's too stupid to know how bad they are.

Kagome really went to a demon realm and said "I ain't scared of your lil demon asses" and just started swinging on em.

When Sesshomaru was over here pulling pearls out of Inuyasha's eye trying to steal Tetsaiga Kagome over there "call him a lil bitch" knowing he would never recover from that.

[marmett]

han and i got to the episode where tetsaiga gets broken, and han hated goshinki so much. when i read the manga i also hated goshinki, and even though i knew he only had the one fight before dying, i hated him so much i thought it lasted way longer. his existence was so agonizing it felt like he was there for chapter after chapter after chapter, but in the anime it was like... one episode and he was done.

[ahryess]

Funny how such a little thing can cause so much trouble.

[megalinkjoland]

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[thom2maro]

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[saltysnailkween]

reposting terrible old art because I no longer create :c

[sukii-desu]

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[stoney-sutan-blog]

[myheartfeelssonew]

[staticblu]

Inuyasha chibi for fun.

[kt-65-wrecks-blog-blog]

Re: SessRin and SessKagu

So all creepy pedo/grooming implications shelved for the momenent imma share some thoughts about these two ships and where they land in the fanfiction stratosphere. So CW sessRin mentions.

SessRin

First of all, I write SessRin and that’s a whole other conversation.

But I think the reason this ship appeals and has people out here looking right through how problematiqúe it is is because Rin is a manic pixie dream girl. Hear me out, she only exists in this sorry, canonically, to serve to further Sesshomaru’s character development. She is his redemption arch. And there are cute moments that some people view as father daughter and some people view as growing into some deeper future meaning propelled by inugami/inumochi mythology. But at the end of the day, as a character she has 0 agency. And not because she is a child, because she was only written in to further Sesshomaru’s arch. It’s the pitfall of the MPDG and most women in fiction who only exist in relation to men.

So people are into writing about this as a romantic relationship or building it into one because they want her to have a happy ending and they want him to have that happy ending with her. The alternative is that if she finds happiness and agency outside of him then it was a one sided thing. She saved him and he got better because of her and she got dead a couple times. And because cos/het/patriarchy runs deep and romance is road to completion.

SessKagu

Kagura was a strong female character with ambitions and her own redemption arch. She was written with her own agency and just is a badbitch in general. So now we have two bad bitches coming together and nothing could be better. Also it was the closest thing to a canon ship that Sesshomaru had. Boo, she died, that’s the other fate of female archetypes in fiction. Again her death served to develop the character of Sesshomaru.

Which is sad af. So people want to ship it because again they want a happy ending.

And don’t we all? And isn’t that why fanfiction is? It’s taking a character that someone else wrote and wanting to see/share/read better for them because you want better for them. Call it self insert or whatever, but that’s the core of it.

I think anyway.

[ahryess]

[writers-411]

Metal & Coffee: Torn Open

Summary: Kagome is a woman working part-time jobs, spending most hours at the new Spiffy coffee shop. She’s not looking for any drama, not after Kikyo broke her heart. With her life in constant motion, Kagome still strives to finish her novel and be a good mother. Inuyasha is the lead member of Tetsaiga, a rising metal band of misfits. He wants to get his band into the top five to prove something to his old man and to himself after his shattering break up. The hard blend of coffee and metal has yet to reveal the intertwined future in its swirls, but Inuyasha and Kagome are determined to get past the rearing heads of their pasts that set their teeth into their lives.

Pairings: Inuyasha x Kagome, Miroku x Sango, Ayame x Kagura, Toga x Inukimi, and Toga x Izayoi

Links: FF & AO3

Note: Hey, it’s been a while. Sorry that it took so long for me to post anything. I was overwhelmed, so I had to leave it alone. I worked on the chapter over the year, and I think it’s the best it will look for now. Hopefully, things will move a lot faster come the next chapter. 

Thank you for your patience and support. :) I appreciate it a lot.