#INUYASHA GET BACK HERE WE NEED TO DO STUFF

[dawnrider]

OTP Prompt Challenge request:

9. Morning Routine: InuKag

(I’d love to read some fluffy, domestic married Inukag morning routine bliss, but please write if/ as you feel so inspired ❤️)

Hello @xanthippe-writes ! Thanks for the prompt from this list.

This felt like it fit into my Bushel and a Peck universe so have some domestic morning routine. While not blissful, per se, it's fluffy and happy. And hopefully a bit real...

Fancy Cheese and Size Threes

“Don’t forget to grab diapers,” Kagome called from Sara’s room, the sounds of an angry baby not wanting their diaper changed following her words.

Inuyasha rolled his eyes in the mirror as his toothbrush hung out of the side of his mouth. He was trying to simultaneously wrangle curls into pigtails – Izzy’s current style of choice – and brush his own teeth while not dribbling on his shirt. “There,” he declared with a sigh, tugging on each one to pull them tight. “Go get your bag and your sweater.” Grasping the handle of his toothbrush, he got back to brushing.

“But I’m not cooooold,” Izayoi whined. Inuyasha paused in his brushing and gave his daughter a sharp look in the reflection of the mirror. She pouted, then turned on her heel to do as asked. He heard his wife cooing to Sara in order to distract her while trying to dress her. She’d hit the stage where she hated being changed in any capacity and tried to escape the changing table while you fought leggings onto her chunky little legs. “Daddy! I can’t find my sweater!”

“Nice try, pup. It’s on the chair,” he called back, spitting out the last of his toothpaste.

“Oh.”

“Uh huh.” He stepped out of the bathroom just in time to be handed an armful of squirming baby. “Well good morning to you too,” he muttered, dropping a kiss on top of her head. She squealed angrily at being restrained, little arms flailing.

“Here,” Kagome murmured. Her fingers swiped something from his face, then grabbed a towel just inside the door. “Toothpaste,” she clarified with a grin when he gave her a confused look. He sighed dramatically, then chuckled when she went up on her toes to place a kiss on his cheek. “Diapers.”

“I heard you the first time.” Inuyasha adjusted Sara in his hold to keep her from climbing over his shoulder. “She still in a size three?” Kagome nodded as she pulled socks from the top drawer and tried to balance on one foot to put each of them on before giving up and plopping onto the floor. “Anything else we need? The C word?” he whispered the last, glancing toward the doorway. Izayoi was in her room, presumably struggling her way into her sweater based on the sounds she was making.

Kagome grinned wryly. “Probably not a bad idea. Just don’t get the soft kind. She doesn’t like those anymore.” He nodded. No string cheese, only the sticks. Got it. “Can you grab a bottle of wine too?” He knew if he asked her what kind she would say anything was fine, but he would end up grabbing two and hope one of them was serviceable.

“I’ll even get us some of the fancy stuff and the you-know-whats you like.”

Kagome’s eyes glowed. “Can we watch that movie I’ve had saved for later?” Inuyasha pretended to hate the idea, but nodded anyway, a sly smile lifting his lips. Fancy cheese and cracker night was a long-standing tradition. Especially now with both girls, they rarely got the chance to get out for an actual date night, so an old romance adventure movie on the couch with “fancy” grocery store cheese and crackers was about as much of a date night as they could reasonably expect.

“Am I gonna be late, Daddy?” Izayoi called from her room. She had only minimal understanding of the clock, but knew that time was a factor in their day. Inuyasha glanced at his watch and swore under his breath. “That’s a bad word!” Izayoi scolded, sounding scandalized.

“Yea, yea. Just don’t repeat it. Bye. I love you,” he murmured, kissing Sara’s squishy cheek and handing her to Kagome. “You too.”

Kagome grinned as he pressed a kiss to her lips, snatching his collar for a moment to keep him there. “Love you. Fancy date night.”

“And diapers. I know.” He grinned, kissing her one last time, then went to scoop up the four year old. Despite her protests, she’d put on her sweater and had her little backpack strapped on her back, the clip done in front. “You’re gonna have to take that off in the car, you know.”

“I know. I don’t wanna lose it!”

“Kid, that would be some kinda skill to lose your bag between here and the car,” he said with a chuckle. Despite his teasing, he wouldn’t put it past her to set it down somewhere and get distracted. He asked her about what she planned to do at preschool today and she told him elaborately the picture she planned to color and the tower she wanted to build in the block corner because Joey – another hanyou child she seemed to have a love-rivalry relationship with – had knocked over her last one before it was finished.

As he was backing down the driveway, he looked up and spotted Kagome holding Sara, chubby baby hands banging on the window glass and a face that told him she was squealing with laughter.

“Wave bye to your sister.”

“Bye Baby! Bye Mama,” Izayoi called as she waved back. Inuyasha grinned and gave a little wave too, making Sara screech and smack the glass again. Kagome was barely holding in laughter and she wiggled her fingers to say goodbye as well. “Daddy?”

“Yea, pup.”

“When I’m bigger, can I eat fancy cheese too?”

Inuyasha nearly choked, then smothered a laugh so he could look at her seriously in the rearview. “Sure, pup. You can eat fancy cheese when you get older.”

“Good. I wanna know what’s so great about it. You and Mama never share.”

“Trust me, Iz. When you get older, you’ll understand.”

“You alllllways say that.”

“Yup. And it’s pretty much always true.” He shook his head and smiled, seeing the slight pout on her face. “Guess what.” Her ears perked up, her pigtails quivering behind them. “We have to stop at the store on the way home from school later. You want to pick out a treat for you and Sara?”

Her eyes got huge and her mouth dropped open. “Really?!” He nodded. She squealed in excitement, then stopped almost immediately as both their ears flattened at the noise. “Sorry, Daddy.” Inuyasha only reached back behind his seat and patted her leg. She still had a lot to learn about being hanyou, but she was learning, and he couldn’t be more proud.

[authorautumnbanks]

Accidentally Dating (9)

Summary: A series of accidental dates and meetings between Kagome and Satoru over the years.

Pairing: KagomexGojo

Series Master list

Satoru huffs as he walks behind Suguru. This mission honestly should have been given to the second years.

It's so boring. A waste of time in his opinion for him and Suguru to be assigned to this. They are the strongest! Shouldn't they be doing cooler missions? Something worth some effort? So, what if he and Suguru are only first years? They're stronger than the second years and the third years combined.

Even InuYasha is stronger than the second years.

"Stop pouting," Suguru says, "The faster you take this seriously, the faster we get this done." Suguru huffs as he stuffs his hands in his pockets.

"Tch. Whatever." He rolls his eyes and then comes to a stop. Wait a damn minute. That feels like Kagome. She never said she was gonna be back today. Did she come back and not tell him?

The audacity. She knows he needs to know when she comes back home from the past. He doesn't care what hour it is. He doesn't care if he's on a mission or not; he wants to be the first person to know when she is back.

And she didn't even send him a text message.

The. Audacity.

"What's wrong?" Suguru walks over to him and then looks over at the girls running track. "Seriously?" He sighs. "We aren't here to pick up girls. We have a mission to do."

"GOME-CHAN!" Satoru calls, smirking when she nearly falls over. Kagome glares and jogs over to him.

He blinks. Have her legs always been that long? And what kind of outfit is that? She may as well be wearing underwear. And why is her hair up in a high ponytail? She's showing everyone how elegant her nape is. Where is the decency? Doesn't she realize she's surrounded by a bunch of horny teenagers? She can't be walking around like that.

Satoru bites his tongue. He outta tell Dad and Mom about this.

"Satoru? What are you doing here?" She crosses her arms. Her high ponytail and bangs are a combo he didn't know he needed, though she should only wear that around him.

Wait. He gives himself a mental shake. Now is not the time.

"Investigating. You didn't call me." He pokes out his bottom lip and wobbles it just for show. She should be more considerate of his feelings. "Or text me."

"It was so early when I got in." Kagome shrugs.

"So?" What does she mean by it was so early? He doesn't care how early or late it is. He wants to know when she is back. "I don't care what time it is. You could have called me. I would have stopped by."

"Um, hi?" Suguru says, giving Satoru a look that says they will talk later.

"Hi! I'm Higurashi Kagome. Satoru and I go way back." Kagome smiles at Suguru.

"Gojo," Satoru huffs. Is she still introducing herself as Higurashi? Even Mom jokingly calls herself Gojo here and there. Sota still calls himself Higurashi only to carry on the legacy.

"She knows who you are." Suguru shakes his head. "Geto Suguru."

"No, her name is Gojo Kagome. Last I checked, we never got divorced."

"We never got married either."

"I'm not the one holding up the ceremony."

"You never even asked."

"Ask? I said —"

"Stop!" Suguru interrupts, pressing a hand to his temple. "I missed some milestones. Wife? How do you have a wife when you are only 15?"

"I'm not his wife," Kagome says, shaking her head.

"You said you were."

"We were like 11."

"So, you admit it."

"Toru," she warns.

"Where's the rest of your outfit?" He motions with his hand. How long has she been running around in that getup? Is that why she didn't want to tell him she was back? She must have known she'd be wearing this today. Satoru frowns. Is it another guy?

Nah. Kagome wouldn't see another guy. She has him.

She glances down and frowns. "This is the gym uniform."

Uniform? That is not a uniform. His outfit? Yes. Her outfit? Absolutely not.

"Where's the principal? I need to talk to em."

Suguru grips his shoulder. "We have things to do, Satoru."

"Ehhh, nothing is more important than Kagome, and that is not a uniform. Look at those boys ogling her," Satoru rants, and then pauses. He presses his face close to Suguru. "And where are your eyes looking?" His temple throbs. Has Suguru been checking Kagome out this whole time? He glares. Suguru isn't fooling him. Kagome is his type.

Suguru better not be getting ideas. He saw that smile Suguru flashed at Kagome.

"I'm the only one focused on the mission!" Suguru huffs and pushes against Satoru's chest. "Did you forget why we came here?"

"Tch." Satoru directs his attention back to Kagome.

"Kagome!" some girls yell, running over to her. Satoru inhales. Why are they coming over here? Can't they see that he and Kagome are having a conversation?

"Whoa!" a girl with short black hair exclaims. "Are you new here?" She leans forward and Satoru grimaces. Why is she so close to him? "I'm Eri," she chirps. "I can show you around if you want."

"Uh Eri," another girl says. "I think these are Kagome's friends?"

Kagome sighs. "This is Satoru and Suguru. This is Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi."

"Oohh, so these are your friends, then Kagome?" Eri asks, trying to wrap her arms around Satoru, but he sidesteps her and twists his lips back.

"I'm her husband," Satoru deadpans, throwing an arm around Kagome's shoulders. "Can't you show us around? We'd hate to get lost here."

Suguru smacks his face and groans.

Eri pouts while the other two girls scratch their faces.

"Fine," Kagome sighs. "Girls, I'll catch up with you before the next period." Kagome waves goodbye to the girls and leads them inside the school. "So, why are you here?"

"Mission. You felt anything weird around here?" Satoru tips his sunglasses down and looks around the perimeter. There are some curses here, but they seem to be hiding. Maybe because he and Suguru are here, but most likely because Kagome is here.

"Wait... does she know?" Suguru asks.

"Of course she knows. Kagome is my wife." Satoru shakes his head. What is with Suguru? He doesn't normally need so much hand-holding. "But she isn't a sorcerer, and I don't want her to be."

"I'd rather not attend Jujutsu High," Kagome quips. "I've got enough on my plate without having to worry about missions on top of studying."

Satoru nods. Plus, she's still collecting shards in the past. Not that Suguru knows that. No one outside of the family knows that.

"I have so many questions, but I will wait until after we are done. Has anyone gone missing around here? Someone not showing up to classes that normally does?" Suguru crosses his arms and stares at Kagome, waiting for an answer.

Kagome blinks.

Satoru sighs. Kagome wouldn't know that. Hell, she fits the description of a student that doesn't show up half the time.

"Never mind that," Satoru cuts in. "Feel anything off?"

Kagome taps a finger to her lips. "Now that you mention it, Hojo-kun was being weird."

Hojo... kun?

"But I don't think that has anything to do with why you two are here. There are some curses that like to hang out in the music room, but they're mostly flyheads and don't do too much. They just watch." She shrugs. "If there is anything else going on, then it's probably not the school itself."

Suguru sighs.

Satoru rolls his eyes. Why is she coming this way? He tightens his hold on Kagome and makes a point of looking away from Eri.

"Kagome!" Eri yells. "Sorry for bothering you. Would you be able to help Hojo-kun out? He's back by the field."

"Uhh..."

"Thanks so much!" Eri reaches for Kagome's hand and pulls her into a hug. "He's by the field, right next to the equipment. I can show Satoru around." Eri beams, and Satoru swallows the disgust down. He doesn't need anyone to show him around. It's a school, not a maze.

"Well okay," Kagome says. "Satoru, be nice."

"I'm always nice."

Suguru snorts. Satoru flips him off. He is a nice guy. He hasn't told Eri off yet. And he had that dog house built for InuYasha. He's very nice.

"Eri, was it?" Suguru asks, after Kagome heads back out of the school. "Do you know of anyone that's missed a lot of classes lately? The principal asked us to investigate."

"The principal did?" Eri hums. "Kagome misses a lot of classes because of her diseases." Eri glances at Satoru and then looks away. "But other than that... well, there is one other person who hasn't been around much. He had an outburst in class the last time he showed up, and it was freaky. The room started shaking, but there was no record of an earthquake that day."

"Oh? What's his name?" Suguru smiles.

Eri glances at Satoru again, who angles his body away from her. Why is she looking at him? What a creep.

"So, you're Kagome and Sota's brother?" Eri asks, ignoring Suguru.

"Kagome is my wife, and Sota is my brother-in-law." Satoru rolls his tongue over the top of his teeth. He's getting antsy. First, she asks if he and Suguru are Kagome's friends and now she's asking if he is their brother. So, she knows of him but is downplaying his and Kagome's relationship.

He didn't come here for this.

Eri laughs. "That's so cute, but Kagome doesn't need an overprotective brother. Trust me. I have one and it's caused quite the strain in our relationship."

Satoru's eyes twitch. Is she hard of hearing? "Suguru, come on. We're wasting time." He turns right as Eri tries to latch on to him.

"That was weird," she mutters. "Well, anyway, I can show where his locker is. Kato-san's locker. There's a rumor going around that he's cursed, but I think that's silly. It was just a weird coincidence. I wish people weren't so mean," Eri sighs. "Everyone deserves a chance." She bats her eyelashes and Satoru wants to hurl.

How could Kagome just up and abandon him like that to help some guy out? Kagome is far too nice.

"Thank you, Eri," Suguru says, shooting him a look. "We're just worried about him, is all."

Eri leads them to the locker and stands there. Satoru sucks in a breath and tries not to sigh. Can she just go? How are they going to break into the locker if she's standing there? Satoru glances at Suguru, who nods.

Yeah, they're gonna have to come back tonight. This isn't working.

"Oh!" Suguru exclaims. "We're nearly late, Satoru. We need to get going."

Satoru snaps his fingers. "Right! Let me say goodbye to Kagome and then we should be good to go." He runs out of the building, leaving Suguru and Eri behind.

He can't take it anymore.

Why is that woman so clingy?

Kami, she is worse than the women in the other clans. For whatever reason, they or maybe their fathers seem to think that with enough money, his marriage with Kagome won't go through. Father should shut it down completely.

It's annoying. He doesn't want anyone else, and he will not change his mind.

"Kagome!" he yells, skidding to a stop next to her. Kagome coughs at the dust he kicked up in his haste to make it over to her.

"I'm right here. Why are you yelling?" she grumbles.

"I'm coming back tonight. We can't get any answers with that girl around."

"You mean Eri?" Kagome blows out a breath. "She just has a crush on you."

He gags. "Do you want me to walk you home?"

"If you aren't doing your mission now, shouldn't you be at school then?"

"Got it. I'll meet you at the gates when you get out." He leans forward and kisses her forehead. Kagome flushes and slaps her hands to the spot he just kissed.

"Seriously?" she shrieks.

His heart beats faster. There's a pink hue to her cheeks. Is she blushing? Satoru grabs his jacket, right over his heart. What is this feeling?

"Satoru?"

"I'm fine," he says quickly. "I'll uh... see you later today." He backs away and trips over Suguru.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" Suguru groans, pushing him off. "You've been out of it since we got here."

"I'm fine!" Satoru points to himself. "Just fine."

"You don't seem fine," Kagome comments.

"No, he doesn't. Perhaps he's the one that's been cursed."

"Shove it," Satoru says. "I'm fine. Kagome's fine. Everybody is fine."

Kagome frowns and looks past him. "Eri doesn't look fine."

What?

Satoru looks over his shoulder. Ugh. That chick is persistent. He waves at Kagome. "See you later!" He dashes away with Suguru hot on his heels. The faster he gets away from that Eri, the better. Kami, help him if she waits at the gates with Kagome.

"Satoru," Suguru calls, huffing. "Seriously, who was that?"

Satoru smirks. "My wife."

And Suguru better not forget it.

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A/N: Had a dream that Satoru came back but he didn't come back the same. Like Shoko had to give him an order because he was so out of it. Kind of like how Meliodas gets in seven deadly sins whenever he comes back from the dead. I think it's a sign that Satoru needs to come back in How To Tame lol.

And I have a question...why am I being drafted to fight Sukuna? Gege hasn't run out of characters lol. I wouldn't even try to fight Sukuna, I'd rather have a cook off against Uruame and take their spot instead. I know my strengths and fighting is not one of them lol.

"Will InuYasha have a friendship with Suguru?" - I think so and it'll be nice to see a different dynamic between them. If anything Suguru's calmness may remind InuYasha of Miroku.

"What do the others think of InuYasha?" - At first they thought he was a cosplayer, but Ito had to hose him down one time and realized that he was in fact not a cosplayer. To anyone else, InuYasha is similar to Panda. But those closest made a binding vow and know that he's a demon.

"Will InuYasha call them mom and dad?" - He'll call Mama H mom, but Papa G is still old man.

"Is Ryu in the story?" - He might make an appearance.

"Was someone trying to get rid of Syouma?" - Nah, it was a mistake on their end. Curses are getting stronger and Jujutsu society isn't keeping up. We'll see this come up later.

"Is InuYasha from the Kamo clan?" - I didn't even think about that...but now I can see the Kamo clan and the Zenin clan having beef with the Gojo clan for taking away prized clan members.

Side note, I had to go back and make Satoru and Suguru first years here because I started on the next chapter and the timing wouldn't have worked otherwise. Hope you're ready for stalker Eri lmao.

Hope you are having an awesome week. Take care of yourself. Get out and get some sun if you can. Take your vitamins and drink your water. Next update will be One night. It might come out on Saturday, just depends on how busy I get.

[la-hannya]

So raisin’s long awaited Shiina Sessrin chapter finally released and it confirmed that Shiina seems just as dedicated to butchering Sesshomaru’s character as Sunrise/Sumisawa did. I can’t believe the fandom is still simping for PedoShiina when he’s aptly demonstrated through this chapter alone that he makes the characters just as OOC as Sunrise did. Between Kagome “being jealous” of Sessrin and wishing Inuyasha was a more romantic husband like Sesshomaru (as if she herself hasn’t always been Inuyasha’s single biggest fan and would never dare to make him feel small by comparing him with Sesshomaru, his racist brother who tortured him in his youth, also rather than “envying” Sessrin she would be the first one in line to shoot an arrow through Groomermaru’s Pedophilic ass) and now him actually having Sesshomaru be the one to make the first “move” towards Rin and say incredibly sappy OOC stuff like “Rin is my everything” - it’s clear he doesn’t understand these characters any better than Sunrise.

Also his incessant need to continue making callbacks to “child Rin” during the “Sessrin” chapters and having Rin outside say she worships Sesshomaru like a God… 🤢🤢 At least it proves something the entire fandom has always been knew: They were not and never will be equals. Rin isn’t some strong girlboss ~QUEEN~ who wears the pants in that relationship like her fans self-inserters claim. she is an infantile child who was groomed by her guardian who she will forever hold up on a pedastal as a literal God and can see no flaws within him because he was the first/only person who ever gave her a sliver of kindness, and thus she feels she literally can’t say no to him.

Heya! @sweet61 beat me to most of what I wanted to express first, so you should check her answer before the things I'm gonna add to that here ^^ cause I share her sentiments.

Shiina's take on SR is him taking a bandaid 🩹and trying to stop a leak💧on a dam with it. Cause it's pretty obvious he knows about the backlash with all his statements. We went from anime loliconmaru using Rib as a creepy experiment cause he was curious about what was like to love and being a dad to "he made advances on her but actually Rib was the one who started it by seducing him with "Did Rin grow up? 😉😊" Stuff like that. Including him BLUSHING which was like a big no no for the rules RT has for his character. OOC and if he actually ever does that blush it would actually be microscopic as hell. You would need to get your 🔍 to actually see it. I understand Sesshomaru can be awkward but by the gods... WTF

BUT

He's still no different from the anime hny cause he still doesn't give a fuk about them kids really, has inukag on deep-freeze along the kid wife in this supposed masterplan along his mother because he doesn't really know WTF he is doing.

Congrats, you just made the infamous "Aristocratic Assassin" lord of the west a complete dumbass with creep still sprinkled around 🙄

I've already talked about this in the Sesskik Discord but Rin believing Sesshomaru is a God/Kami—Shiina took that from the wide-ban volume interview RT did about Rin and Jaken. Which btw, as you can see she makes clearly here what Rin was meant to be (and it's not what the romantic kind. This was before the Hogosha one)

And another call back to the "child". Interesting how Rin is supposed to be an adult, all we getting on this thing is references and personality of her being said child 😑.

I'm not surprised. Since "adult Rin" seemingly doesn't exist. Manga "adult Rin" doesn't even look like herself. It's like Shiina took his mouse, clicked cut on Kagome, took her to Photoshop and then called it a day. I'm sure the Sesskag Fandom had good laugh about that.

I'll say this. I'm not gonna name or whatever but I'm gonna say it. If you love this fandom and don't want it to finish going to a Oblivion like it has recently these past few months... Don't Support this. Stop giving it ratio. Just cause it's giving you some crumbs of said characters' daughter. And I adore said character mind you. Plus the villain. Hells, he even called pedomaru out for bad parenting and being awful. He had potential. But really think about it.

Like at this point I barely even see even stuff from my favorite characters. Because most of it is a constantly barraged out of the algorithm with unwanted CP SR in various positions unless I block it cause that's all they think about their ship while simultaneously constantly making week celebrations just to be able to trend cause they can't even make the official polls without bots...

Don't give your time on that. There's a ton of people in this fandom. Who are amazing and can do better content in a day that even Shiina, or Pedosawa, or even RT will. From Sesskik, Sesskagu, Sesskag, SessSara, SessNara or just Sessh himself while also being a cool single dad cause that's also valid and fits his character completely. As well as content about the other Inuyasha characters. The twins don't even look like their own "mother" so you can even imagine the mother as someone else.

Even a little ❤️, like, or comment for any of those content creators is enough. By showing support to the original series and people who truly love and understand these characters, I swear you'll be happier in the long run as well as peace of mind. We already got that anime fanfic cancelled. Plus don't let sinners try to censor you with lies, or try bully you into accepting their ship in social media. If they want to ship it that badly they can stick to their corner and stop harassing peeps who have the minimist disagreement about it or ship something else. They constantly diss other ships and make up stuff to attack others, yet they expect us to stay quiet about theirs and their antics 🙃

....double standards

That being said if you're ever feeling like shit about this just remember. Even Shiina knows "it's not canon". This is his "doujinshi" of that original animation. Yes, it's an official product but it isn't part of the main continuity that is the original Inuyasha.

The og series ended in June 18, 2008, with an ending that had enough openness to interpret whatever you like on what happens next

And that's the canon ending.

Yashahime is just one these. It's a bad one. OOC. An insult to the original. Destroyed the development of main characters. I know. RT didn't even write it. But in the end you choose. I already did and I announced it back for my pairing's weekend so look forward to it once I'm able to publish it, hopefully. if you're interested it on my imagination about it.

Phew! That was more than I expected to write.

In the meantime, take care of yourselves.

[clearwillow]

Here's the 15 sentences from the next chapter of Mercury's in Gatorade. Dropping beneath a cut cause of the length, but I did do sentences for the other stories, which are up on patreon.

Once they had collected the scattered arrows from the mucky remains of the demon, Kagome had knelt down for Inuyasha to hop on her back again, and they resumed their journey.

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‘I swear Inuyasha’s body is one big hormone that’s stuck on vibrate,’ she thought wearily. ‘Don’t wiggle down there!’

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“I guess I never thought about it being in pain any other time..?"

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“Are you trying to be funny or do you really want me to drop you?!” Kagome shrieked, tightening her hold. ‘Or are you trying to get me excited?!’ She’d felt a familiar tingle of delight zip through her body that she’d experienced in her own body, so it wasn’t hard to figure out what did it.

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He did bring up some comments about the variety of panty colors she carried in with her clothes, wondering what other patterns she had back in her time.

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But as Kagome followed Inuyasha’s gaze, it was a little too quiet for their peace of mind. She gripped the sword’s hilt out of reflex as she followed him, trying to put her half-demon senses to use.

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“We couldn’t have left it as it was until I was back to normal!” Kagome growled at him. “There’s no telling what that jewel in its state would have done to you!”

“It couldn’t be any worse than having to wear those wired boob traps –”

“It’s called a bra and you weren’t complaining when you were twirling around in my skirt yesterday!”

Inuyasha gasped, and Miroku nearly choked on a laugh as he heard “How dare you –!”

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“Wait, wait, wait…” The slayer walked up and looped an arm through hers, linking them at the elbows as she started to lead Kagome to the water. Behind them, she could hear the rustling of their stuff being collected and hidden. “I need you to tell me all about this…”

[twstedpometea]

Subject of Ugi’s DA Art

Tagging @silenceiswelcome​ Hi, everyone! Sorry for my absence, but like I said in my previous post, I’ve been busy trying to source art with a few others. Though I wanted to return and talk briefly about where a lot of Ugigiugi’s art vanished off too. So let me start the conversation with some updated information: I have had a few people who observed her on DeviantArt; so they did see things go off when the call outs started to happen on Tumblr in late February and on-wards into March. Now let me be clear about one thing: We never investigated all of her stuff. I was only investigating stuff people submitted to me and some pieces I had suspicions of here on Tumblr. I’ve also been sent DM’s about some of her DA pieces. My friends were mostly watching her TWST fanart submissions and according to them, Ugi may have deleted or stored about 88-90 submissions from her main TWST fanart folders and half of her gallery. (On DeviantArt you can delete or store stuff in a “STASH” of sorts, but we don’t know which she did for her art.) At this point, with all the evidence we've uncovered, I think its fair to assume most of her pieces have more then likely been traced. I'm going to guess Ugi may have removed/hidden the stuff she has traced to prevent more people from calling her out. (Side note: We never heard back from the other artists we had notified about tracing, so we can’t say if a DMCA or copyright strike happened to any of Ugigiugi’s art during all this; if anyone knows otherwise please correct me!) Anyway! While I'm still sourcing with a few others I did have luck tracking one of the sources for her so-called Egyptian|Self-shipping art pieces that proves she’s been tracing for more then her TWST-fanart. Minor #Nudwarning though for these art pieces and the traced art is a bit mature and a bit cheeky. Lenbarboza’s Inuyasha- Inukago ship art Vs. Ugigiugi/Seth (For her Egyptian project) ship art.

Some notes with these pieces: 1.This is obviously another tracing situation with some adjustments. Please note: This art piece of Ugi’s is not longer on her gallery (possibly deleted or stored like the rest of her art) 2. This was traced from an older fandom artist in the Inuyasha fandom. I actually recognized this piece’s art style but I had to look for the artist again as their first tumblr was deleted. I thankfully did find the image to source here. So for sure she has been tracing stuff before she got into Twisted Wonderland fandom. How far else? I can’t say for certain(Especially with stuff deleted/or hidden) but it’s very obvious at this point she was just covering her tracks when all this stuff came out. That's likely why half of her gallery is gone. In any case that’s really I have to update on the matter of why her DA art pieces are gone. There’s not much else to it all. With all this in mind, please remember: Do not Harass Ugigiugi or her followers! Don’t engage and just block if need be! At  this point I don’t see a reason to get on her page or go about addressing her or followers. There’s zero point to having any conversations with them if their set in their own mindsets. More so; this entire drama basically created a large digital footprint so even if Ugi and her followers don’t listen to logic, we still have all this proof she did trace and chose to run  then handle things in a mature manner. -TwstedPomeTea

[lostinfantasyworlds]

For the writers truth and dare game 😁

🪲,🍄,🪐

Hi Liz!!! Thank you so much for the asks!!! ❤️ 😁 🥰

🪲 ⇢ add 50 words to your current wip and share the paragraph here

I'm so bad at coming up with stuff on the spot so I'm going to cheat a little and use something I jotted down last night (which is probably more than 50 words 😆). This is for my main WIP, which I have talked about before but am not going to name so I can be all secretive and mysterious🤣: ------- "Do you have any informants in Hawaii?" Inuyasha asked.

Miroku seemed taken aback, but recovered quickly. "Actually, yes. One of my oldest confidants, Hachi, spends most of his time island-hopping. Why?"

"Could you -- Is there any chance he could -- Or you could ask --"

"Aw, are you trying to ask me for a favor?" His stupid blue eyes lit up like a child, and Inuyasha's hands balled into fists. "This must be important. You can do it, use your words."

Fuming, Inuyasha's cheeks burned, which he covered up by punching his annoying partner in the arm. He so badly wanted to tell him to forget it, since Miroku was pretty much insufferable when gloating. But since this was likely his only shot to help Kagome while they were gone, he took a deep breath and swallowed his pride.

"Do you think you could ask him to keep an eye on someone for me?"

"Stalking, huh? I didn't take you as the type."

"Fucking what -- no! I just...need to know she's safe. Alive. Nothing more than that."

"Oooh...she? This keeps getting better!"

Inuyasha's eye twitched, calling on every last bit of restraint he possessed not to knock the shit-eating grin off of Miroku's stupid face.

"Can you do that for me or not?" he ground out.

Miroku seemed to realize just how close he was to getting his ass beat, because his expression turned serious. "You just want a visual confirmation of safety?" Inuyasha nodded. "How often?"

"Whenever he can manage it...once a week, every few days, whatever."

"I believe that can be arranged. I'll ask him...on one condition."

"For fuck's sake, what?"

"That you tell me what the deal is with you and this woman."

Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "Why are you like this?"

🍄 ⇢ share a head canon for one of your favourite ships or pairings

I feel like Inuyasha and Kagome would probably move pretty fast in their relationship once she returned through the well. I imagine them being engaged and making out all over the place within the first few weeks. After all that time apart thinking they'd never see each other again, and since Kagome's decision to return is the ultimate show of commitment anyways, I think they'd want to make up for lost time and just go for it. That being said, I don't imagine them having sex the same day she comes through the well or anything like that. But I also don't think it'd take them a really long time to cross all of those milestones off their list. Somewhere in the middle, like a few weeks to maybe a couple months. I love reading fics that explore all of the different possibilities though, and can get behind almost any explanation/head canon.

🪐 ⇢ name three good things going on in your life right now

Work is slower than it's ever been at the moment, to the point where I have had days and days of absolutely nothing to do while working at home and still getting paid (I'm salaried). My bosses have shockingly not tried to give me any busy work (there really isn't much else to do since our work is entirely project-based), so I've had a lot of time to catch up on my life and do fun things lately. It is the ultimate luxury and very rare, so I'm soaking it up while I can because once things get busy again my entire life will go back to revolving around my stupid job.

My mental health has finally reached a stable place, and I've been feeling pretty good overall. After years of depression and anxiety, it's a huge relief to feel back on solid ground again.

Our house is coming together slowly but surely. We are just about to paint the room we're currently renovating, and then just have to do flooring and we'll have another space finished and ready to use!

I have a lot to be grateful for right now, things are good 🥰

Thank you again for the asks!

From the Writer's Truth & Dare Ask Game

[cool-unlikelyfancollection-blog]

Ataru: But if were going to die here, there’s something I need to get off my chest… I do not care for Ranma 1/2.

Lum and Shinobu: What?!

Mendo: How can you even say that?!

Ataru: I really didn’t care for it.

Shinobu: It’s the best manga/anime Rumiko has ever made!

Ataru: Look, I know that everyone says that but-

Lum: Well, I think that’s a bit of an exaggeration but it’s a really good series, darling. It has so many wonderful characters like Ranma, Akane-

Shinobu: SHAMPOO!

Ataru: Look look, they’re all perfectly fine characters but I still don’t like the series that much.

Mendo: Well, why don’t you like the series that much?

Ataru: The story is boring!

Shinobu: What do you mean boring?!-

Ataru: It’s about Ranma who get cursed by being a girl, that’s it!

Lum: But I thought you like curses and stuff, darling.

Ataru: Yeah, when they’re actually fun, but this, this just makes me die of boredom!

Shinobu: Well, what about the other characters like Ryoga or Happosai?

Ataru: Oh, you mean the creepy small old man that always steals some panties?! Cause you know, that something we want to see in a 90s anime, am I right?! It’s just, I didn’t even bothered finishing the series due to how boring it is!

Lum: Darling, it’s not really fair to judge a series if you haven’t finished it yet-

Ataru: I tried many times to find the time to finish the series but I just can’t! I only stopped at the OVAs!

Shinobu: But their OVAs are great!

Mendo: Kuno is a handsome devil that must be protected!

Ataru: We just keep going back and forth and back and forth and it’s so tedious!

Lum: It’s really not big of a deal.

Ataru: I thought the final OVA were weird but this!?

Lum: You didn’t like the final OVA?!!

Ataru: Why was the OVA based on a regular dumb arc instead of the last final ?!!!

Mendo: But Ataru, it takes years to make more seasons.

Ataru: it’s just a flimsy excuse to make fans ragequits!

Shinobu: It’s called patients, which is something I bet you wouldn’t understand about, you flirting, perverted idiot!!

Ataru (sarcastically): Oh, I’m so sorry, I didn’t know having an opinion would hurt your little feelings!

Shinobu: I bet you’re also dumb enough to like Inuyasha, aren’t you!

Ataru: It’s a perfectly fine series!

Shinobu: You wanna talk about fans ragequits! Oh, boy that is the king of ragequitting fans!

Ataru: You hate it because it’s different!

Shinobu: No I hate it cause I’m a smart girl!

Mendo: Is it just me or the water stop rising?

Lum: I mean Shinobu has a point, it seems like a double standard if you’re gonna keep criticizing Ranma 1/2 but yet you keep praising Inuyasha.

Ataru: …I like Rinne. That’s my response to this statement.

Shinobu: Of course-

Ataru: Well, there you go.

Lum: oh god…

…

Mendo: I like Rinne too.

[nemesisvortex]

Just read most of Kamisama Kiss, spoilers for Kamisama Kiss, Howl's Moving Castle, and Fruits Basket, Inuyasha, Romantic Killer beware

I need recommendations for stuff that's basically "It was you all along"

Sofie traveling back in time and telling Howl to come for her in Howl's Moving Castle

Nanami going back in time to save Tomoe and in the process of trying to keep the timeline how she thought it happened (him falling in love with Yukiji) she creates that and he falls in love with her

It was her all along

A non-time travel variant of this can be Tohru and Kyo from Fruit's Basket, especially with the bait and switch with the hat, but like, he knew and loved her all along (not immediately in Kyo's case, but he wanted to know her if I remember correctly)

I'm a sucker for all variants of lifelong companions

Childhood best-friends who lost touch and forgot about eachother only to reunite and fall in love all over again, memories slowly returning

one or both reincarnating and finding eachother again, Inuyasha was close but I disliked how they handled Kikyo and Kagome as reincarnations, it would've been nice if they had explored more of the fact that they're the same *soul* and what that means, as is, Kikyo is so horribly different from Kagome, vindictive, cold, etc etc, its hard to believe that they're kinda the same person, you can see it a little in how loud Kagome is, as like, an extreme version of Kikyo's quiet vindictiveness, but there's just too much dissonance between the two that it feels it was only a plot point for the drama + bonus damseling Kagome for a hot minute, which dont get me wrong, love a good damsel moment, but thats just when its done well, and I dont know if I can say Inuyasha handles its damseling well

A smaller variant of this was done really well in Romantic Killer, best show, where knowledge given at the end of the show recontextualizes everything before it into a micro "it was you all along", where every action Anzu did to avoid Kazuki and the whole romantic otome game plot line actually helped him and he found himself falling in love because of it, breaking his phone on accident when his trauma was acting up so he was able to briefly recover, and not pressing him on it, avoiding him (not treating him like a piece of meat) and standing up to girls who dont care about what HE wants

Yeah, stuff that recontextualizes things works really well for this I think, like Nanami making sasamochi for Tomoe when he was sick, and we see a brief flashback of someone making him sasamochi when he was a kid, and we learn later that it was also Nanami here and he was pretending to be a kid

His favorite food is sasamochi because Nanami made it, and Nanami made it because it was his favorite food, a closed loop

Side note: Kamisama Kiss has one of my favorite portrayals of time travel ever, it makes perfect sense, doesn't hurt your brain, and makes things 10x better by recontextualizing everything you thought you knew without breaking it

But yeah, this is a really long winded way of asking if anyone has recommendations for media that fulfills this particular niche, preferably without spoiling the good stuff if I choose to read it for myself, I used a lot of examples so hopefully that gets across what im looking for

I should probably do a breakdown of what I liked so much about Kamisama Kiss, I said a lot here, but yeah

"It was you all along"

gud stuff

[welldrawnfish]

Not just ranma, like I can deal with that to an extent as a product of its time although it gets reallllly rough in spots and you gotta take it with a grain of salt. The waves rumiko made for women in the manga industry, I'll accept ranma, I'll accept lum, and while it's not my jam, inuyasha was miles better. Showing she is doing better.

But look at modern iterations, like tensei pandemic, or boku girl- these feel like modern rewrites of ranma but ups the problematic tropes and completely removes the nuanced gender debate ranma has with themselves. It's just groping slapstick and the choice of gender almost always is dictated by the will they wont they love interests.

Or look at the other direction, the ones that I REALLY HATE - the guy turned into elementary school student genderbend. Like this shit does nothing when transphobes look at it and say "see I was right" and you read it and it's fuckin gross like?

Onii chan is done for- guy is forced into a elementary schoolers body - I hate this cause the animation is pretty but like, mahiros sister forces mahiro to become agirl by slipping her drugs against consent, mahiro goes through the fuckin motions bra shopping / periods basic jokes. pisses herself an uncomfortable amount, eventually enrolls in school with other grade schoolers as a full grown adult , and to be fair and balanced, doesn't seem to be lewd or interested in the girls and constantly has conflicted feelings on if what they doing is ok , but just because you lampshade it doesn't fuckin make it OK. There's like a multichaptel arc where the drug kinda wears off and mahiros dick comes back first and one of the grade schoolers grope it in the middle of the night. And tries to like double check???

That could have been just as funny or more funny if they did, say, a bunch stubble popping in, or her hands turn into full grown man hands. But no the author chose a dick.

There's others too, other turn into grade schoolers ones. I can't recall them cause I tend to trash the series quick, one had some guy genderbend and have to swap panties with kids or something like the fuck?

And I don't accept that different culture shit. Japan has some disgusting expectations and treatment of women and I swear a non small percentage is how they are treated in manga and how it's depicted as ok. They need to fuckin do better like as a nation.

There's a few legit trans stories that tend to be pretty amazing. Wandering son, juukyuu said no seifuku (?) I'm white as fuck don't come at me.

And actual good genderbend makes it a b plot, yakuza reincarnated has great art and doesn't do much pervy stuff last time I read it, but I'm not double checking here. Or something like only sense online that uses it to carve a niche in saturated genres and doesn't touch it at all which is sadly like.. the best we get?

I know there's a few western pieces but I can't think of anything that jumps out at me as good gender explorations. You have to look online, where you get stuff like short comics,brooke2valley, or prettiest platypus, rain, I want to be a cute anime girl, hyperfocus, who all ex plore a more irl slice of life version of the trans experience, on the fantasy side you get magical boy, and that's about it. That's were the good shit is, we need more

and fuck maybe I should just make as much as fucking content as possible, get money start a whole lgbtq art studio dedicated to this shit its our fuckin genre let's fucking reclaim it FUCK

I'm really passionate about this sorry

OC do not steel. pretty please

If I get a positive response I'll start on one of these, depending on whatever feels has the most support. And ill start stuff like patreon and whatever else is needed to make the projects successful. I will make ti my full time career.

[kahran042]

HUGE new batch of JCGTL quotes!

Mark: Why isn’t Jonas excited? Chloe: I don’t know, but it’s weird. I’ve seen Jonas get excited over getting a curly fry mixed in with his regular fries. He talked about it for a month. (Source: Austin and Ally) (Mark Seaver, Chloe Seaver)

Mark: I’m going to bed. I don’t remember which room I’m in but I’m sure I’ll recognize the door. Chloe: He’s going to be wandering around up there all night. Justin: Yup, he belongs to the hotel now. (Source: Bob's Burgers) (Mark Seaver, Chloe Seaver, Justin Seaver)

Brad: Count me out. Nate: We can’t count you out. Jonas listens to you. Brad: He also listens to the Barenaked Ladies. Go get their dumb asses to help you. *Everyone gasps* Chloe: Back it up. Nate: Okay, Brad. You are clearly in a bad space today, but Jonas is our friend and the Barenaked Ladies are triple platinum. Are you? Brad: Why does everyone leap to defend that band so aggressively? And how much stuff do we have to go through before my friendship stops being questioned? Chloe: Maybe friendship is about going through a lot of stuff. And maybe BNL has two Billboard Awards to your zero. Brad: Oh, they’re “BNL” now? We need a shorthand for the Barenaked Ladies. That’s how fundamental they are. You know what Jonas probably needs more than anything? Some space. Maybe I do too. Chloe: Maybe we all need some space to pull the knife out of the back of the most celebrated Canadian alt-rock band of the mid-‘90s, you selfish, jaded ass. (Source: Community)

(Brad Thompson, Nate Kellerman, Chloe Seaver)

Samantha: So I have to be good for a whole month. Not a problem. Samantha: … Samantha: This is gonna kill me! (Source: Garfield) (Samantha Corbin) Chloe: Could you ever see us as more than just friends? Jonas: YES! I’m so glad you asked! I can totally see us as dragons! Hang on, let me find the picture I drew… (Source: Instagram) (Chloe Seaver, Jonas Corbin)

Jonas: Are you implying that I’m stupid?Brad: Wow, for someone who’s stupid, you figured that out quickly. (Source: Inuyasha) (Jonas Corbin, Brad Thompson)

Mark: Actually, I’m in charge, in case either of you have forgotten. Chloe: No, we remember. We just don’t care. (Source: Legends of Tomorrow) (Mark Seaver, Chloe Seaver)

Kiera: You know those moments when I tell you something isn’t a good idea? Chloe: And then I ignore you? Yeah. (Source: Merlin)

(Kiera Bernhardt, Chloe Seaver)

Chloe: If I were off my rocker, would I take a weekly selfie with my hedgehog? (Source: New Girl) (Chloe Seaver) Kiera: I want to be more decisive. Chloe: About what? Kiera: I don’t know, there’s so many options. (Source: Poorly Drawn Lines) (Kiera Bernhardt, Chloe Seaver)

Chloe: I hate you. Connor: I know. (Source: Star Wars)

(Chloe Seaver, Connor Urquhart)

Jonas (to Kiera): I'm not perfect, but I'll love you with everything I've got. (Source: Tumblr) (Jonas Corbin)

Adrian: Slartibartfast. Kiera: Huh? Adrian: That was a dude from Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, remember? Kiera: Yeah, what about it? Adrian: Yeah. (Source: Tumblr) (Adrian Bernhardt, Kiera Bernhardt)

Jonas: Hey, Nate, quick question here, how much is 132 multiplied by 42? Nate: Do I look like a calculator to you? Jonas: Yeah. Nate: … Nate: [sighing] 5,544. (Source: Tumblr) (Jonas Corbin, Nate Kellerman)

Jonas: How old is Frodo? Chloe: I think he's about two or three. Jonas: Thanks. Chloe: Why? Jonas: Do you think he's more magical or he uses full on fist combat? Chloe: Are you guys making my hedgehog in an RPG? Brad: Answer, please. (Source: Tumblr) (Jonas Corbin, Chloe Seaver, Brad Thompson)

Kiera: What’d you make for Nate? Alicia, staring at the food she just burned: Regret. (Source: Tumblr) (Kiera Bernhardt, Alicia Ramsey)

Jonas: Is there a word that’s a mix between “sad” and “mad”? Nate: Disgruntled, miserable, desolated. Brad: Smad. (Source: Tumblr) (Jonas Corbin, Nate Kellerman, Brad Thompson)

Robert: Can you come out? Morgan: Okay, gimme a minute. Dad, I’m gay. Robert: I know that, honey. I meant come out to the car. Morgan: Car, I’m gay. (Source: Tumblr) (Robert Urquhart, Morgan Urquhart)

Kiera: *carries Lilith out of her room for being naughty* Lilith: *purrs* Kiera: You are being punished. Please do not purr. I love you. (Source: Tumblr) (Kiera Bernhardt, Lilith)

Connor: Is there any recreational use for asprin? Mark: You could juggle with the pills. (Source: Tumblr) (Connor Urquhart, Mark Seaver)

Jonas: You could at least ask to have some of my Halloween candy! Mark: You’d say no anyways. Jonas: BECAUSE YOU KEEP STEALING IT! (Source: Tumblr) (Jonas Corbin, Mark Seaver)

Jonas: You’re pretty strong. You should be my bodyguard. Mark: I would love to be your bodyguard. Jonas: I wouldn’t pay you. Mark: I would hate to be your bodyguard. (Source: Tumblr) (Jonas Corbin, Mark Seaver)

Shana: What time is it? Drake: I don’t know; pass me that saxophone and we’ll find out. Drake: *plays sax loudly and extremely out of tune* Neighbor: WHO THE FUCK IS PLAYING THE SAXOPHONE AT TWO IN THE MORNING? Drake: It’s 2 am. (Source: Tumblr) (Shana Levine, Drake Levine)

Jonas: Hey, Alicia, what are you writing? Alicia: A fanfic. Jonas: About what? Alicia: You and Chloe. Jonas, blushing: W-what? Why? Alicia: Chloe asked me to. I’m being paid. Chloe: I TOLD YOU TO KEEP THAT ANONYMOUS, IDIOT! (Source: Tumblr) (Jonas Corbin, Alicia Ramsey, Chloe Seaver)

John: Not all construction work is equally enjoyable. For example, enlarging a drilled hole is boring, but fastening pieces of metal together is riveting. (Source: Tumblr) (John Seaver)

Colin: Can I buy you a drink? Morgan: I have a girlfriend. Colin: *counts out his money* She can only get something small then. (Source: Twitter) (Colin Gardner, Morgan Urquhart)

Nate: Did it hurt? When I told you to Google something and I was right? (Source: Twitter) (Nate Kellerman)

Jonas: How petty can you get? Nate: I once edited a Wikipedia article to win an argument I was wrong about. (Source: Twitter) (Jonas Corbin, Nate Kellerman) Brad: What’s the plan? We just hide in here forever? Jonas: Not forever. Just until Mark is calm. Chloe: So forever. (Source: Victorious) (Brad Thompson, Jonas Corbin, Chloe Seaver)

Mark: You’re sick. You’re a sick person. Connor: You’re just now figuring that out? (Source: Victorious)

(Mark Seaver, Connor Urquhart)

Mark, banging on the door: Connor! Open up! Connor: Well, it all started when I was a kid… Morgan: No, he meant- Jonas: Let him finish. (Source: YouTube) (Mark Seaver, Connor Urquhart, Morgan Urquhart, Jonas Corbin)

Connor: Mark and I have the kind of easy chemistry where we finish each other's- Mark: Sentences. Connor: Don't interrupt me. (Source: Incorrect Quotes Generator) (Connor Urquhart, Mark Seaver)

Jonas: Rules are made to be broken. Nate: They were made to be followed. Nothing is made to be broken. Brad: Uh, piñatas. Alicia: Glow sticks. Chloe: Karate boards. Kiera: Spaghetti when you have a small pot. Jonas: Rules. Nate: … (Source: Incorrect Quotes Generator) (Jonas Corbin, Nate Kellerman, Brad Thompson, Alicia Ramsey, Chloe Seaver, Kiera Bernhardt)

Chloe: Ok, maybe playing ‘whose family is most dysfunctional’ wasn’t the best idea we’ve had. Jonas has been crying in the bathroom for an hour. We can’t get him out… (Source: Incorrect Quotes Generator) (Chloe Seaver)

Kiera: I've already sent good vibes your way… they’re coming. There’s nothing you can do to stop them. Connor: This is the most threatening way I’ve ever been cheered up. (Source: Incorrect Quotes Generator) (Kiera Bernhardt, Connor Urquhart)

Jonas: I love you guys, you're the best thing that's happened to me. Brad: We're the best thing that's ever happened to you? Jonas: Yes! Chloe: I'm starting to feel a little sorry for you. (Source: Incorrect Quotes Generator) (Jonas Corbin, Brad Thompson, Chloe Seaver)

Chloe: If Justin and I were drowning, who would you save? Mark: You two can’t swim? Justin: It’s a hypothetical question, Mark! Who would you save? Mark: My time and effort. (Source: Incorrect Quotes Generator) (Chloe Seaver, Mark Seaver, Justin Seaver)

Nate: How did none of you hear what I just said? Brad: I’ve been zoned out for the past two and a half hours. Jonas: I got distracted about halfway through. Chloe: Ignoring you was a conscious decision. (Source: Incorrect Quotes Generator) (Nate Kellerman, Brad Thompson, Jonas Corbin, Chloe Seaver)

Connor: Who the fuck added me to a fucking group chat? Mark: >:O language Jadyn: Yeah watch your fucking language Lauren: OKAY WHO TAUGHT JADYN THE FUCK WORD? Nick: 'The fuck word'. Jared: Are you stupid? You guys use the f word all the time Jadyn: Oh my god they censored it Nick: Say fuck, Jared. Jadyn: Do it, Jared. Say fuck. (Source: Incorrect Quotes Generator) (Connor Urquhart, Mark Seaver, Jadyn Beaumont, Lauren Reinholt, Nick Murphy, Jared Murphy)

Kiera: I trust Jonas. Chloe: You think he knows what he's doing? Kiera: I wouldn't go that far. (Source: Incorrect Quotes Generator) (Kiera Bernhardt, Chloe Seaver)

Jonas: Hey, Nate? Can I get some dating advice? Nate: Just because I’m with Alicia doesn’t mean I know how I did it. (Source: Incorrect Quotes Generator) (Jonas Corbin, Nate Kellerman)

Kiera: I told Jonas his ears flush when they lie. Alicia: Why? Kiera: Look. Hey, Jonas! Do you love me? Jonas, covering his ears: No. Alicia: … (Source: Incorrect Quotes Generator) (Kiera Bernhardt, Alicia Ramsey, Jonas Corbin)

Jonas: Who thinks I can fit 15 marshmallows in my mouth? Nate: You’re a hazard to society Chloe: And a coward. DO TWENTY. (Source: Incorrect Quotes Generator) (Jonas Corbin, Nate Kellerman, Chloe Seaver)

Jonas: Everyone, synchronize your watches. Brad: I don’t know how to do that. Chloe: I don’t wear a watch. Nate: Time is a construct. (Source: Incorrect Quotes Generator) (Jonas Corbin, Brad Thompson, Chloe Seaver, Nate Kellerman)

Mark: I think we're missing something. Nick: Teamwork? Jared: Cohesion? Kyle: A general sense of what we’re doing? (Source: Incorrect Quotes Generator) (Mark Seaver, Nick Murphy, Jared Murphy, Kyle Levy)

Kiera: Why are Mark and Connor sitting with their backs to each other? Morgan: They had a fight. Kiera: Then why are they holding hands? Morgan: They get sad when they fight. (Source: Incorrect Quotes Generator) (Kiera Bernhardt, Morgan Urquhart)

Jonas: I think Brad was right. Chloe: I'm surprised he hasn't marched in here to say 'I told you so.' Alicia: He wouldn't do that. Brad: You're right, Alicia. For once in your life, you're 100% right. I would never say that. *turns around, the shirt he's wearing says 'Brad Told You So' on the back* (Source: Incorrect Quotes Generator) (Jonas Corbin, Chloe Seaver, Alicia Ramsey, Brad Thompson)

Brad: Why are your tongues purple? Jonas: We had slushies. I had a blue one. Kiera: I had a red one. Brad: Oh. Brad: … Brad: OH. Chloe: … Chloe: You drank each other's slushies? (Source: Incorrect Quotes Generator) (Brad Thompson, Jonas Corbin, Kiera Bernhardt, Chloe Seaver)

Valerie: While I’m gone, Mark, you’re in charge. Mark: Yes!!! Valerie, whispering: Justin, you’re secretly in charge. Justin: Obviously. (Source: Incorrect Quotes Generator) (Valerie Seaver, Mark Seaver, Justin Seaver)

Jonas: I really like this whole ‘good guy, bad guy’ thing you guys have going on. Adrian: It’s not an act, it’s just that I’m mean and Karin isn’t. (Source: Incorrect Quotes Generator) (Jonas Corbin, Adrian Bernhardt)

Mark: Chloe, keep an eye on Jonas today. He's going to say something to the wrong person and get punched. Chloe: Sure, I’d love to see Jonas get punched. Mark: Try again. Chloe, sighing: I will stop Jonas from getting punched. (Source: Incorrect Quotes Generator) (Mark Seaver, Chloe Seaver)

Chloe: Dumbest scar stories, go! Nate: I burned my tongue once drinking tea. Alicia: I dropped a hair dryer on my leg once and burned it. Brad: I have a piece of graphite in my leg from accidentally stabbing myself with a pencil in the first grade. Kiera: I was taking a cup of noodles out of the microwave and spilled it on my hand and I got a really bad burn. Jonas: … Jonas: I have emotional scars. (Source: Incorrect Quotes Generator) (Chloe Seaver, Nate Kellerman, Alicia Ramsey, Brad Thompson, Kiera Bernhardt, Jonas Corbin)

[dawnrider]

84 and InuKag!!

Number 84 is Kaleidoscope Heart by Sara Bareilles. An oldie but goodie. Short song, but tells you a lot in just a little... Kind of what I'm trying to do here! XD

It had been ages since he had come to sit by the well and just think. Now that Kagome was here, it was easy not to think about the well much at all. No need to sit and pine or worry about if or when she would come back. She was here. Sometimes, though, he needed to take a moment to sort out his thoughts. His whole life had changed so radically since the moment she woke him up. Even more now that she was back in his time with him permanently. He had been given friends and friendship. He had been given a family. Now he would have Family. Inuyasha felt his heart race a little at the reminder of what was soon to come. Or rather who… Was he the kind of guy who could be a father? He supposed he was about to find out. “You’re not supposed to walk all this way by yourself,” he called, his chastising lighthearted. “Not my fault you came all the way out here and I gotta come get you.” She huffed a bit as she made it all the way into the clearing. “Are you out here moping for a reason, or just for fun?” Inuyasha stood and went to collect his ungainly wife. “Just thinking. A lot to consider.” Kagome nodded. The fact that she didn’t argue with him about picking her up let him know she was tired from the trek. “You’re nervous.” He didn’t deny it. She patted his chest lightly as he walked. “This right here? This is what matters.” “My muscles?” he asked, a little perplexed. She laughed. “Your heart, baka. The good stuff is in here.” She kissed his cheek. “We’ll figure it out. Together. Ok?” “Yea. We always do, huh?” She smiled and nuzzled her nose under his chin as he carried her home.

[casliveblog]

Custom Toonami Block Week 126 Rundown

Inuyasha: So since things have been kinda heavy lately it’s time for filler again… I mean we had a whole huge stretch of filler right before the Band of Seven arc but we haven’t had Modern World filler so I get the studio’s impulse to go back there now that the group’s finally back in the general area of Kaede’s village. Turns out now that Kagome has some free time her school’s just doing cultural festival shit so she can’t actually get to progressing her studies which sucks because she’s probably got enough absent days to be held back till she’s thirty already. It kinda makes me wonder if her friends are suspicious like ‘Oh you suddenly got better when there’s a party being planned huh?’ like they already know despite being sick she supposedly has a motorcycle gang yakuza possessive boyfriend so I just wonder what kind of life these girls think Kagome has. Anyway Kagome gets roped into doing all the active work since she missed all the prep stuff and all of her understudy positions get called in at the same time so she has to step up and do everything. Also since we can’t just have a filler arc about Kagome doing festival shit there’s a plot point about freeze-dried fungus demons being let loose in the school which nobody told Kagome that if you boil/heat them they fucking pop up in full Foongus form and start murdering so… that’s bad. Also Naraku visits giant ear man from All That to find out where the last jewel shard is. But yeah I remember when Toonami re-aired Inuyasha when it first came back this was actually the last episode their aired before they moved the schedule around, which this is pretty far into the series so it’s not like it was slighted or anything but I just imagine people that haven’t seen the whole thing thinking the series ends with fungus demons destroying Tokyo because someone fucked up.

Yu Yu Hakusho: So with the name reveals last chapter and the group being in a hospital, it’s no surprise that Doctor is the first of Sensui’s henchmen to attack. Apparently Sensui wants Doctor to fight Yusuke to see how he deals with fighting another human to the death which idk I feel like that’s racist. Like I get it’s probably a different matter to kill someone that looks like you but when you think about it and the dozens of sentient beings Yusuke and similar protagonists have killed it never really makes much sense for them to get hung up on killing humans like our lives are somehow worth more than another race that’s basically exactly the same except it has some horns or blue skin or some shit, at least when Bleach redid this whole arc they went out of their way for the first humanoid Ichigo kills to just be a straight up human after all the times of dancing around him not directly killing human-like Hollows. Still, tangent aside, Doctor infects everybody with poison insects that are even more poison and insecty than the ones outside. He also jumps one of the ally Stand Users and plays a pretty tense game of ‘guess the Stand User’ and turns out he has Kabuto’s chakra scalpel from Naruto except his doesn’t suck and can actually cut people and he just murders like five nurses and paralyzes our Shadow Bro Stand User, still with some shadow shenanigans he’s able to tell Yusuke which doctor is Doctor and they have that cool animation scene everyone references when talking about this show and Yusuke fucking blows his arm off with a Spirit Gun, like so much for him not wanting to kill humans, he reattaches the arm but Yusuke didn’t know he could do that and losing an arm’s worth of blood is pretty fatal in the middle of battle even if he does do the ‘I’ve turned off my pain sensors’ thing which I thought we already established in the Dark Tournament arc was not a good thing.

Fate/Apocrypha: It’s the big ‘oh boy here comes the final battle’ episode and Astolfo is all ‘oh yeah I can do a plot thing but I need to prep my anime powerup music’ so they decide to hold off on sieging Semiramis’s fortress and let the protags sulk around for a bit and get their last bits of navelgazing in before all the big fights happen. Caules and Doc OCk girl do the dolphin sex thing Rin and Shirou did in UBW which thankfully they turned down the sexual overtones on given these two are siblings because everyone’s like ‘You’re a girl and don’t like when dogs die and also have no legs so fuck off’ which seems kind of mean, like I know it’s not like this all the time and I don’t mean to sound like an SJW here but I kinda don’t like when they do the ‘you don’t have the heart to be a warrior’ thing to girls, like at least this girl’s still gonna fight but the only time that speech has ever been pulled off without feeling weird is FMA where they made it absolutely clear that Winry murdering Scar for revenge was a bad idea and they were just cockblocking her from plot relevance. Anyway Jeanne sees Astolfo’s Monster Energy Can and answers some questions the internet still hasn’t settled for some reason, and then Astolfo goes on a date with Sieg for no real reason and they run into Mordred and are like ‘hey, humans huh, aren’t they weird?’ and they have a long weird pretentious talk that basically ends up with ‘yeah humans do bad stuff and good stuff’ which ranks up there with KLK’s ‘humans are humans and clothes are clothes’ in terms of dumb morals except KLK was doing it on purpose. Anyway Mordred asserts she still wants to be a good guy at the end of the day and vandalizes their airplane while everybody has their ‘yeah let’s go final battle time’ moments. I mean we are getting close to the end but I’ve learned from FGO that no matter how many times they say ‘this is the final battle’ there may still be like three or four final battles left.

Speed Grapher: We pick up roughly where we left off, Kagura knows she’s dying now and is worried about Saiga’s eyes giving out from the Euphoria Factor and they fight because Saiga wants to go it alone to protect Kagura and Kagura just wants to be with Saiga even if it means dying. Saiga agrees to testify to Parliament about Suitengu on the condition that Kagura doesn’t have to and they get her out of the country. Meanwhile Ginza gets reports about Suitengu’s plan causing everyone in the city to go crazy and causing a massive crime wave but she’s way too deep into her character spiral to care and has more money than she ever needs so cleaning up after the police isn’t high on her priorities so idk if she even works for them anymore. Saiga goes out to think and ends up talking with a guy named Joe who’s drunk and oblivious enough to not recognize him but admits he’s a big fan of Saiga’s because of how he’d be brave enough to run into warzones and stand and fight for what he believes in while the real Saiga tells him that causes aren’t worth dying for since he’s not testifying to bring down Suitengu he’s only doing it to protect Kagura but he and Joe kind of admire each other all the same. Saiga goes to meet up with the Parliament member’s group the White Eagles and they get ready to prep Saiga’s testimony, murmurs in the group reveal Joe really is a member of the White Eagles but there’s a mole in the group and people think it’s him. Still Joe comes in with a full list of Roppongi club members left behind by an assassinated former member and reveals that the Parliament member’s really a member of the club and HE’S the one leaking the White Eagles’ activities to Suitengu and the main government. The politician reveals his true form as a Euphoric and becomes a speaker man that blows everyone’s eardrums and scrambles their brains with sound (this makes sense since he’s one of those rich dudes that listens to classical music on speakers bigger than he is but it wasn’t relevant till now) Saiga survives the sonic blast because he’s a Euphoric but Joe and the rest of the White Eagles die and now Speaker Man has kidnapped Kagura and Saiga’s gotta face him down while Ginza and the newspaper guy are on their way inside. Also they couldn’t resist going with the ‘Good Vibrations’ title for the next episode which is very cheesy but if I’m being honest I’d probably go for it too.

[la-hannya]

I've been out of the fandom for awhile and I occasionally check in on Inuyasha reddit just bc I am bored and was a huge fan in younger days.

It's never not funny how casual viewers still come in and point out how they don't like sessrin or how weird/ gross it is and sessrinners are fighting tooth and nails to defend their ship. This shit is funny af.

Like after a few years of the sequel, if you still have to constantly defend your position and be on edge....then maybe..perhaps... just maybe...your ship is gross and wrong not matter what way you spin it.

It's not just that...

Honestly

If you truly TRULY believe in something...

Something you genuinely CARE about...

You wouldn't have the need, the necessity to fight, censor, doxx, stalk, attack people including your own, humiliate, bully, mass report, hack, HARASS, accuse people of stealing artwork even for something sharing the same pose as the thing that wets your panties, make up stuff up in order to cause harm and chase people out of the fandom; all because you want to make claim to something that we all know wasn't meant to be to begin with.

Just cause you don't want your emersion, your bubble that you've been making up for the past 20+ years to burst, because those around don't see/agree the same as you do.

If you genuinely believe it. You just go and vibe in your circle. You don't really wouldn't go around trying to fuk with people. Especially, even give a damn what they think. Yeah, there's gonna be disagreements from time to time, that's life. But at the magnitude that they have caused for like 3 years now it's just insane. You have a freaking problem.

Like earlier this month. I saw someone just "stating their thoughts" to put it simple, clearly not looking for hate, minding their business. This srinner who I shall call one of the SR fandom's "attack dogs" because that's what they do more than actually ship their thing, they are always clearly going out of their way to look for posts and reply to them hoping to get something out of the op or attack them for something that bothered their ship even though a dm could've solved it. She will even cuss the fuk out of the person who dares to defend ya or comment their opinion.

Like that's not just toxic. That's some cult/religions zealot type behavior. Like going to a neighbor to try and intimidate them out of the neighborhood cause of who they are. This is one of the worst ship fandoms I've witnessed along things like the Steven Universe one or fandoms like Reylo. Oh, and don't get me started that even if you block them they find ways to still stalk you to report back to the others.

(You can't say "antis" started with sht either because I've been following Inuyasha for years. Said ship fandom I shall not name was always problematic ("mild" compared to now though) but anyone with a sense of sanity mostly just ignored it. Because it was weird thing to ship. Still is. Till Lolisawa's begging to RT's ass to let him fullfil his fetish fanfic that he fantasized for years caused a breaking point. Now here we are 🤷🏻‍♀️💁🏻‍♀️)

I just wonder how long their insecurity will last at this point.

[helly-watermelonsmellinfellon]

Why tf is harrymort something you ship? Not only is Voldemort constantly trying to kill Harry, has killed Harry's parents, threatened to kill all of Harry's friends, and actually did sort of kill Harry, but like. He's definitely over fifty in the books. IDK how old he is exactly, but he's old enough that he was a feared political cult leader missing 6 chunks of his soul and a Hogwarts graduate when Harry is a baby. It's creepy, man.

Bruh, all of my ships are incredibly problematic in more than one way. I'm suspicious over that being the only one you seem to take issue with.

1.) You lack imagination. HP is a very fleshed out fictional universe with many options at your fingertips for fanfic. Tom Riddle appears throughout the series, in the ages newborn, 11, 15, 16, 18, 20+, 30+, 50, and 70. Harry has appeared in the ages of 1, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 37/38. Time Turners exist. Alternate Universes exist. You can do literally anything because HP is a massive sandbox. I can have Harry find the Diary in his 6th Year and then he is actually older than Diary-Tom. I can have Adult-Harry Time Travel to any point between 1950 and 1970 and end up in a relationship with Adult-Tom.

2.) What attracts me is the potential. Just because you can't see it doesn't mean there aren't ridiculous connections between Harry and Voldy. People would see Voldy's obsession as some kind of mad crush if Harry was a girl and we all know it. Just because Harry's a boy doesn't mean Voldy getting touchy feely isn't weird, or Tom staring at him 'hungrily' many times isn't suggestive, or Harry remarking 18 times between 2 books that Tom Riddle is 'handsome' while doing nothing to tell people about how attractive the supposed love of his life(Ginny) is.

3.) My weakness is Protag/Antag ships. Ever since I was a child and a romance was happening in something I was watching, my first thought was always preferring the hero with the villain. I didn't understand why until I was about 13. Suddenly it's, how would that work? How can they realistically go from being enemies to being in love? Can any fic writers manage it since it isn't canon?

Bruh, I shipped Sailor Moon with almost every enemy she had(even Diamond tbh). I shipped Kagome Higurashi with Naraku and Sesshomaru from the moment those characters were introduced in the story(Inuyasha). Long before we learned any back story on them. I shipped Naruto with almost every member of the Akatsuki at some point out of curiosity the moment I learned about the organization. I shipped Kaname Kuran and Zero Kiryu(Vampire Knight).

As a result of my Protag/Antag obsession, most of my ships end up being unhealthy by nature. Even in cases where they are undeniably canon, like Luo Binghe/Shen Qingqiu | Shen Yuan, they aren't very safe or sane.

Something you need to remember is that it is fiction about fictional characters. Real people are not being harmed. And the only way someone could realistically be 'triggered' by such content is if they go to specific lengths to see it. You have options to curate your online experience. Don't follow blogs/accounts about topics you don't like, mute words/tags that bother you, block ppl who make you uncomfortable. It takes a few minutes to ensure your future is hassle free.

I'm at that age where I've been in fandom spaces so long I don't care about people's ships or interests. Spending my personal time worrying about some stranger's obsession with Tragic Non-Con Reylo fanfic won't do me any favors when I honestly dgaf. I'm here for the fandom stuff I like and only occasionally participate in discourse, and that is never aimed at ships and is always about characters and the people who wrote them.

So yes, I ship fucked up shit, and I could write the fucked up stuff(maybe, if I ever get emotional strength to) but typically I'm more into nuance and drama and slow burns that take 400K words to work through. I don't do Non-Con Triggering horrible stuff because mentally I can't handle writing or reading it very much. But I'm also not up in arms over the people who do. Let people like what they like. Ship and let ship. Live and let live. They're pixels on a screen or words on a page. They don't exist. They aren't real. They are meant to entertain us, and how people find their enjoyment in fiction isn't for anyone to decide.

[inukag-archive]

Hey there! Can I have some post canon (like they're all adults) smut one shots or short chaptered fics and stuff of inukag? I saw your other nsfw recs and quite enjoyed some of them! Please no trying for babies/mentions of that if possible tho, just funsies ! Tysm in advance!

We’ve got you covered, anon! We’re glad you enjoyed our other NSFW canon lists (which can be found here and here). For this list, we gathered fics that exclusively take place post-canon, hadn’t been previously recommended, and don’t include any mentions whatsoever of baby-making/parenting. Enjoy!

Diamonds and Moonglow by annabeth (E)

That whimper, right there, is what Inuyasha loves most about this.

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Mine by jaygirl987 (E)

She was so beautiful and pure. And his.

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Separation Anxiety by Belizar (M)

Post-manga. Following a nasty argument, Kagome leaves without telling her husband. Inuyasha follows her, determined to have the last word, but things don't go exactly as planned. Oneshot, IY/K. Rated M for mature themes.

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Any Night But This by Kohi wo Nomu (M)

When Kagome returned after three years, it was too close to the night of the new moon. A month later, they were still fumbling with their new relationship. By the third moonless night, she realized what he was doing. What she didn't understand was why he wanted their first time to be when he was human.

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InuKag Week 2022 (Chapter 3: Intimacy) by @lavendertwilight89 (E)

No summary provided.

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Lazy Morning by @akitokihojo (E)

Words don't always need to be spoken; body language plays a huge roll in communicating between a couple. Whatever it is that needs to be divulged can also be shown just as easily.

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Heavy Petting by @intoevernightfanfic (E)

While lying in bed with Inuyasha, Kagome discovers a very specific way to get him off -- playing with his ears.

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The One With The Fantasy Type Thing by @shinidamachu (NR)

InuYasha reveals one of his sex fantasies to Kagome. What, oh what will happen next? Post-canon.

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Love Blooms by @angelhart79 (E)

A short post-manga/anime fic. Three years they have been separated, but now they are back together. Kagome is enjoying her reunion with the dog-eared hanyou and is experiencing the pleasures of a married life.

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exposure by Anonymous (E)

Kagome knows a thing or two about what it means to be vulnerable.

Or: Inuyasha turns into a human like he always does, and they have sex.

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Towards the Day After Tomorrow by littlekitsune1 (E)

Set directly after the events of the CD drama "Asatte." Inuyasha is affected by Kagome's particular tone of voice when saying that "Sit," and having settled into married life, well... one thing leads to another, that night.

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Stay With Me Forever by infolol (E)

He could have hurried, he really should have hurried– just as he did when he was looking for her– but something in his mind wouldn’t let him. So he walked. Inuyasha could only hope that Kagome wouldn’t comment on his slowness, especially given how cold it was starting to become, the snow getting heavier every second. He felt her nuzzle into his neck, her grip getting a bit tighter.

Her voice came out as a whisper, if not for his heightened senses, he probably wouldn’t have even been able to hear her. “You’re so warm.”

The next words out of his mouth were not thought through, in fact, he had no idea why they came out in the first place- his mind was practically blank as he spoke,

“I could stay with you tonight, if you’d like.”

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Something New by King Baka (E)

Inuyasha decides to try something new in the bedroom. A post-manga Inu/Kag PWP.

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Claiming What is Mine by @starlingchildgazingatthestars (E)

Post-canon. When Kagome takes care of a strange man, who'd collapsed ill outside their village, Inuyasha is wrought with jealousy and desire to reclaim what is rightfully his... Thankfully, Kagome couldn't agree more.

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Bond by @dyaz-stories (E)

Kagome has a suggestion for her husband, and though he's not convinced at first, he might get into it.

[mythicamagic]

May I have one for "just wait for me here." "It's not like I can go anywhere." please.

Sesshoumaru arched a brow, staring across the sunlit glade towards a peculiar sight. His brother’s miko was acting strangely. She stood, clutching her bow tight- knuckles turning pale from the force of her grip. She tentatively used one end to feel around the grass, before prodding the ground with her shoe and inching forward.

Although they shared the same clearing, Kagome didn’t look up, nor acknowledge his presence.

Sesshoumaru gave in to curiosity, not particularly concerned about an enemy but too intrigued to ignore this display. She jerked when his boot crunched on a twig.

“Stay back!” Kagome snarled, voice shaking as she whipped her bow up defensively.

Sesshoumaru bit back a chuckle. What good would a mere bow do as a weapon without arrows? His humour soon abated however, staring into her murky blue eyes that gazed just over his shoulder.

Ah, I understand.

“W-who’s there?” she stammered, fear clouding her scent.

Inuyasha and her friends were clearly absent, always so foolish. They’d left a blinded miko vulnerable and alone?

Sesshoumaru gave the quivering woman a once over, noticing a few scrapes over her bare knees. Cut rope looped around her freed wrists. That strange white and green clothing she always wore was marred with dirt, torn in various places. She’d likely been kidnapped and escaped her captor on her own. Mildly impressive.

Still, she was nothing to do with him. Sesshoumaru turned on one heel.

“S-sesshoumaru?” Kagome called out tentatively. The words became firmer, more confident. “Sesshoumaru...wait. Please.”

The Daiyoukai paused, looking at her sightless blue eyes. “How is it that you knew who I was?”

She released a short, hard breath, clearly relieved to be speaking with someone. “I’m getting better at sensing stuff, I guess.”

“Hn,” he frowned, “and your eyes?”

Kagome touched her cheek, curling in on herself a little, “a demon blew a powder into my face and it blinded me. He kidnapped me...but I managed to get away. I just hope its temporary, ya know?” she gave a nervous giggle, despair threatening to take her under. Sesshoumaru hummed, attention drawing away to the forest surrounding them. He knew these woods well, and there was nothing around for miles. No villages nor clans. Just wild flatlands that eventually led to the mountains. She’d certainly ran a long way.

“I know we’re not friends- or even allies,” Kagome mumbled. “You’ve got no reason to help me-”

“That is correct,” he silkily agreed.

Her pretty features tightened with barely concealed frustration, amusing him. “But I’d owe you, hugely, if you just drop me off where Inuyasha can find me. I promise I’d return the favour- tenfold!”

Sesshoumaru chuckled, rather liking his position in this situation, studying his immaculate nailbeds in an unnecessary show of disinterest. “There is nothing a human could give to me that would be worth my time- nor do I need a favour.”

Blowing out a frustrated hiss of air through her teeth, Kagome stepped forward, gazing in his general direction. “So you’re going to just leave me here?”

“As previously established, miko,” he purred in a low tone. “We are not friends nor allies. Are we lovers?” he teased.

She instantly turned red, barking; “in your dreams!”

“Well then, if we are not friends, allies nor lovers, I have no need to heed your cries above those of the ants I crush beneath my feet when I walk,” Sesshoumaru turned away again, heading in the opposite direction.

“Wait!”

The desperate crunch of feet thundering through tall grass reached his ears, though the demon lord kept pace. Something knocked into his side- and Kagome stumbled, before latching tight onto mokomoko, wrapping her arms around his furs and hugging them to her chest.

Golden eyes widened at her audacity, pressing a palm against her forehead, trying to extract her from his person. “Off.”

“No way!” she twisted and tried to bite at his hand, narrowing sightless eyes. “Don’t be so heartless. At the very least, leave me at the nearest village- jerk!”

“You are doing a poor job of endearing yourself to me, wench,” Sesshoumaru lifted his hand, resting sharp claws against her damp forehead, slick with sweat. He prodded warningly. “Release this one.”

Kagome shuddered but refused to let go. “I-if I do, I’m as good as dead anyway,” she murmured, tightening her grip. “Please.”

Sesshoumaru flirted with the idea of releasing acid from his nails and reducing the nuisance into a pile of melted flesh and bone. However, even while blind- those blue eyes managed to fill him with a strange sense of intrigue. If this woman died, he ludicrously felt that the fates would turn their wrath upon him, not that he heeded the threat of any higher powers. She was so unusual in appearance, word and deed he could not help but think her a special existence, but even were she ordinary, Sesshoumaru felt his world would become less amusing without her presence in it. Encounters with Inuyasha would prove somewhat blander.

Sneering, his claws lowered. Continuing to walk with no acknowledgement of her trailing form hurrying after him, Sesshoumaru allowed her to hang onto mokomoko like it were a lifeline.

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Kagome focused on keeping her footing, stumbling after the silent Daiyoukai. His furs pillowed her cheek, comfortable and silky. From what she could tell they’d left the wilder grass behind, her muddy loafers crunching on twigs and dry earth.

They didn’t talk often and she didn’t give voice to her exhaustion, closing her eyes after a while since it did little good to keep them open, her world endlessly black.

She tried not to fall prey to the dark feelings of dread and worry threatening to claim her, lingering on the outskirts of her tired mind. She’d come too far to give up now.

Kagome bumped into something solid and stopped. “What is it?” she mumbled.

“I am going to rest for the night.”

“Oh…”

His voice sounded a little light, which meant he found something entertaining. “I take it you are going to cling to me throughout?”

“Y-yeah, can’t have you running off on me.”

“Hn, if that is the case, measures will need to be taken.”

Kagome wasn’t sure she liked the sound of that. Nonetheless, she faithfully followed when he walked on, having little choice in the matter.

Warm, stuffy vapour began caressing her skin, rendering it slightly damp, her hair curling from the humidity. It began closing in around her like a shroud, the air thinning a little. Lapping water reached her keen hearing.

“Hot springs?”

“Indeed.”

Mild alarm raced through her bloodstream. Kagome squeaked- feeling herself being lifted up, a single hand grabbing her by the scruff and yanking so hard mokomoko was successfully pried from her grip, sending her flying through the air. Kagome cried out when water rushed up to meet her, warm and lulling, closing over her head. She quickly found her footing on the bottom of the pool and pushed up, sputtering as she broke the surface.

“You jerk! What the hell?!”

Sesshoumaru answered with a lofty chuckle. “You cannot expect to sleep near me while wearing such dirty clothes.”

“Throwing me into a hot spring isn’t the answer though!” she growled, splashing the water in his general direction, though she had no idea if it made contact or not.

“Hm? Would you have preferred being stripped bare to shudder against me all night long?” he suggested offhandedly.

“Of course not,” Kagome gritted out.

“Then I suggest you start bathing yourself, miko.”

Hesitating, Kagome wrestled with herself. The sound of his boots stepping over rocks and drawing further away loosened her tongue.

"J-just don't abandon me here, okay?"

He halted. "And what will you do if I decline to listen?"

"I'll haunt your ass once I'm dead."

"Hn."

He continued on, his answer not exactly assuaging Kagome's fears. With little else to do but tentatively trust him, she stripped out of her uniform and bathed as best she could. Without the use of soap or a sponge and being unable to see the dirt being washed away, it would likely be an unsuccessful bath. She tried her best to make herself 'clean', scrubbing at her uniform for good measure.

The silence was heavy, only broken by the sound of gently lapping water. She had no idea what time it was. How far away Inuyasha and her friends were. Kagome shivered, hugging her arms to her chest. She began to feel paranoid, suspecting the slightest sound. Dark youkai reached out, brushing her senses.

Kagome exhaled in relief, hanging onto Sesshoumaru’s aura.

“Step out of the water.”

She stiffened at the abrupt sound of his commanding voice. “And let you see me naked? No thank you.”

“There is no point in assuring you that I will not- since you cannot see if I am being truthful. I can merely promise that my curiosity about the human form will never be acted upon.”

Kagome flushed red. So he could look He just disliked humans too much to ever be ‘interested.’

She reluctantly supposed she had little choice in the matter. Standing, Kagome waded through the hot waters towards his voice, reaching out to feel for the side in order to climb out- only for her hand to be ensnared, captured by lithe fingers.

Kagome’s hazy eyes widened, climbing out with the aid of his grip, quickly covering herself with both arms as soon as she were able. “M-my clothes are wet…”

Something wrapped around her body, and she recognised the material to be a short towel. Quickly drying herself, Kagome paused when new, silky material nudged against her cheek. “Dress in this once you are done,” Sesshoumaru’s low voice rumbled.

Since she could sense his strong, dark presence linger close, she wondered if he were watching out for enemies or just plain watching her. Kagome fumbled with the silks, feeling around for the collar. Sesshoumaru’s rumbling chuckle made goosebumps race over her bare skin. She nearly bit out a comment- feeling hot breath fan over her forehead. His single arm nudged at hers, guiding her hand through a sleeve, before holding the parting open, allowing her to slip it on. Kagome blushed wildly, groping for the obi and hurriedly tying it at her waist.

A cool hand stilled hers once she was done, cutting into the rough rope still bound around her freed wrists. Kagome murmured her thanks.

“Where did you get the yukata?” she mumbled.

Mokomoko bumped her chest and Kagome held onto it reflexively as Sesshoumaru strolled away, the furs guiding her forwards. “I have many bases littered around the countryside, should I need to make use of them for trysts or shelter.”

“T-trysts?” she squeaked. “Is this clothing from...?”

“Do not worry, foolish one. That is an unused article of clothing. I keep them in case my lovers are in need of a spare change of clothes. I have been known to be...impatient.”

She arched a brow and used her free hand to measure the length of her sleeves, touching the seams. “This is a man’s yukata.”

“What of it?”

Kagome clicked. “Oh, nothing. I just didn’t know you were interested in guys.”

Sesshoumaru gave a tired, long-suffering sigh while wafting steam pulled away from their bodies, leaving them exposed to the cool air while they walked through what Kagome assumed to be a sparse forest. “Provided an individual captures my interest, gender has no bearing on who I share a bed with. It is inconsequential to me, unlike humans with your...limited choices.”

“Hey! Humans can swing both ways too. A-and look who’s talking! You’re getting all high and mighty about gender but species and blood purity matter a great deal to you. Sounds limiting to me.”

He became silent for a moment, which made Kagome feel slightly victorious. “Admittedly I have never lain with a human before,” he pretended to sound considering. “Are you volunteering yourself, miko?”

“As if,” she snorted, cheeks burning red. “You’ve tried to kill Inuyasha,” she quickly supplied as a valid excuse.

“Hn,” he gave an entertained noise, “so if we were not enemies, you would accept?”

Her mouth grew dry, feeling like she’d held her face over a flickering fire. “You’re way too arrogant to be my type.”

The sound of his quiet chuckle changed as they seemed to step into an enclosed space. Kagome reached out and touched a rocky surface, dragging her palm over it. The remnants of a demonic barrier littered the area. She suddenly stopped, yanking mokomoko and forcing Sesshoumaru to stop with her. “Have you just taken me into one of your trysting spots?"

“Where else are we to rest?”

“Not here!” she burst.

“You complain often, miko. I will leave you to the hungry animals outside if need be," he sneered. "Do not worry. This place has not seen use in a long time and is clean, I assure you,” his tone lulled into a patronising one.

Kagome held her tongue, uncomfortably settling down onto a silky bed of furs when he guided her over to it. She felt extremely weird. Staying in a place where Sesshoumaru had once had sex wasn’t exactly how she’d envisioned her Thursday going.

Something smooth and pronged was placed into her hand- and she gentled a little, quietly thanking him. Beginning to brush her wet hair, Kagome carded her fingers through the strands, making a soft noise of enjoyment.

All the while, she felt the keen sensation of being watched. Arranging herself into a more comfortable position on the bed, she sighed, gazing in his general direction. “I might be blind right now but I can feel your eyes on me. What’s up?”

“Up?”

“I mean- is something bothering you?”

“No,” he sounded briefly considering. “Rather...this one noticed your ears.”

“Hm? The fact that they’re round compared to yours?”

His thumb and forefinger closed around the sterling silver stud pierced through her earlobe. Kagome stiffened, soon relaxing. “Oh, my earrings? They’re not a big deal.”

“They are different from what I have seen before,” he stroked the shell of her ear consideringly, making her shiver. "I wish to test something.”

Since the demon lord had been magnanimous enough to offer shelter, provide new clothing and allow her to tag along with him, Kagome decided to indulge his curiosity. She sensed him move and root through something nearby, a box, she assumed.

I wish I could look around, her lips pursed, exceptionally interested in what one of his hideaways looked like.

“Remove the earrings.”

Nodding, Kagome fiddled with them, taking them out and rubbing her ears slightly. Removing them always felt weird. An inquisitive claw brushed her ear, and Kagome swallowed, holding still with mild confusion as Sesshoumaru donned her with new earrings. When he pulled away, Kagome brushed her fingers over them, finding some sort of stone dangling from her ears. They were cool to the touch and weren’t too heavy, a nice weight.

“What kind of stone are they?”

“Never you mind,” he rumbled, something tickling her brow. She wondered if it were his bangs sliding forward. Soft breath fanned over her nose before it pulled away. “Merely wear those for the duration of your stay. They suit you.”

Kagome tilted her head slightly, “well...okay? They’re not a keepsake from an old flame, are they?”

“No. Those are mine.”

She hummed, touching them again. “You can keep my earrings if you like. They can be my way of saying thanks. They kinda look like diamonds so maybe they’re to your expensive tastes.”

Even though they’re fakes.

Sesshoumaru made a rumbling noise that she assumed was positive, and wondered if they had been his true aim all along. She figured that would be all for the night- before feeling a touch against her hair. Kagome paused, fighting an exasperated smile. Who knew Sesshoumaru could be kind of… cute?

"Anything else?"

"Hn, your hair would suit this kanzashi. Hold still."

Kagome got the feeling their dress-up session was going to take a while.

---

When she awoke, the permanent darkness made it difficult to know exactly what time it was. Only the birds chirping in the trees outside let her know dawn had broken. The heat at her back that had warmed her throughout the night was gone. Kagome sat up, touching her bed hair and refusing to examine what the warmth had belonged to.

"Sesshoumaru?" she rasped.

She heard him shift and stand within the cave, "I sense something nearby. Wait for me here."

"It's not like I can go anywhere," she quipped, smiling slightly.

He made a noise of acknowledgement, walking away. His footsteps became softer until they disappeared completely. Kagome felt unnerved by it.

She reached out with her aura, but this time there was no assurance from his dark youki. Kagome steadied her breathing, trying not to freak out.

Strangely, the darkness was giving way to something. Murky shapes. Browns, whites and buttery yellows. Kagome’s heart burst with gladness.

“Holy shit,” she breathed. “It wasn’t permanent...thank God.”

She could see! Well, kind of. Colours were back though, and shapes were sure to follow.

A commotion was happening outside though. Distant cries could be heard, along with familiar shouting. Kagome stumbled to her feet, following the light source out into the open despite the lack of solid objects yet.

Inuyasha’s loud voice broadcasted his location, making him easy to find- a bold red blur to Kagome’s eyes. Other colours were nearby, purples, blacks, pinks, yellows, oranges and greens.

“Guys!” she breathed.

The murky shapes turned, sharpening slightly into hazy focus. She registered Inuyasha’s horrified features. “K-Kagome...what the hell?”

She blinked and frowned, wondering what his problem was. The Hanyou rounded on a white shape that had sprinkles of red mixed in. “Hey, bastard! Why the fuck is Kagome dressed up like that? W-why does she reek of you!”

Looking down towards a nearby puddle, Kagome crouched and squinted, curious about what Inuyasha was babbling about. Her face came into focus, and her lips parted in surprise.

It wasn’t just one kanzashi, a few were nestled into her fall of curling wild hair. They glittered in the morning light. Some made of ivory, the others were black and adorned with gems. The blue of her eyes linked beautifully with the sapphires hanging from her ears. Everything paired well with the yukata he’d given her, which was white with illustrated ocean waves and smoky clouds patterning its hem and sleeves.

After enduring kidnapping- stumbling about blind for many hours, falling into ditches and streams and not knowing if she would live or die- Kagome couldn’t help but appreciate being swathed in finery. It made it feel a bit...pampered. Happy.

“Kagome, are you alright?”

She raised her head to find Sango and the others drawing closer, Inuyasha was still engaged with a verbal sparring match with Sesshoumaru that would likely head south soon.

“I’m fine,” she murmured, Shippo’s cute face appeared near hers, clear as day.

“We were worried!” he exclaimed. “We couldn’t find you anywhere after Inuyasha caught up with that demon goat and killed him.”

Nice to know my kidnapper is dead, she thought dryly, murmuring an assurance to Shippo but soon standing. She hurried closer to Inuyasha just as he took out Tetsusaiga.

“Hey- stop,” she called firmly, grasping his trailing sleeve. “That’s enough. Sesshoumaru took care of me last night, that’s all.”

“Took care of you?” Inuyasha paled, ears pinning back.

Kagome turned red. “W-what? What’s weird about that? Nothing happened!”

“Then why are you dressed like- like...that!”

Sesshoumaru gave a velvety chuckle from where he stood further away, tilting his chin up and curling his lips with an air of disdain. “I amused myself with your miko, Inuyasha, that is all,” he sneered. “She struggled so sweetly beneath me when I forced the clothes on her.”

“Bastard!” Inuyasha snarled, confused when Kagome stepped in between them. She glared first at the Hanyou, “Quit it- both of you! You’re acting like children!”

Turning her dimmed sights on Sesshoumaru, she struggled to see him clearly since he stood further away. “I don’t know what you seek to gain from lying but...thank you for all that you’ve done up till now,” she murmured. “My offer still stands if you need a favour.”

Inuyasha blustered behind her, shouting up a storm. Kagome muttered a ‘Sit’ to get him to quiet, straining to hear Sesshoumaru’s reply.

To her surprise, with Inuyasha briefly incapacitated, Sesshoumaru drew closer. The sweep of his brows, regal nose and cupid’s bow of his lips caught her dazed attention- her breath halting. Familiar diamond style studded earrings adorned his ears.

“These will do nicely as payment, miko,” he rumbled.

Kagome blinked and slowly smiled, sharing a quiet moment with him. “I-I suppose you’ll want these back,” she murmured, closing her hands around the sapphires on her ears.

“I have plenty more.”

“Right, of course you do,” she giggled, hearing Inuyasha squeak out a ‘did you just giggle at Sesshoumaru?!’ from his crater.

“Hn, as I said, they suit you,” Sesshoumaru turned. “And miko?”

“Yes?”

He began walking away, but she could hear the smile in his voice without seeing his expression. “You have captured my interest.”

Kagome’s eyes widened, heart bursting into overdrive. Her stomach fluttered with butterflies, and she felt a mix of confusion and anticipation.

Ditto, she thought with a faint smile.