#aro Sesshomaru

[eleiyaumei]

Rambling about aro, ace, aroace, demi Sesshōmaru

romantic attraction =/= sexual attraction, aromanticism =/= asexuality

For most people, their romantic identity matches their sexual identity (e.g. aroace, gay, straight, bi) but that doesn’t mean that they are the same. Alloromantic asexual people and aromantic allosexual people might be the best examples for this but it’s also possible to be heterosexual and panromantic.

As far as I know, alloromantic allosexual Sesshōmaru is the most common representation of him in fan works which makes sense because most people on the planet identify that way.

In regards to “proof” that Sesshōmaru might be one identity or another, in my judgement, there is none, neither in manga nor anime – not even in YH, which I do not include in this because for me, it is not canon. There are several instances where Sesshōmaru’s kind of feelings are ambiguous, especially in the case of Kagura, but none show explicitly that he feels romantic or sexual attraction to anyone. (If you disagree, feel free to let me know!)

So, in accordance with the “lack of proof on sexual and romantic attraction”, I interpret Sesshōmaru to be aroace. But this is influenced by me being ace and thinking in the pattern “asexual until proven allosexual”. Similarly, alloromantic allosexual people might think “allo/allo until proven otherwise” and see Sesshōmaru that way until he says something like “I am not interested in romance and/or sex” and that’s valid as well.

But 1) we can’t look inside his brain, heart or body and determine what he experiences

and 2) we as fans can headcanon him as whatever identity we like.

(I personally separate interpretation from headcanon for interpretation to mean “something that can be supported by the text” and for headcanon to mean “whatever someone imagines – whether supported by the text or not”.)

Interpreting or HCing Sesshōmaru as demisexual and/or demiromantic seems to be the best compromise for a lot of people, allo and aro-/ace-specs alike. Like, he ‘is’ asexual/aromantic until he forms a deep bond with someone and he then ‘becomes’ allo.

Demisexual/-romantic people, please tell me what you think of that wording because I’m not a fan of it. It reminds me of things allo people tell a-spec people, the whole “You just have to find the right person”, or of what supporters of Purity Culture want people to be like: Abstaining from sex, sexual thoughts, fantasies etc. until you marry and then having sex regularly to reproduce, pleasing your partner etc.

I’m also not fond of the wording of the common definition of demisexuality/-romanticism: “Experiencing sexual/romantic attraction after developing a strong emotional bond with someone” because it can make it seem like you automatically experience these attractions once you formed said bond when I don’t think that’s the case for most demi people.

I prefer the definition that I heard from a demi person (Christi Kerr), in the vein of “rarely experiencing sexual/romantic attraction and when you do, it’s towards someone you developed a strong emotional bond with”. [Source]

Demisexuality and -romanticism aren’t experienced in a monolithic way. Some might develop sexual/romantic attraction to every person they bond with emotionally, some might predict a possibility that they will develop attraction once they get close to a specific person and some might get close to people (with the hope/assumption that they’ll develop attraction) only to realize that they still don’t feel attraction towards them.

(As an asexual person who only experiences sexual attraction towards 1 fictional character, I’m pretty jealous of the first two groups. Like, “It’s THAT easy for you guys? GREAT. Wish that were me.” But I know that no experience is “easy”, people can still deal with unreciprocated feelings/attraction, fleeting attraction, and many other struggles.)

What worries me about people HCing Sesshomaru as demisexual/-romantic is the potential that some allo people only use that HC to fetishize/project their own fantasies onto the real identities of demisexuality/-romanticism. Like, they might accept the aro/ace parts only because he does experience attraction towards them/their OC(s)/the person(s) they’re shipping him with (and attraction is kinda a must-have in romance/smut works) and because it gives them a sense of relationship security, fewer reasons to get jealous towards people he’s interacting with.

But I have to be fair and acknowledge that people can separate fact from fiction and can see their fantasies as such. Though, I must admit, I’m pretty pessimistic about that since the spectrums of asexuality and aromanticism are not common knowledge and a lot of misconceptions are roaming about...

[malfiora]

Ace, Gray, and Aro Characters

based on science (i.e. my opinions and feelings).

Sesshomaru (ace)

Jason Todd (demi)

Itachi (aro)

Seto Kaiba (ace; he doesn't even know what sex is)

Baz Pitch (demi)

Chase Young (ace and aro)

who else?

[icecreamdreams]

Okay I wanted to explain my least favourite IY ships but!! As this is fandom and doesn't impact me at all, I wanted to also say that I have no judgment for people shipping these? it's just my preference.

Okay so I think my least favourite Inuyasha ships are Naraku x Kikyo and Sesshomaru x really anyone (accept maybe Kagura)

I don't really like Naraku x Kikyo because I interpret it as an unhealthy relationship? ig since in the show Naraku was so obsessed and his feelings weren't returned (and also because he was evil lmao) it's hard for me to imagine a world where Kikyo does return his interest.

I personally read Sesshomaru as ace/aro?? I have read a lot of interesting versions of Sesshomaru in ff that help bring depth and breadth of his emotional capacity to light and it's very enjoyable! But I think I see him as pretty uninterested in more... intimate relationships.

I didn't put Sesshomaru x Rin because I felt it might be a landslide win, and that's boring.

[chit-a-to]

That big post of yours with that SessRinner implying most people who watched IY knew SessRin would end up together… Um, besides the blatant normalization of pedophilia and grooming can we also give a big YIKES at the heteronormativity of it all? There was not one interaction between Sesshomaru and Rin during the OG that could classified as anything but unambiguously platonic, putting age aside here let’s assume Rin was Sesshomaru’s age when she met and journeyed together with him but everything else about their dynamic in the OG stayed the same, so what, according to SessRinners suddenly an unrelated male and female who are simply traveling together as good friends must somehow get together in the end? Are we back to the old “men and women can’t be friends?” routine? Why were they even assuming Sesshomaru was straight, what if he was gay? Or Ace/Aro? What if Rin was a lesbian or Ace?

I agree with you 100% anon 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Sesshomaru seems more like an ace/aro person. His love resides with power, strength, and tessaiga. It's kinda hard to see him changing his opinion so drastically in such a short amount of time. So uncharacteristic of him if we compared it to his character's depiction in OG IY. He still has a long way to go and if we talked about romantic feelings, he just started to learn to open up his heart (well hello thanks to kagura, as stated in this panel) (big thanks to @mustardyellowsunshine for uploading this wonderful scan 😊).

Shitrise wants to make his character development as turning to someone that's not so cold-hearted and "can love a human", but by making him impregnated his underage ward that he's been taking care of since 7????? That's a character regression, you fkg asshole (shitrise. not you, anon. srry).

SRs will prolly say it's because he finally learned his late father's words "Have you someone to protect?" but protect can means a lot of things! Not just a lover but also to children?? Innocent people??

And Rin, ofc, GOD where to begin. There are many many many possibilities how rin's character can turned into. One of the best possibility, and my fav hc, is her training as demon slayer alongside with kohaku. Or even if she's not becoming a BAMF woman, she can at least been given a character development where it portrays her growth from a child to an adult.... They can do it, at the very least, but they don't want to, that's why I think atp we can safely assume that they purposefully created rin's character as the docile and timid wife, whose purpose in the anime is nothing but popping babies and getting rescued.

They could have gotten so much more. A better story line, a better plot, better character developments (that doesn't deviate from their original depiction in manga). But instead they got this shitshow. And their fans are celebrating it because it aligned with their small-brained mindset.

[xxx-theartofsuicide-xxx]

Damn, can you read? I said I couldn't see Seeshomaru with anyone in that short amount of time because his stubborn ass didn't change much. Never said I expected/wanted him to be with another full demon. That's the problem with shippers, every disagreement is a fucking "ship war" for y'all.

"Dur, they want racist nazi full demon babies" The fuck are you guys talking about? No wonder so many people hate shippers, y'all are dense motherfuckers.

And no, I don't post shit about Inuyasha so there was no "manifesto" about Kagura from me. But God forbid someone else posts theories about an anime tho, if it ain't about sessrin then that's against the law according to you dumbasses.

Anyway, fuck you and enjoy that terrible ass anime 😙 I got better shit to do

You're asking if I can read, but I mean. Bitch? Do you have eyes? How could you possibly have watched this show and all those movies and walked away with any conclusion other than SessRin? It's so glaringly obvious, especially if you know basically anything about Japanese culture. Your long nonsensical rambling post talking about him still being racist and ace/aro and not actually capable of loving his wife and kids was impossible to decipher. It was crazy.

If that's not the message you wanted me to garner, then you shouldn't have sent it. And please, don't insult my intelligence. SessRin antis are mad because:

They didn't see it coming and now they feel stupid. Rightly so.

Sesshomaru's ambiguous availability is forever tarnished. No more fantasizing about him with (insert not Rin) with the promise that it might happen. He's a married man with children and a wife and that burns you guys up.

Have you seen some of the things your ilk has to say about Rin? It's pretty fucking foul. If you want to attack creeps, go have words with them. Rin is the most likeable, guiltless character in Inuyasha and you people talk about her the way 12 year old me talked about Kikyo.

Why? Simple human jealousy. Foul.

[thequestioning-maiden]

This! 👏👏👏

Certain people are very offended by the idea that Sesshomaru (or ANY character for that matter) could be Aro, Ace, AroAce etc.

It seems people find it difficult to understand that platonic relationships and non-sexual relationships should be in the spotlight too. It’s annoying af to see them cast aside or worse—turned romantic or sexual just because it “has to happen because they can’t just stay in a platonic or non-sexual relationship.”

Characters can have meaningful relationships without romance or sex. Normalize that.

[whitehairedanimedude]

iso roleplay partners

About me:

hey guys I'm Kenma, 21, M, EST and currently ISO of new roleplay partners!

Because of my age I will not be rping with those under 18. I am a lit. writer who will write paragraph/semi paragraphs. I don't expect you to match my length 100% of the time, but replies always go better if you give me something to bounce off of :)

My writing does tend to be smutty, though not always. Because of this all characters will be 18+ when writing anything smutty. I am occasionally interested in porn without plot. I usually am very interested in plot and character development and the works. When getting to know partners I typically like to rp fandom with them first before delving into OCs.

I have zero triggers (yes really) please be aware that does not mean your triggers will not be respected. I will always respect other people's triggers, nos, and squicks. I just do not have any when it comes to general topics! I'm fine with literally anything (I do have nos when it comes to smut lmao).

I am pretty warm and friendly and enjoy or even encourage OOC interactions or conversations for plot development or even just friendly convo. I would love to find some new friends with similar interests. I rp on Tumblr and Discord.

Btw I can speak Spanish and I'm a beginner in Chinese and Korean.

Current fandoms I'm interested in (subject to change frequently):

DC Comics: Will play Batman, Superman, Starfire, Joker, Catwoman, Tim Drake, Damian Wayne, Jason Todd, Dick Grayson | Fave ships: Batman/Superman, Batman/Joker, Dick Grayson/Jason Todd | Fave Au: Catlad

Homestuck: Will play Karkat, Gamzee, Mituna, Dave, OCs | Fave ships: Dave/Kat, John/Kat, Mituna/Cronus, John/Dave

Hades: Will play Zagreus, Thanatos, Hades, Hypnos, Dionysus, Hermes, Charon, Nyx | Fave ships: Zag/Than, Zag/Dionysus, Zag/Hypnos

Omori: Will play Basil, Sunny, Hero | Fave ships: Basil/Sunny, Kel/Sunny

Assassins Creed Odyssey: Will play Kassandra, Alexios, Alkibiades, Thelatas, Kyra, Ocs | Fave ships: Kassandra/everyone, Alexios/everyone

Twilight: Will play Bella, Edward, Alice, Jasper, Emmett, Leah, Jacob, Aro, Ocs | Fave ships: Alice/Bella/Jasper, Leah/Jacob, Bella/Leah, Bella/Aro | Fave Au: Wolf!Bella

Percy Jackson: Will play Percy, Nico, Will, Apollon | Fave ships: Percy/Nico, Nico/Will, Percy/Apollon

Dead By Daylight: Will play Trickster, The Legion, The Huntress, The Spirit, Feng Min, Nancy Wheeler, Adam Francis, Laurie Strode

Inuyasha: Will play Inuyasha, Sesshomaru, Koga, Kikyo, Miroku, Naraku | Fave ships: Inuyasha/Naraku, Inuyasha/Koga

I am okay with genderswap, pregnancy aus, and omegaverse aus for all of these fandoms! I'm open to trans interpretations of characters too uvu

[eleiyaumei]

It's "Asexual Day" in @inuyashapridemonth but I felt like including aromantic and aroace in this as well (bc romantic identities are just as valid as sexual ones).

I can't draw well enough to contribute fanart so I hope some cheap photo manip is okay ^^'

Sesshōmaru is the most obvious character in IY to interpret as ace, aro or aroace. My teenage self who didn't know they were ace yet fell for him right away because of that (and bc of his androgynous/GNC looks) and started unconsciously writing an asexual romance.

Anyway, happy Pride Month, everyone!

[redmoroha]

🔸CAPÍTULO 44 - LUNA SANGRIENTA🔸

Kagome empezaba a notar que el Daiyokai la cuidaba a su orgullosa manera. Desde que acudía regularmente a la biblioteca, los libros se encontraban mucho más ordenados que de costumbre. Incluso ya disponía de un armario con bonitos kimonos y ropa de entrenamiento para su propio uso. Además, la cuerda mágica había sido sustituida por dos aros mágicos que realizaban la misma función, puestos uno en cada muñeca de forma que ya era capaz de usar sus manos.

Todos aquellos detalles provocaban que, a pesar de hallarse encerrada en el palacio, se sentía más una invitada que una prisionera, y ello le causaba alivio para poder pasar la estancia más tranquila.

¿Y ella? ¿Podría llegar a apreciarle a pesar de sus amenazas?

¿Y si intentaba algún acercamiento más íntimo con él para que le costase más llevar a cabo su venganza?

“¡Diablos! Es Sesshomaru… ¿Cómo podría funcionar semejante plan?”

Kagome llevaba un mes secuestrada, y era obvio que debido a su estricta vigilancia habían realizado algún tipo de acercamiento. Pero existía un gran abismo entre aquel hecho y pensar en el arte de la seducción con su captor: un demonio frío y sanguinario con un corazón imposible de derretir. Pero no tenía nada que perder. Si lograba ganar su confianza, sus posibilidades de escapar se verían aumentadas.

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[thequestioning-maiden]

All of This! 👏👏

Can I just say this? Sesshoumaru is ace/aro, Rin and Kohaku are his children, and Sunrise is ignorant.

[inuyashaspec]

hi, everyone! sesshomaru is aroace in case you all forgot!! have a good day!

[fuckingqueenofjunk]

I'm getting flamed for something said in January? Queer is a broad term. I always imagined Sesshomaru as ace/aro. It wasn't until yashahime until I started shipping sesskag and sesskagu. But I do know this, Cannon!Sesshomaru would be appalled by y'all 🤭

[dogs-over-people]

How many times do antis have to say even if sesskagu did happen it still doesn’t change the fact that this sequel sucks. It doesn’t change the pacing of the show or how towa is still a Mary Sue character. People even said if they flip did happen they are still not going to give this sequel any time of day.

The funny thing is I’m a multi-Sesshomaru shipper. Do I like and ship Sesskagu? Yes. Do I like and ship Sesskik? Yes. Do I like and ship Sesskagukik? Yes, OT3. Do I like and ship Narsess? Yes. Do I like and ship Sesskirin? Yes. Do I also see Sesshomaru as aro/ace and without a need for a canon love interest? Yes.

Do you know what I don’t like or ship? Sesshomaru x child characters in the original manga and anime, especially not one he helped raise and still, as evidenced in Yashahime, has tremendous power and influence over.

I couldn’t have cared if Sesshomaru got with Kagura (even if Kagura is the person who makes the most sense). I just didn’t want him to get with Rin or another child character like Shiori.

[t-rexseesyoursins]

I've always headcanoned him as aro/ace so I'm down for this.

Petition 2 make this a canon thing

[boycottyashahime]

I used to ship Kagura and Sesshomaru, but then I realized Kagura and Kikyo could have been awesome feudal bisexuals who teamed up to take Naraku down, so now I don’t ship Sesskagu. Now I headcanon Ses as aro/ace with his relationship with Rin teaching him about familial and friendship love, but never did I ever see it or will I see it as romantic.If Sessrin becomes a thing I don’t know if I can support the sequel. On the other hand I really love Inukag and Mohara looks cute...

To the first half: LOL, I guess it never crossed my mind that they could team up! I think Kikyou and Kagura only interacted once or twice before, but hey, that's what fanfiction is for, so I say go for it! And message me with the result, because that sounds like a fun idea!

To the second half: Well, you know what my advice would be on the topic of watching versus not watching, but I think since the first episode has already been out for several hours now, you've probably already decided for yourself on which path you're going to take. I hope whatever one you chose doesn't disappoint you, querent. Good luck!

[jojo-ing]

Is anyone else disappointed that Sesshomaru actually has biological kids? I know there are a lot of romantic ships out there but I found him asexual and it was beautiful. His relationship w Rin was new and refreshing bc you had this indifferent Demon become a reluctant father and actually learn to love that wasn't romantic. Some of the strongest relationships are that of a parent-child. Not everyone needs to fall in love and live happily ever after. Its cliche and been done to ad nauseam.

That's the other thing to this. I'll admit I've read Sesshomaru fics because I too had a crush on him as a kid but canon Sesshomaru to me is most likely asexual and/or aro. Still think he would need a long long time to even consider a romantic relationship.

I think the reason so many people want him in a romantic relationship is that they, like me, had a crush on him but that's what fanfiction and fanarts are for. Not everything needs to be canon and I will never fully be happy with him having a wife and biological kids no matter who the mother turns out to be