#inuyasha affections touching across time

[fuedalreesespieces]

never let sunrise cook again

[sleepy-edits]

[chickenstilldancing]

THIS FRAME HITS SO HARD

[shinidamachu]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[avionvadion]

Miroku: “I took care of his demonic minions.”

Shippo, proudly: “Yeah, and I got three of ‘em!”

Inuyasha: “Good job.”

Help this was so cute. 🥺😭🥺

[bun-parade]

Watching the 1st Inuyasha movie and I feel so fucking OLD.

Sango is still amazing.

Kirara is still so cool to me.

Sesshomaru is still FINE AS HELL.

I still hate Kikyo. She's such a bitch 😒 Talkin bout some "I loathe all things. I despise every living creature who's bound to time." BITCH IF YOU DON'T SHUT THE FUCK UP WITH YOUR OLD ZOMBIE ASS

[anime-of-the-day]

Anime of the day: InuYasha Movie 1: Toki wo Koeru Omoi

Alt title: InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time

Released: 2001

Inuyasha, Kagome, and their comrades become the target of Menoumaru Hyouga—a demon woken by one of the Shikon jewel fragments. Now awakened, Menoumaru hunts for Inuyasha's sword Tessaiga. Tessaiga is the only way to give Menoumaru back his true ancestry. However, neither Inuyasha nor Menoumaru will let Tessaiga go easily.  

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Term 3 2023 Winners!!

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Best Action/Adventure Fiction

First Place: “Always By Your Side” by Niahime98 (AO3)

Best AU/AR Fiction

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First place: "First Born Sons" by @artistefish Second place: "No Refunds" by @superpixie42

Best Drama Fiction

First place: "You and Me After All" by Chiaztolite (AO3) Second place: "If We Fall Anyway" by @soliska / Evilillusions (AO3) Third place: "A Destiny Worth More Than Over A 500 Year Wait" by Novemberwanderer (FFN/AO3)

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Best NSFW Fiction

First place: "Bronze, Silver, and Gold" by @neutronstarchild / NeutrInu (NeutronStarChild) (AO3) Second place: "To Mate with a Hanyou" by @shnuggletea Third place: "Atelier" by CloudsCloudlet (AO3)

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Best Character Portrayal Fiction

First place: “Three Knocks on the Door" (Sesshomaru) by Chiaztolite (AO3) Second place: "Always By Your Side" (Inuyasha) by Niahime98 (AO3)

Best InuKag Romance Fiction

First place: "'Til Death Do Us Part" by @elkonigin Second place: "The Debutante and the Dog" by @fawn-eyed-girl & @ruddcatha

Best SessKag Romance Fiction

First place: “Day Dreaming" by @mrfeenysmustache / AshMish111 (AO3)

Best Romance Fiction

First place: “April Showers May Bring... Inuyokai" by @dawnrider Second place: "Aftermath" by @violetasteria

Best Fluff Fiction

First place: “Snow on the Beach" by @lavendertwilight89 Second place: "A Moment, Together" by @yukinon-writes

Best Serial Fiction

First place: “Affections Touching Across Time" by YearoftheCatFan922 (AO3)

Best Ficlet

First place: "Desire" by @skyelara

Best Original Plot Fiction

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Best Canon Universe Fanart

First place: “the dumb shit dad told u not to do" by @stillunderyourbed

Best Angst Fanart

First place: "Rain" by @elevenharbor

Best Dark Fanart

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Best Humor/Parody Fanart

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Best Character Fanart

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First place: “First Comes Marriage" by @rannyunny

Best Romance Fanart

First place: “Aftermath" by @eliza-faust-diary

Best Group Depiction Fanart

First place: “Pink Bellflower" by @tmetta

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First place: “Make a Wish" by @len-barboza

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First place: “Kikyo" by @geirahood

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[romancemedia]

☆MOVIE CHALLENGE - Day 19☆

Inuyasha Movie 1: Affections Touching Across Time (2001)

[fuedalreesespieces]

ladies and gentlemen. kagome higurashi. i love her.

[rins-hogosha]

I wanted to make a poll to see which movie is the most popular. From what I've seen in the past few years, I think the 3rd movie was the most popular (before YH appeared and ruined Sesshomaru for a lot of people) as a life-long Sesshomaru hater, my favourite was always the fourth movie. It's just a good time and I enjoyed the plot.

Anyway, this poll will be up for a week so please vote! Because I wanna see which one wins :)

[chickenstilldancing]

[inukag-on-ao3]

Affections Touching Across Time

by YearoftheCatFan922

UPDATE! CHAPTER 34 NOW AVAILABLE HERE!

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: F/M

Fandoms: InuYasha - A Feudal Fairy Tale, 半妖の夜叉姫 | Hanyou no Yashahime | Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon (Anime)

Relationships: Higurashi Kagome/InuYasha

Characters: InuYasha (InuYasha), Higurashi Kagome, Miroku (InuYasha), Sango (InuYasha), Shippou (InuYasha), plus 1 more

Additional Tags: Friendship, Best Friends, Angst, Heavy Angst, Angst and Feels, plus 16 more

Summary: Since I've posted so many Inuyasha fics I've decided to combine some of them to make it easier for the readers and myself, similar to what I did for my fruits basket ones. This is for fics I don't feel go anywhere else. Winner of Feudal Connections Term 3 2023 for best serial!

Words: 33,325 | Chapters: 34/? | Language: English | Private: No

[avionvadion]

Sesshomaru: “You must truly loathe that girl, Kagome.”

Kikyo: “I loathe all things bound by time.”

Sesshomaru:

Kikyo:

Sesshomaru: “Understandable, have a nice day.”

[mysticsmollpotatoad]

I wanna create a music playlist that fits with the ikesen boys, but so far among my music playlist I can only find songs that can match with Mitsuhide. So let me share a few songs from my playlist that I think describe Mitsuhide the best.

Inuyasha ost. Affections touching across time. Cover by Raon Lee

You need to turn on the english subtitle. The lyrics are painfully perfect for the impending farewell scene where Mitsuhide is crying saying he had to break his promise to you by sending you back to the future to save your life.

Hotaru by Fujita Maiko

I always imagine this song playing in the background when MC had to go along with Mitsuhide during the reconnaissance mission. Really convey how MC unable to tell Mitsuhide's feeling. Despite the pain of not knowing how he actually feels, she still likes him. The similarity with the kitsune mask from the anime is a cherry on top.