#miroku headcanons

[justasecretflower]

💐Inyuasha! Men reacting to you sleeping somewhere else after an argument.

Incl- inyuasha, miroku, naraku, sesshomaru, kōga, Jinenji.

Set in feudal! Japan

~ angsty?.. some fluff.

Synopsis! After a nasty argument you go sleep somewhere else! Whether it be on the kitchen floor, spare bedroom, or even outside.

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Inyuasha.

-sassy man apocalypse 🙄.

- after an argument about him bottling up his emotions and pouring it all on you, you go to sleep on the hard floor. Much rather preferring it than sleeping next to him

- he gets up and wordlessly puts you back into the bed. Maybe muttering a small “so petty..”

- he grabs you and spoons you, having your face smooshed against his chest.

-just casually goes back to sleep.

Miroku

- So whiny and needy oh my gosh.

- he’ll sulk in the bed for a bit, visibly pouting then he’d go out towards to the spare bedroom and get on his knees to beg you to come back because the bed was getting cold.

-if you don’t get up he’s sleeping next to you, and he’s clinging extra hard, like, limbs all intertwined and his face 3 inches away from yours

- Apologies fully in the morning for what happened.

Naraku

I dislike this guy very strongly.

- he doesn’t care. Go pout in the cold outside for all he cares

- uses this opportunity to spread out in the bed even though he sleeps stiff on his back like a freaking corpse.

- secretly does care a little bit.

- asks if you had a cold and lonely night without him in the morning.

-if he does end up apologizing. (That’s a huge if.) it’s in such a male manipulator way

- “sorry you feel that way” type 🙄

Sesshomaru

- hmm. He’s in the middle of inyuasha and naraku on this one.

- he doesn’t wanna seem desperate but at the same time he kinda is…

- goes to wherever you went and just..stares at you?💀

- stares at you for a hot minute.

- puts you in the same room as him but you get the floor since you wanted space.

Kōga

-don’t even.

-he’ll whine and whine and whine.

- “do you even love me?!” *sob*

- whenever he even hears the sound of someone else’s footsteps though he suddenly doesn’t care?

- “Go sleep where ever I guess…”

- then back to “this is not how we do things !-“

-you wake up to him practically laying on you wherever you are. The bedroom, outside, the kitchen, anywhere.

-he’s on you, his whole body smooshing you.

-and by the way he’s drooling on you.

Jinenji

HUSBAND!!!

-how did you two even argue?..

-like genuine question. He’d be the type of husband that’d be like “I don’t argue with my wife she tells me to shut up and I do.”

-that’s besides the point.

-he’s having a meltdown rn.

- he’s literally sobbing out apologies, looking down on his knees in shame, saying he’s the worst boyfriend ever

- he’s never been a boyfriend before, and you’re the only person that loved him, he doesn’t wanna lose you!

-thinks you’re breaking up with him and that it’s definitely over.

-you end up sleeping in his arms just to calm him down.

-he nuzzles you and tells you how much he loves you into he fades off into sleep.

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#needreqs #desirereqs.💔

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[darlingzelda]

[fuedalreesespieces]

one thing that always gets me whenever i read inuyasha modern au fics is that inuyasha is supposedly "the slacker" or the guy who doesn't try hard on anything academia related, and that always struck me as odd bc you're telling me inuyasha wouldn't be competing with, say, koga for rank 1? that he wouldn't study his ass off in the subjects he's actually interested in? that he wouldn't pour his everything into extracurriculars he cares about? he has his aloof moments in canon but ultimately he's a hard worker and i think that trait should be reflected in aus!

plus if we're thinking about the setting here, inuyasha's canon behavior is greatly influenced by his upbringing (and later lack thereof). putting him in an environment (modern au, lack of youkai discrimination) where his talents are cultivated instead of looked down upon would give us a very different character. it's always interesting to me whenever i see canon-typical inuyasha behavior in an au where his mom is alive because it suggests that his mistrust and gruff behavior are just part of his personality and not largely a result of childhood events. i feel like modern aus are an opportunity to see how he might have grown if not for the death of his mother + father & the consistent threat looming over him as a child. what would his personality be like then? how would his first meeting with kagome go considering that? his dynamics with his older brother? his goals? it's something that could be explored in a fic taking place in the feudal realm but it's kind of difficult to just subtract the discrimination aspect that comes with that setting...just things to think abt ig!

[court-of-constellations]

I headcanon that Lilith, once the body Gretel gave her wore out, asked Lich to add all her old scars to the next one. Not just her scars from the experimentation and Postman, but her scars from her lives as Rin and Riliane. She didn't want to forget those scars or the things that led to them- all the little scars on her fingers from accidentally cutting herself with a knife when she was first learning to cook, the burn mark from that one time one of the orphans accidentally pushed her into the stove, the dog bite she got when she repeatedly annoyed Kai's old Shiba Inu.

Some of the scars are less benign- there's a jagged scar on the front of her neck from when Kayo murdered her, and a smaller scar on the back on her neck from when Clarith tried to. There are long, thin lines on her arms that she refuses to talk about from when the guilt over her sins got to be too much, and there's several scars where her bones were broken as punishment for resisting Ma.

But they're all her scars, they're all proof that she's alive and can feel something- even if that something is pain. They're hers, and she wouldn't give them up for anything, no matter how much it hurts to recall them.

[ap-kinda-lit]

Miroku and Sango probably kept score over Inuyasha and Kagome’s squabbles (spoiler alert: Kagome’s was much higher)

[dabis-azure-songbird]

May I please request headcanons for InuYasha, Sango, and Miroku having a modern-day S/O who suffers from sickle cell disease?

Hello, my darling! This took me a while. I'm so very sorry. So! This was at the tippy top of my list! Of course, you can request this. I tried to research this to the best of my ability, so I hope I did these headcanons justice. I know there are multiple forms, so I'm going to try to write ones that could apply to any of the types. ♥ All my love! XoXo

Pairings: InuYasha x Reader, Sango x Reader, Miroku x Reader who suffers from sickle cell disease

Warnings: None, just some extra love for SCD readers, etc.

Inuyasha

To be honest, I feel he wouldn't understand at all what that means at first.

But he's willing to learn and listen to you. (Still doesn't understand it all...especially doctor jargon)

And you think he isn't listening to you at some point, and then he surprises you by remembering and saying something that you had told him.

His personality is quite brash, so I feel like he's one that seems very strong on the forefront, but secretly studies as much as he can to help you and make you more comfortable.

I definitely think he tries to keep you comfortable. Puts a blanket over you and pats it or rubs your arms and hands if you're cold, or takes it off. Secretly pays very close attention to your cues and body language. Makes sure you have lots of water and adequate rest.

And I feel like he'd go to every appointment with you, arms crossed and face a bit unreadable beneath his baseball cap.

You might catch him crying secretly at night sometimes, but it's only because he loves and cares about you so much, darling. (Bh-huh!? Inuyasha!? Nahhhh >.> You didn't hear that from me!)

And if you need more severe treatments such as blood transfusions, bone marrow, etc, I feel he definitely has them check if he's a match for you first.

He's so loyal. If you're hospitalized or just going to doctors a lot, no matter what it is, he's always by your side.

And be sure to let him know if you're tired or anything! I'm sure he will give you as many piggybacks and let you rest as much as you need while he also keeps careful watch and rests with you.

Overall, he's the best S/O and caretaker he can be to you. I think he might only argue with you if you argued with him over the prices of treatments. Because it's your life and that doesn't matter if you feel better. He'll find a way.

Sango

She's such a sweetie. Even if you identify as a male or whatever you prefer, I feel she always brings you flowers and tries to make you smile in some way.

Works hard to also make sure you are comfortable and your needs are always taken care of.

Research to the end of the world to try to understand you and your condition better.

Like Inuyasha, she is always by your side, especially at appointments and checkups.

If you have to undergo any surgeries or transfusions, she makes sure she's the first person you see besides the doctors.

Is good about reminding you and keeping you on track with your schedule and appointments, medicines, but also dates! Also definitely tries to help you with preventatives to keep you healthy.

I feel her favorite thing is to go out with you to cafes on days you feel well enough to.

Tries to help doctors find you a match for transfusions or marrow if you need it.

She wants to be with you every step of the way. No matter how difficult or easy your path may be.

Sensitive but strong herself, I feel like the two of you can have heart-to-heart talks and rest in each other's arms when it's too stressful. She'll either listen or cry with you.

Just know she's always there and is always fighting beside you.

Miroku

This guy, ahahaha. But no. I feel he adds a bit to your stress since he's a womanizer sometimes...but just know, he's all yours and his heart will always be yours. He looks, but definitely WON'T touch.

I feel he's always trying to make you smile and laugh.

Definitely uses those flirty antics of his to try.

May convince you to have his child...ONLY IF YOU WANT TO.

If this happens, and it possibly causes your pain or anything to be more severe, I really think he feels guilty though.

Definitely seeks care for you and the baby always.

And if you decide not to, that's fine too!

He may seem a bit aloof sometimes, but he really is very serious about you.

I think his aloofness is caused by him being deep in thought about how he can better help and care for you quite honestly. Or if he can try to understand you better.

I feel he's the one to ask the doctors questions and try to help you figure things out better too.

He may miss one or two appointments every now and then, but he'll show up late...with some flowers and maybe your favorite snack in hand or stuffed animal too! (He took too long picking them out honestly.)

His favorite thing would be to cuddle with you at night and hold you. Especially if you're feeling cold or just not all that well.

[azrael-the-lucifan]

A little headcanon that I’ve always had for InuYasha is that Kagome brings disposable cameras with her to the Feudal Era. Some are filled with photos of nature and random villagers she meets along her journey. But most are of her friends. A shaky group photo taken by Kaede, a candid shot of Sango playing with Kirara, Miroku getting slapped by yet another lady, InuYasha and Shippo arguing, and calm moments while they’re resting. There’s a photo of Rin wearing a flower crown (Sesshomaru is in the background wearing a matching one because he would do anything for his daughter). Another photo shows Koga posing heroically. There’s even a photo of Kagura watching flower petals dance in the wind.

And when the well closes up, Kagome gets all the photos developed. She explains her friends away as cosplayers when the worker at the photoshop asks. She puts them all in a big album, all in chronological order. Kagome looks at them every day until she goes back and can see her friends in the flesh once more.

[mirukosbitchywife]

szas new album would have keigo and rumi screaming crying throwing up they would have had a sleepover for the drop to listen together they both hit me as into her but especially keigo u can't tell me he's not an avid sza listener

[multi-fandom-imagine]

@sacredwarrior88 my friend! I need more requests with these three or anyone else with the inyuasha gang cause I had so much fun writing these 😭.

Can I please request headcanons for InuYasha, Miroku, and Sango coming to the modern world and falling for a modern woman?

A/n: YES!! Oh thank you my friend, also this reminds of an Inuyasha game I used to play for the PS2 where this exact thing happens.

Inuyasha:

🗡: Is used to being in the modern world….kinda. He still messes up a lot.

🗡: Is not used to wearing modern clothes, why does he have to wear modern clothes?

🗡: Met you through Kagome with you being one of her friends.

🗡: Was smitten with you from the start { though he’s not gonna admit that. }

🗡: Starts making excuses to slip into the modern world to see you.

🗡: You enjoy taking him to all kinds of parts, it’s cute seeing his reactions to the rollercoasters.

🗡: Is very clingy while you’re in the modern world,would often latch himself onto your arm, holding your waist. He likes it when he carries you on his back.

🗡:absolutely adores it when you cook for him, he’s puddy in your hands after you cook him a big meal.

🗡: YOU CAN WEAR WHAT!!

🗡: Is excited to see all the different outfits you can wear. Loves the skirts and dress…easier to rip off. Though those hip hugging jeans also look good on you.

🗡:Likes that he can have sex in an actual bed, not happy that he can’t have sex in a public setting. He’d rather not he scolded by you again.

🗡: Little harder for him to adjust in the modern world due to him needed to wear a hat most of the time. Is more than happy to slip between both worlds for you since he loves you.

🗡: You’re more than happy to do the same, it’s gotten easier after you both had gotten married.

🗡: Would 100% spoil his children in the modern world.

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Miroku:

📿: Finds it all very interesting, of look at pretty woman. ‘Why are people holding up a strange device in front of me?’Are his first thoughts.

📿: Run’s into you by complete accident, the man is completely taken in by how beautiful you were. Not to mention your kindness.

📿: Does his best to explain the situation, it does not work. Thank god you happen to be an acquaintance of Kagome since she made it so much easier to explain everything.

📿: Is so much easier for him to adjust in the modern world. Modern clothes look so good on him, you nearly swoon when he steps out wearing a white top and black slacks.

📿:Other girls your age won’t leave him alone but he finds himself not caring. His eyes are set on you, he realizes his feelings for you much faster than Inuyasha would.

📿:Adores showing you off, he’s rather proud of himself that he managed to land someone like you.

📿:Fucking Loves it when you wear skirts and dress, easier access for him.

📿:Is more clingy, he likes having his hands on you. Will be the one to leave hickies all over your skin.

📿: Loves that semi-public sex, though don’t discount him in the bedroom. Total romantic.

📿:Would be the one to stay in the modern world, does not want to put you or his children at risk or in harms way.

📿: Would still visit his time period with you and the kids.

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Sango:

🪃:It’s much easier for her to blend in, also faster for her to understand stand things.

🪃: She met you by beating some asshole’s ass that was harassing you.

🪃: You were the first to fall for the woman, confusing for you. Not confusing to Sango though it did take a moment for her to understand her feelings since she’s never felt this way before.

🪃:Teaches you how to fight and defend yourself, she wants to know you’re safe when she’s not around.

🪃: While hold your hand, she thinks it’s cute how you snuggle into her side.

🪃: Soft kisses, gentle love making, she’s really the perfect girlfriend.

🪃: Looks stunning in modern clothing, Sango can pull off any outfit you give her.

🪃:Loves dancing with, she’s never had that much fun until she met you.

🪃: Would live in the modern world and her time period. She just wants you to be happy.

🪃: You two would adopt,

🪃: 100% makes everyone jealous with how much your children brag about how awesome their two mama’s are.

[sexbob-ombbeck]

Saying what needs to be said:

Sango and Kohaku are absolutely direct descendants of Midoriko but the spiritual powers died out as their family didn’t practice it. Sango and Kohaku definitely have some spiritual prowess when it comes to sensing demons but they’re definitely just normal humans who are physically stronger than most humans.

However Hisui, Kin’u and Gyokuto are definitely more in tuned with their spiritual senses cause of Miroku and Kagome.

[justasecretflower]

hello! I saw your reqs were open, and I hope this ask is ok, but first kiss with the Inuyasha boys? 🫢

Hi chérie!! I love this request sm ty! (When requesting Inuyasha put the little 💐:D)

💐- your first kiss w the Inuyasha boys!

A/N- thank you so much for 102 followers!! I love you all mes chéries !!

~ You look lost, visit my garden?

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Inuyasha

- it was sunset and you two were on a branch on a peach tree, watching the beautiful colors in the sky silently.

- it was comfortable silence, warm, inviting.

- there was a ripe peach right behind Inuyasha that you went to grab, blissfully oblivious to how close it got you to Inuyasha’s face.

- when you realized it you just froze.

- he leaned in first, hands gently placed on your cheeks softly holding you.

- surprisingly everything was soft. It wasn’t rushed, there was nothing in that kiss but pure affection poured between you.

- when you two broke away he was beat red and turned his head super quick. “I wouldn’t mind if we did that again you know..”

- he tastes like vanilla

- and you did, grabbing his collar and pressing your lips harder this time.

Miroku

- after a hard mission you had to patch up miroku, who was bruised and battered pretty badly.

- while going near his face you cupped his cheek to go clean up a cut on it. Only for miroku to redirect your face and place a kiss on your lips. It wasn’t too fast, but you didn’t have the lean in moment.

- you were shocked for a bit, but then kissed him back. Him keeping you there by, obviously, placing a hand on your butt and the back of your neck.

- his kisses are passionate.

- he tastes like wild cherries.

- “you wouldn’t mind if I stole another one right?”

Sesshomaru

- it would be in a hot spring. Nothing would be sexual. It’d just be him watching over you while you relax.

- you convinced him to get in, and inched closer and closer to him by the second. A little weary you’d scare him off like a cat.

- he stayed, and you reached out more and more towards him. You would have to lean in first.

- he picks up on your clues tho. By grabbing the back of your neck and gently leaning in as well. Soft, gentle, loving.

- he has a quiet kind of love. The one that has silence deepen your love.

- he tastes like green tea

- he doesn’t ask for another. He just leans in again, pressing a little harder.

Naraku

- he’d be fed up that he didn’t kiss you when he first got infatuated with you.

- the kiss isn’t slow, or gentle, or kind.

- it’s rushed, rough, and demanding.

- you’d be yapping his ear off and suddenly..

- he’d get fed up with your talking and kiss you hard.

- he wouldn’t pull away until a little bit, but when he does he’s smug.

-“That made you shut up didn’t it?”

- he tastes a little like red wine.

Kōga

- you’d be forehead to forehead in his bed one day, talking about stuff until you both went quiet.

- you just looked at each other, seeing how close you were.

- Kōga would lean in first, pressing his lips against yours a little forcefully but sorry! He’s excited

- his tail slightly wags

- he softens up during the kiss, pulling apart and just looking at you, a smile spreading on his face then going in for another.

- he’d have his hands allllll up in your hair.

- he tastes like wild berries.

Jinenji

- stargazing. You’d be stargazing 100%.

- yes, I know it’s where he confessed, but that just makes it even better.

- he’d be having his knees pressing to his chest, making sure you have room, which didn’t matter because you laid your head on his arm anyway, arms wrapped around his.

- you just look up at him.

- oh and he feels it, he flushes. Hard but doesn’t meet your eyes

- You whisper his name to get his attention, he silently turns his head towards.

- you climb up on his lap, hold as much of his face that you can , and press a kiss on his lips.

- he’s shy, and freezes up while his face gets painted with such a deep scarlet you’d think he’s straight up boiling.

- he warms up to it a bit, taking his absolutely massive hand to your back to steady you and shuts his eyes quickly.

- the kiss is full of love, you can feel it as it courses through you. His hand was warm and ever so soft with you, afraid he’ll break you.

- he tastes like fresh herbs.

- he pulls a Rory Gilmore and just stutters out a “thank you..?” Afterwards.

Inuyasha reqs open:) use “💐”

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[friendlyneighborhoodamara]

Can't sleep so I'm gonna talk about Akane Tendo's reputation among fans. It's no secret I'm an Akane fan, and I'm glad that the fandom seems to be kinder to her today than in the past. In light of this, I'd like to address some of the common arguments people make or used to make against her.

For reference, a significant chunk of the humor in Ranma 1/2 involves Ranma, often intentionally, pissing Akane off, to the point that she hits him really, really hard. This is a pretty common comedic trope in shonen anime prior to like...I wanna say the 2010s? (I never watched Naruto since it looked bad but I am pretty sure that's Sakura and Naruto's dynamic.) Anyways, while I joined the fandom recently, I have learned that when the show came over to America in the early 90s, Akane was SUPER controversial for treating Ranma like this, with her critics calling her a violent domestic abuser and misandrist, and her reputation has only really recovered recently.

Now, if the "girl character beats up boy character in fit of rage" trope is something that isn't your taste in comedy, then it's not your taste in comedy. However, it's important to keep in mind qualifiers for Akane's behavior. Akane at the start of the series has been harassed by boys at her school who want to beat her up and force her to date them, leading to her having a justifiably poor perception of men and boys. Her hating boys and seeing the worst in them is very different from a man hating women due to patriarchal expectations, and even then she treats boys who are nice to her like Ryoga well.

Honestly, the only area where her dislike of boys gets kinda like morally problematic in my view is if you interpret Ranma as a trans girl: while I joked in an earlier post that Akane is a TERF, one could argue that, albeit unintentionally, Akane's negative reaction to seeing Ranma naked in her bathtub (even if accidentally) and then calling him/her a pervert plays on transphobic rhetoric against letting trans women use the women's restrooms like we're supposed to. (Humorously, most of the people mad at Akane seem to be, ah...not exactly fond of trans!Ranma headcanons, but I digress.) If other trans girls or our allies don't find the slapstick funny for that reason, fair enough, but I don't feel bothered by it given how most of the time Ranma gets hit it's for being legitimately rude and again the violence is very unrealistic.

Admittedly, if Ranma 1/2 had a more serious tone and grounded level of violence, Akane hitting Ranma would be abusive. But in the series, martial artists can walk off stuff like being crushed by a boulder, so Akane beating Ranma up by kicking him/her 50 feet into the sky because she thought he/she was trying to feel her up is not so much like domestic abuse and more akin to a wife giving her husband a light dope slap. Remember, much of the violence in this series is basically just that of a Tom and Jerry cartoon, albeit with an early Dragon Ball aesthetic. Furthermore, Ranma - as much as I love him/her as a character - is usually the instigator, with the wiki even having a list of the cruel nicknames he/she gives her, so it's not as if her actions are unwarranted:

There is, per some people, a gendered component to this discussion, that if the genders were flipped, this wouldn't be funny since Ranma doesn't hit Akane. Now, firstly, if you're a man and a 35-year-old anime not having a boy beat up a girl enough is your worst experience with "sexism", well...get over it. Secondly, in terms of wider media, men commit violence against women that is framed for laughs all the time (ex.: Miroku in Inuyasha, another Rumiko Takahashi series, is a male character where his running gag involves him groping women, which is a more realistic form of violence than anything Akane dishes out), so the notion that it's only women who hurt men in media for laughs is untrue. Thirdly, the notion that hitting Ranma is viewed as okay because "he's a boy" is dubious since he does canonically turn into a girl and Akane hits Ranma regardless of gende, and despite his claims to the contrary he/she doesn't really hate being a girl as much as he/she claims. As a concession, I will note that especially in the past some writers can be reluctant to show slapstick against women, but this is more due to internalized misogyny and viewing women as weak and needing protection. Personally, even assuming that Akane was a boy and Ranma was wholly a girl, I'd have no problem with the slapstick since it's clearly goofy and unrealistic.

Anyways, I'd like to conclude by saying (1) I am glad that I joined the fandom at a time when Akane is being perceived more and more fairly as a flawed but generally pretty nice and hilarious character who has a good deal of pathos despite the clearly slapstick-y nature of the series, and (2) thanks for reading this long, very sincere post.

[creative-hanyou-girl]

@kitramune I can understand where your coming from with that, but I personally don't consider anything from Yashahime except Moroha canon. Especially the whole separation stuff. I just like to go by my own post-canon.😊

You guys know on how InuYasha, the few times he talks about it, badmouths his father and says he doesn't care to avenge his death when he battles Ryukoltsei?

I wonder if InuYasha starts to regret his mindset towards his father once he himself becomes a father. Or at the very least, he starts to understand his father better. Especially if you want to go by the Movie 2 canon where part of Toga's death was from protecting InuYasha and his mom.

Just makes me wonder if InuYasha looks at Moroha or any of his other children and has the thought that it'd break his heart if any of his kids felt resentment towards him like he felt for his own father, especially when everything he ever does is to protect them. And I wonder if it makes InuYasha start to look at his father's memory differently, now that he's a parent himself and would do anything and everything to protect his kids, even if it meant dying and leaving them without a father.

Not that he'd go and try to get himself killed, as he wants to actually be alive so they don't have to grow up like he did, but you know he'd sacrifice himself if it meant his children could live, just like his father did for him (according to movie 2).

I don't know, I just wonder if InuYasha starts to ever regret the way he looked at his father's memory back when he was a teen once he becomes a father to Moroha and starts to understand his father's actions as a parent now that he himself is a parent. Ya know what I mean?

[fuedalreesespieces]

Inuyasha & Demisexuality

i think halfway into writing this i thought about just cramming all my thoughts into a semi-coherent rant due to a combination of a.) lack of access to decent translations of the manga and b.) paranoia about over-analyzing scenes and coming off as delusional (i think by now it's probably too late to thwart that claim) buuut this headcanon in particular is near and dear to me so i want to try and get as in depth as possible.

what is demisexuality?

in simple terms, demisexuality is when an individual doesn't experience primary attraction - that is, the sort of attraction based on immediate observable (often physical) characteristics - and instead only experiences secondary attraction first: the type of attraction that forms after the development of a deep emotional bond.

inuyasha and kikyo

this aforementioned term perfectly describes inuyasha and his relationships with the only women he's ever loved romantically. you could make the claim that his inability to feel primary attraction first stems from his trust issues and not inherent sexual orientation. and to that, i would disagree - he and kikyo develop an emotional bond despite an unspoken lack of trust, which may have improved had naraku not meddled in their lives. still, both find solace in each other's similarities, loneliness, and "outlier" status (though the similarities are in isolation only, if i'm being completely honest) and establish a connection that persists post-revival.

inuyasha eventually did start to feel primary attraction to kikyo during their time together - in the second chapter of the manga, when he compares kagome to her, he states that kikyo "looked pretty."

[source - viz. i haven't been in this fandom long, but what i've gathered is that there are a lot of mis-translations of this manga, even from viz. since i have yet to buy physical copies of the manga and don't have an account for the site, i'm going to be using fan-scans for the rest of these, which hopefully won't really affect what i'm trying to convey since i'll be looking at character expressions rather than dialogue for most of them.]

i'd also note the order in which he lists those traits: kikyo looked intelligent and pretty. her intelligent appearance is the first part of her he remembers, which i think underscores his priorities in this regard. he values things like intelligence and companionship - facets that come to light when developing secondary attraction towards someone - more than aspects of primary attraction.

inuyasha and kagome

as mentioned before, demisexuals don't feel physical attraction before establishing a tight emotional bond. the most blatant examples i could think of this were any instances in which inuyasha sees kagome nude and his difference in reaction - in particular, during the yura of the hair and togenkyo arcs, which are roughly seventy-three chapters apart. there are two new moons in that time, and from that we can say at least two months have passed.

chapter six: yura of the hair

kagome's bathing below him, and i'm sorry, but this expression literally screams "zero fucks given." he does not care in the slightest. not a blush. not a spot of red on his cheeks. not a sweatdrop. not a tee-hee. if i were to describe what he's feeling in this moment i would say "extreme ire." when she uses the sit command on him, it's on the assumption that he's "peeking," but kaede understands that it's actually because inuyasha is trying to steal a shard of the shikon jewel.

"huh?" - he sounds genuinely confused that she reached that conclusion, even though he was quite literally peering over the cliff's edge in what obviously has very perverse connotations. it's almost like he doesn't understand why kagome would think his actions come from a place of sexual attraction because that sort of thing just isn't on his mind at all, and he doesn't get why it would be in the first place.

another extremely blatant example can be see in miroku's introductory chapter: chapter 51, the delinquent priest:

do i even have to say anything. this scene also further emphasizes my previous point - before, the only reason he was there was to try and steal kagome's jewel shard. if his true intentions had been driven by primary attraction, this would have been an opportune moment to "peep." in his words, however, he just isn't interested. note that he could have said something along the lines of "i wouldn't do something like that" (which, if he was attracted to her in that way from the start, wouldn't have done anyway) but specifically i'm not interested. the primary attraction is not there in the slightest. at least, not until:

chapter eighty two: fateful night in togenkyo

the scene i'm talking about needs no introduction, but for context: kagome's half-freaking out after having woken up in a sake bath. inuyasha breaks down the door to come and rescue her, accidentally seeing her naked in the process. well, i'm sure his reaction won't be that dif-

...it's only one panel-

okay, two-

i think at this point it's fairly obvious that primary attraction has developed. besides the fact that he's spent three panels trying not to look like he's having a quasi allergic reaction, it's been approximately two months since they've met, and by now they've definitely formed the deep emotional bond required for him to begin feeling any primary attraction at all. in fact, the chapter where he tells kagome "there's no replacement for you" - that chapter, where he's vulnerable and honest and opening up to her, strengthening their bond further, (ch. 78, a tender smell) is directly before the togenkyo arc begins, and, thus, just before these scenes occur. these chapters have all been building up secondary attraction, and now that primary attraction is just starting to show up.

several chapters later we have this iconic panel from 173:

this is such a look of awe, as though he's gazing up at a goddess. jaw dropped, eyes-wide, words trailing off awe. he's entranced. fully head-over-heels in love, feeling both primary and secondary attraction in regards to kagome, and this trend only continues throughout the entirety of the manga.

conclusion + extra thoughts

my belief in this headcanon comes from not just the evidence depicted above, but because i just related a ton reading those scenes. i found myself just nodding along (as someone who's demisexual themselves!) plus, since ace-spectrum representation is so rare, it's nice to see it reflected in a character whose story and relationships i love dearly.

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[feudalmerengue]

INUKAG WEEK - DAY 5 @inukag-week

Personal Space

He did not understood the concept of personal space during Kagome’s pregnancy

headcanon moment !!!

•He was extremely over protective with Kagome during her pregnancy

•He didn’t like going to his exorcisms with Miroku bc he felt that every single demon on earth was going to attack her. (He insisted that she kept her bow with her ALL THE TIME)

•He did his best to fulfill every single one of Kagome’s requests (food and stuff ) (he couldn’t always do, it but the fact he tried made her fall in love even more)

•He followed her all the time. He thought that she did not notice but she obviously did :3

•He did notice that she was pregnant wayyyyyy before she did. But he was too nervous to say anything so he just ignored. When she told him he was like “oh yeah I already know. I just didn’t want to say anything ”

He got sat super hard :p

[memilylove]

Courting

InuKag Week - Day Six

This one comes from another one of my ultra specific headcanons about post-canon times with our favorite couple. Kagome returns to the past to join Inuyasha in life as husband and wife but there's more courting because they didn't get a chance beforehand. In the first year, Kagome is subtly becoming more insecure on her appearance. While away with Miroku on an exorcism, Inuyasha spies some local village girls gushing about these ornate hairpins and how their delicate beauty will always be the perfect compliment to ones natural elegance. It was a pleasant surprise when her husband returned with a tiny flowered hair pin for the first time, but since then, Kagome is always showered in the most unique accessories her husband can find for her.

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