#yashahime rewrite au

[loveyou-x3000]

Yashahime InuKag AU I will probably write one day (Post #3):

Sometimes authors rise from the dead when you leave comments on their abandoned fics! Like I just did when someone dropped a comment on my old Yashahime Rewrite AU, which has been neglected for about 3 or 4 years...

Maybe I'll keep updating. Maybe I won't. I have no idea where I was going with this thing, but the format is fun and easy. You tell me if I should keep going!

Remember, kids: commenting on fics matters!

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PART 11: KAGOME

PART 1—6 || PART 7—10 || FOLLOW AND READ FULL SERIES ON AO3

Before morning, Kagome wakes with a good sort of pain in her back. The type that only comes from sleeping on ancient cots, laid out on ancient floors, when your back is decidedly modern and not fit for ancient living.

It's comforting.

But she lays there as the room sleeps on, all her daughters and neices and nephews snoring. It's still early. Not yet dawn.

Night reigns.

She doesn't know what woke her. Her dreams were muddy and unclear, filled with ghosts and the cold remembrances of Kikyo.

(Kikyo, holding a clamshell of rouge. InuYasha had given it to her. It had belonged to his mother. He was so very sweet beneath that hard exterior.)

Of another time. A time before another time, and then a time after that.

Of white petals on the breeze and miasma bleeding into the air. Of the wind breathing for the first time.

She turns her head.

Beside her, laying innocently on the cold stone floor, is a seashell. A clam.

Kagome is suddenly very awake. She jolts upright, grasping at it with weary fingers.

She knows what it is. Her dream. Kikyo.

It looks the same. Seems the same. But it couldn't be—no, InuYasha had told her about it. It had broken.

It had broken.

So what was this?

Kagome knows in an instant it isn't rouge—when she opens it and sees the makeup inside, a sort of power eminates from it. Something she had only felt in Tessaiga, so very long ago.

Strength. Power. Sorrow.

But it's a question for another time. Kagome places it away with her things. She tries to keep it safe.

She dozes off on the ancient floor, in her ancient bed, and the world is strange enough that she forgets that her daughters aren't idiots. She also forgets that they're just as foolish as Buyo, climbing trees he can't come down from out of curiosity.

What wakes her next is the nightmare.

The nightmare that becomes reality.

It's the epic burst of power she used to feel from InuYasha when he lost control of himself, overwhelmed by demonic blood.

Rage and anger and power, lust, greed, blood, and red, red, red, red.

That power wakes her from her dead sleep.

But now it's not InuYasha losing control.

It's their daughter.

[inukag-on-ao3]

Yashahime Rewrite AU

by loveyou-x3000 (Severa)

UPDATE! CHAPTER 13 NOW AVAILABLE HERE!

Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: F/M, Gen

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

Relationships: Higurashi Kagome/InuYasha, Kagura/Sesshoumaru (InuYasha)

Characters: InuYasha, Kagome, Sesshomaru, Kohaku, Sango, plus 20 more

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, No Ayame, No SessRin, Sesshomaru the Protector of Children, Yashahime Rewrite AU, plus 5 more

Summary: An archive of a Tumblr bullet point series replotting and rewriting the events of Yashahime.This is currently a freeform format, but may eventually be adapted into a proper fanfiction one day and will stay that way, who am I kidding, I'm never gonna fully write this.NOT intended to be a prompt for free use.

Words: 9,402 | Chapters: 13/? | Language: English | Private: No

[loveyou-x3000]

Me:

I BLAME MIKA AND HER ADDICTIVE BULLET LISTS AND I AM NOT SORRY…

Sooooo yeah… this is gonna be a two parter double knife in the heart. Based on @loveyou-x3000 ‘s alternate Yashahime AU. I swear I will eventually draw a happy ending to go with this as an apology for the angst 

This one will probably take a while to be colored as I have a lot going on this month and my poor hand is dying slowly despite my best attempts to prevent injury. BUT I wanted to get this puppy up on tumblr because it’s been a while since I’ve posted an actual WIP.

Keep an eye out for my Day of Love collab (With Mika!) launching tomorrow morning! Happy Galentine’s Day all! 

Much love, Hop

Tag train: @fawn-eyed-girl @neutronstarchild @thornedraven @dreaming-of-soup @lavendertwilight89 @anisaanisa @superpixie42 @cstormsinukagblog @smmahamazing @kawaiichan67 @kalcia @mickisketch @inussunflower @mymidnightnightmare @mamabearcat @sailorlolo @inuyashasimp 

As always if you want on or off the tag train let me know! 

[meidozangetsuha]

If you could rewrite yashahime what would you change as far as the plot and storylines?

OH BOY THE QUESTION THAT LITERALLY EVERYONE IN THIS FANBASE HAS WONDERED SINCE S1

and this is like. actually hard for me. which is odd bc i'm so invested in Towa Higurashi's character in general and like to think a lot of her but i've never done an extensive AU idea of how to rewrite Yashahime, bc until the clustfuck of the Grim Comet Arc at the very end of S2 i was mostly fine with things i just wished they had did it better, but

Towa not bringing back Setsuna right away. i may be biased but i fucking HATE when storylines do this. when a character dies at the end of an episode or story chapter, and we don't get the next one for MONTHS later, and they're immediately brought back. Guild Wars 2 did this shit too and i HAAAATE it. i feel like it should've been active endeavor, something that should've taken 4-6 episodes to complete. there should have been a mini arc that focused on Towa's efforts to make Tenseiga truly her own sword (like Inuyasha did with Tessaiga with slaying Ryukotsusei) to be able to bring back Setsuna and allow Towa to retain ownership of Tenseiga, a sword which suits her nature more than Sesshomaru's, a sword that Sesshomaru no longer needs. Rin, Tenseiga, and Kagura were the instrumental catalysts of Sesshomaru's growth: i think it would've been incredibly fitting for his daughter, who is more oriented on helping people in general compared to her father to have proven she is a worthy holder of the sword and for it to be her's. i REALLY like Zanseiken but i think her relying primarily on Kikujumonji would've been just fine. this one gets me heated and it's not even Yashahime's fault specifically this is just a trope in writing i fucking hate. don't kill off a character at the end of a book then next year when the next book comes out they're healed in chapter 1. if i ever do this as an author i will consider this my ultimate failing

delve more into Towa's mental health. i fucking LOVED when they actually addressed "hey Towa. you're traumatized and your obsession with protecting Setsuna when she really doesn't need it and has told you that to your face is a direct result of your coping with trauma and that's not really good." i always have this little ritowa scene in my head revolving around Towa like "I want to protect everyone. That is my goal... so... why don't we compromise, Riku-kun? I'll protect everyone... and you'll protect me." like, Towa finding a more healthy middle ground for her ambitions, although i DO love that by the end, during the Grim Comet, it's explicitly clear she wants to protect everyone. maybe this was bc of the rumors of s3 getting axed but i sincerely love how we saw Towa's desires to protect evolve from just Setsuna to the whole world.

keep Kirinmaru's personality more aligned with his S1 personality, although i still like the idea of using Zanseiken or something else as a trap to kill Towa to resurrect Rion. i really love Rion and i really love how much of a dark parallel to Sesshomaru that Kirinmaru was and his own willingness to essentially betray his sense of pride and honor for his daughter, but i still think IN GENERAL AS A WHOLE he should've kept his more prideful and honorable personality. i would've loved to see him clearly disgusted with himself for how cowardly his own plan is with Towa while also refusing to stop

do more with Rion i fucking love Rion so much DO MORE WITH RION. NOBODY EVER DRAWS TOWA/RION. I WANT MORE RION CONTENT IDK WHAT IT WOULD'VE BEEN BUT I WANTED MOR RION.

give Osamu Kirin a consistent ideology and ultimate master plan. him being Towa's final boss and ultimate personal ultimate enemy when Sesshomaru deals with Kirinmaru. that fight when she has to take him on in human form was great, i just think Osamu really needed his. own ideology to be consistent (i still don't mind him having gone back on his own goals in favor of making Rion the new King however)

keep Rin's general writing more in-line with her scenes of holding Bakusaiga to her neck and standing up to Kirinmaru for the sake of the kids. idk what exactly but i would've done SOMETHING that gave her an important job that she pulled off, like something that if not done would've fucked everyone over

actually have Meido Zangetsuha be plot relevant and used once Inuyasha gets out of the pearl like Jaken said it would back in S1

Moroha getting Meido Zangetsuha somehow. Meido Zangetsuha is cool. Moroha is cool. Moroha using Meido Zangetsuha would've been really cool. it could've played into the theme of inheritance from your parents, i think!

honestly Rion being a more proper conflict as a final conflict if they delved into her personality more also would've been good, even if Osamu was the true final villain

the Tree of Ages being a villain like what was apparently originally planned. i remember once during S1 i had this entire deal where Sesshomaru had made a pact with the Tree to take both twins to the modern era in safety only for Treekyo to completely fuck him over and only do it with Towa and telling Towa to her face that in her eyes she was just a backup in case things went wrong and she always meant for Setsuna to do this shit alone basically

so yeah- i don't know how much i would absolutely rewrite, i'd just want more focus on things

[inukag-on-ao3]

Yashahime Rewrite AU

by loveyou-x3000 (Severa)

UPDATE! CHAPTER 12 NOW AVAILABLE HERE!

Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: F/M, Gen

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

Relationships: Higurashi Kagome/InuYasha, Kagura/Sesshoumaru (InuYasha)

Characters: InuYasha, Kagome, Sesshomaru, Kohaku, Sango, plus 20 more

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, No Ayame, No SessRin, Sesshomaru the Protector of Children, Yashahime Rewrite AU, plus 5 more

Summary: An archive of a Tumblr bullet point series replotting and rewriting the events of Yashahime.This is currently a freeform format, but may eventually be adapted into a proper fanfiction one day and will stay that way, who am I kidding, I'm never gonna fully write this.NOT intended to be a prompt for free use.

Words: 8,741 | Chapters: 12/? | Language: English | Private: No

[inukag-on-ao3]

Yashahime Rewrite AU

by loveyou-x3000 (Severa)

UPDATE! CHAPTER 11 NOW AVAILABLE HERE!

Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: F/M, Gen

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

Relationships: Higurashi Kagome/InuYasha, Kagura/Sesshoumaru (InuYasha)

Characters: InuYasha, Kagome, Sesshomaru, Kohaku, Sango, plus 20 more

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, No Ayame, No SessRin, Sesshomaru the Protector of Children, Yashahime Rewrite AU, plus 5 more

Summary: An archive of a Tumblr bullet point series replotting and rewriting the events of Yashahime. This is currently a freeform format, but may eventually be adapted into a proper fanfiction one day. NOT intended to be a prompt for free use.

Words: 7,915 | Chapters: 11/? | Language: English | Private: No

[loveyou-x3000]

Which POV next for the Yashahime Rewrite AU?

Setsuna? Kagome? Sango? InuYasha? Suggest anyone!

[loveyou-x3000]

Do you want more of the Yashahime Rewrite AU (AO3) or more of The Princess of the Sea AU?

[loveyou-x3000]

Thank you @omgitscharlie​ @superpixie42​ @keichanz and @neutronstarchild​ for tagging me in this! It was quite a trip down memory lane.

Rules: List the first lines of your last 20 stories (if you have less than 20, just list them all!). See if there are any patterns. Choose your favorite opening line. Then tag 10 of your favorite authors!

Tagging: Anyone who wants to play! Because most of the people I follow have already been tagged.

Check all my openers out below the cut! I listed fics as they appear on my AO3 page, so it’s chronological from last update. It looks like my first lines are either dialogue, cold open dramatics, or completely irrelevant. (Also, if you followed me for my Inu-Yasha content: I used to write for Marvel too! Check those out if you like that sort of thing.)

Wicked Games: Side Stories: Sesshomaru was tense.

Yashahime Rewrite AU:

Sesshomaru warns InuYasha and Kagome about Kirinmaru, and what must be done to protect them.

The Fan in the Glass Case: The summer heat was stifling.

Stormfront: They had never had an argument quite like this.

Into Fire and Into Ice: It would be a relief to burn.

like a bird in a gilded cage: When Tsukiko entered her bedchambers, her husband was sitting bare-chested and cross-legged with another woman in his lap.

The Scars We Carry: “If I cry, you’re not allowed to make fun of me.” Kagome insisted, settling back against the mountain of blankets and pillows her husband had piled together for her.

Wicked Games: There was nothing particularly notable about the gala.

Family: Sesshomaru knew what he wanted to do, where he wanted to go— but the more pressing issue was what he needed to do.

Heaven in Hell: Early one spring morning, when the skies were still filled with birdsong and the dew had yet to drop from the flowers that filled her mother’s gardens, Izayoi stepped out of her bedroom with her maidservants, finally dressed for the day, and nearly collided into her husband’s armor. [This one is my favorite right now.]

Resolve: The cold didn’t bother him much, but it bothered her, and it was more than just a passing discomfort.

My Heart in Your Hands: "Where did he go?"

Keep Going: Dying, it turned out, did not happen swiftly.

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What I Remember (is what you can’t forget): The Universe took note when Wanda Maximoff confronted the Mad Titan.

Countdown: “Strange, Strange – hey, you all right? You’re here with me.”

What We Have Left to Lose: Natasha had never been good at cleaning things up.

Etched in Skin: Peter faded to dust in his hands.

When Death Comes Knocking: “One more time,” Bruce said carefully, rubbing his palms together.

From Our Ashes: Thanos’ fist closed around Loki’s throat and squeezed.

Covered in Blood and Dust (we watched the world burn): Of one thing, Tony Stark was sure: there was no keeping Nebula from doing whatever it was she wanted to do.