The Demon World Monthly Returns!!!

The Demon World Monthly returns!!!

I have been gone for a long time but I have returned to celebrate, though late, the 2nd anniversary of our beloved magazine! This time we feature the ruling family of the territory of former Gandara!

Yomi, Shura and my Oc!

There is also a story video included featuring a conversation between a senior guard and a new guard. Tidbits of my fanfic story can be glimpsed here! Yomi and his family is currently on vacation in the human world (they're not in japan though, since he wants to escape the bothersome spirit world forces-and you guys can probably guess where they are from the clothing) and the fireworks really fascinates the young Shura!

Another note: The poppy flower is August's flower of the Month along with Gladiolus. Orang colored poppy specifically, denotes health and regeneration hinting at the fate of Shura (and Yomi eventually) after almost dying until my Oc finds and saves him. The daisy on her hair on the other hand, alludes to her personality and role as it means purity, innocence, new beginnings, joy and cheerfulness.

Well this is a rather long post but I hope you guys enjoy this illustration. I'm also reopening my commissions if anyone is interested!

It was a joy to illustrate this piece! YomixOc stories have captured my interest lately for some reason (too bad there aren't a lot of them 😔).

Anyway my commissions are still open if anyone is interested! 🥰

@orion-yyh makes incredible and stunning art! Thank you for drawing my OC and bandit Yomi dancing under a solar eclipse! ❤️

While Demon World Monthly is still on break, might we fancy you with our Sorcerer Monthly instead? A commission piece featuring the gorgeous oc of the wonderful @monebula-art !!!!

My commission is still open!

My commission Info

Chapters: 218/218 Fandom: 幽☆遊☆白書 | YuYu Hakusho: Ghost Files (Anime & Manga), YuYu Hakusho Rating: Not Rated Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Kurama | Minamino Shuuichi/Original Female Character(s) Characters: Urameshi Yuusuke, Kuwabara Kazuma, Hiei (YuYu Hakusho), Kurama | Minamino Shuuichi, Genkai (YuYu Hakusho), Botan (YuYu Hakusho), Koenma (YuYu Hakusho) Additional Tags: Angst, Fluff, Violence, Kidnapping, Slow Build, Canon Divergence, Implied Sexual Content, Mentions of child neglect Summary:

Novaleigh went through life as unlucky as one person could be, unsure of who she was as a person. If she knew anything about herself, it was that she resilient to a fault when it came to the hits that she took from life. What she didn’t know, is that life would take her through some of the hardest trials that anyone would go through just to see if she could reach her soul’s purpose.

Two hundred and eighteen chapters later, the story is finally complete! I never intended on it being this long but the story just took a bit longer than I anticipated but I truly enjoyed writing this. Please enjoy this wonderful art representing the ending of the story by @orion-yyh

Why I Wouldn't Date the Yu Yu Hakusho Boys

Okay, so I keep seeing those YYH posts about how the boys would react if [insert female reader] were to confess their love, kiss them, date them, etc.

I'm writing this from an adult perspective because I am one, so when I talk about these characters, I'm imagining them as adults as well. I'm also writing this as someone who identifies as a demisexual romantic, so please bear that in mind.

Hiei

This one is probably obvious. I wouldn't date Hiei unless he first spent time helping himself. Hiei has so much deep-rooted trauma to work through that he's still learning to be a friend, let alone a romantic partner. Of course he's capable of extremely caring gestures, and in truth, it's fair to say Hiei wants connection; he's just afraid of what happens once he has it. It's one more thing to lose.

Hiei could develop a romantic relationship by simply learning more about himself first—becoming familiar with his own feelings to begin to process some of his trauma. Though the biggest hurdle here would be willingness. Unless Hiei wanted to deepen his connections and feel more secure in his relationships (romantic or otherwise), he'd remain emotionally unavailable and unable to bridge the gap between himself and others.

Hiei might also be terrible at setting boundaries. He'd certainly be awful at asking for anything. Hiei is avoidant to a fault. He will never express desire or need because he's afraid it shows weakness and vulnerability. Hiei puts on a front to the world like he can take care of himself at all times. Hiei would sooner go through hell before asking for a favour, even if it's an extremely reasonable one. So imagine—if Hiei never expresses his needs and never says no, he might build resentment over his partner pushing his buttons without ever saying so until he loses his temper one day. That's not exactly grounds for productive conflict resolution.

So, Hiei's partner would need to be a mind reader, and unless he dates a demon with that ability (not entirely unlikely), it's not going to be easy. Even then, having a partner who can read his mind is only one side of the issue. The next is Hiei being emotionally available to a partner so the relationship can be give and take. Hiei would need to be able to admit his emotional needs or be willing to acknowledge the reasons for his emotions. He would need to be able to tell his partner why he's sad, angry, anxious, uncomfortable, etc. And he would need to be willing to accept when his partner was feeling their feelings and be willing to support them without running away.

Hiei would also need to be able to accept gestures of affection without insulting his partner for expressing fondness. He would need to be able to accept affection as something he's worthy of so he can actually enjoy it rather than try to push his partner away in an unconscious effort to circumvent inevitable rejection, as he might see it.

So yes. Hiei would need to acknowledge that he has trauma to process, be ready to wade into the turbulent waters of emotional healing and learn to accept love without constantly fearing that it could be ripped away at any moment. Who ever were to date Hiei would need to avoid becoming his therapist but would still need to be someone very in tune with their emotions.

Yusuke

I wouldn't date Yusuke unless he had worked through his avoidant communication style and his inability to be vulnerable or sincere when it mattered. Yusuke, like Hiei, carries a great deal of unprocessed trauma. He uses humour to cover how he really feels, and he has to be bullied into getting in touch with his true feelings. This doesn't bode well for the growth of a romantic relationship which requires that the people involved spend a lot of time with and in emotional discomfort. It requires a person to be ready to do the bitter emotional work of learning and growing by listening to his partner's emotional needs and being mature enough to validate those feelings, even if they were in conflict with his ego.

And that's Yusuke's biggest problem - he has an inflated ego, likely developed as a coping mechanism to avoid feeling inferior due to his father's abandonment and his mother's emotional unavailability.

I'm not a therapist, so I can't speak as one, but I can speak as a married adult woman in a healthy relationship. A relationship is a partnership between two people. It requires each party to be open and vulnerable and available to each other.

Yusuke would be a lot of fun, of course. He's a go-getter, he's passionate and he's charismatic. He legitimately cares about the people he respects, and because he gives his friends room to be themselves around him, he'd be well liked.

So as a friend, Yusuke would be wonderful.

In a romantic relationship he would probably seem attractive and a bit mysterious at first. After all, who doesn't enjoy a shit-talking rogue with a penchant for chivalry? But the relationship wouldn't get far if you were the only one ever trying to talk about your feelings. What's more, without being comfortable with his own, it's unlikely that Yusuke would have the emotional capacity to take in his partner's feelings and respond to them with empathy, kindness and sincerity.

In a moment when his partner expresses vulnerability, he might resort to sarcasm, dismissal, gaslighting or deflection. The only time he might hear you might be when the information is earth shattering—maybe you're sobbing just to be heard, so he listens because it's suddenly urgent. It shouldn't take you to be in tears for your partner to listen.

Further to the above point, If Yusuke had something he wanted to talk about, it's unlikely he'd be direct about it. Yusuke would need to learn to honestly express hurt feelings or needs without experiencing defensiveness or anger at himself. He would need to learn that it's a healthy part of close relationships to give and receive emotional comfort, and that asking for emotional support isn't weakness. Until then, he would likely avoid his discomfort by resorting again to sarcasm or to indirect criticisms or backhanded humour instead of being open and honest with himself and his partner.

I wouldn't date Yusuke Urameshi unless he was willing to take an honest look at the state of his heart, learned to be kind to himself when he was feeling vulnerable and worked on opening up about his feelings while developing his ability to respond to his partner's with empathy.

Kurama

Kurama might come as a surprise, but I wouldn't date him unless he developed a stronger sense of self worth. Kurama is forever repentant for his old life, as a result, he's always sacrificing himself for others. To live with so much guilt and shame means that Kurama would always be secretive and closed off from a romantic partner.

On top of that, Kurama being as intuitive and perceptive as he is would probably come across as far too analytical in a romantic relationship. He wouldn't bring his feelings to the table, he would dissect yours on it. Not necessarily in a cruel way—just in the way someone who is emotionally closed off would. He doesn't want to feel his feelings or yours, so he might approach them with logic and act accordingly.

To a partner who is looking for an emotional connection, this could be very painful. Kurama would always feel out of reach, but he'd be polite and charming and civil at all times. What's worse is that as someone close to him, you may realize that he's emotionally disconnected because he's afraid of looking inward and he may dismiss the notion because he's not ready to face the pain of processing his guilt and looking at his fear and self hatred.

Kurama would need to understand that he's worthy of love and can't logic all his feelings away before I would consider dating him.

Kuwabara

I got nothing for Kuwabara. Would date. 10/10. Beautiful, emotionally available himbo with a heart of gold and unquestionable integrity. The others could learn something from him.

My Kuwabara baby is not forgotten!! 🎉

Kurama, Hiei and Kuwabara Nendoroids

They were finally announced at the Smile Fest 2022 ♥️ Further details will be revealed soon.

Official site: Good Smile Company

Yusuke, who was released in June 2020, is not alone anymore. The four guys will be together, and Kuwabara was not forgotten! 💸