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I love your kazama x kagome fic so much! ^^ from your pov, what do you think makes kazama so different from sesshomaru?

I haven't seen the Hakuouki anime so this is just my opinion on Kazama from the games but the short answer is - Kazama is like Sesshoumaru but with heaps more pride and a bratty/entitled/arrogant attitude.

I’ll break this down into three parts: As a lover, as a fighter, as a character. (Get ready for an essay XD)

As a lover:

His character in a romantic sense is more like… an in between of Sesshoumaru and Kouga. We don't know what Sesshoumaru is like in Canon in a romantic sense, but Kazama is verbally possessive by insisting on the whole 'my wife' thing but through his actions, we see that he supports MC in his route by 'doing whatever she wants.' He travels with her for two years, following leads about the Shinsengumi just so she might meet them again. From this we can infer that his love language is Acts of Service. He asks her what she wants to do next at each stage and then arranges transport, clothing and essentials like food and lodgings. He's quite attentive as a potential lover, (as seen in side stories from other games that are fan translated) arranging dates, gifting MC clothing and encouraging her to 'show every side of herself' to him. He wants her to be honest and open even if she's sad or grieving over the Shinsengumi. You'd expect a character like Kazama to be incredibly jealous but aside from a few moments, he's respectful of her autonomy if MC shows she has pride and conviction to see her goal through to the end.

With MC he's also very sure of himself in terms of relying on his wealth and power to attract her. He's teasing, and at times physical with MC (he grabs her chin a lot), though seems very incompetent with expressing affection honestly, a lot like a tsundere. He acts a little strangely by not being honest with MC about buying a gift ‘specifically for her’ and just so happened to have gotten it (and then slips up later) or lies about staying up all night to watch the fire (this is strange because Kazama never lies as part of the Demon Code.) Likewise, if he gifts her clothing he’ll make a remark like - ‘you will wear it, in exchange for the date I’m taking you on.’ In this way, he has a punchable but kissable personality as a love interest.

As a fighter:

Kazama is more barbaric/merciless to foes. Sesshoumaru uses more showy moves with flips, twirls and somersaults because he can fly and likes to prove his superiority over Inuyasha by flaunting how hard it is to land a hit on him. Don't get me wrong, Sesshoumaru can also be aggressive with punches and such or thrusting his hand through Inuyasha's back but they tend to serve a purpose- he thrusts his fingers into Inuyasha eye in order to get the black pearl, or he'll stab Inuyasha to keep hold of Tetsusaiga. Kazama however is downright cruel by inflicting pain on fallen opponents if they don't admit defeat- digging his fingers into bullet wounds, shoving their face into the ground repeatedly until they bleed or slicing at them with his sword over and over again. It's precise and designed to hurt for no larger reason than to make them feel pain. It says in his wiki that if he needs to do something he considers 'unpleasant' then he'll extract the most entertainment out of it possible. Therefore he seems to want to humiliate the stronger of his opponents in defeat and by extension assert his superiority that way.

As a character:

Kazama generally radiates a ton of smugness. He's more expressive than Sesshoumaru with both his facial expressions and mannerisms. Going into their backgrounds - Sesshoumaru suffers from daddy issues and sibling jealousy/rivalry. Kazama suffers from generational trauma. Both of these are left unsaid but can be inferred from how they talk about certain things. Kazama loathes humans arguably more than Sesshoumaru does because Kazama is at a point later on in history than Sesshoumaru is, and has therefore seen the genocide of demons. Humans (the shogunate) wiped a lot of them out or betrayed the clans, and then later on developed a drug from demon blood that could turn soldiers into furies or 'fake demons.' Sesshoumaru hates humans because they’re weak and his dad banged one. We don't know if his dad cheated on his mom or if she allowed him to have a mistress or anything about Sesshoumaru's home life.

We don't know for sure what Sesshoumaru's likes and dislikes are because they're not stated aloud but we can assume he likes combat, swords, fine clothing, walking and cloud watching (and later on cares for the children he protects.) He dislikes Inuyasha, Naraku, half demons and humans. Kazama likes/appreciates architecture, visiting shrines and temples, saké and his wife. From how he speaks, he also seems to know a lot about history and folk tales. He's defo more of a talker than Sesshoumaru as in one short story he talks about 'a foxes wedding procession' that happens when it rains on clear nights, a folklore tale. He dislikes humans and furies/fakes.

Sesshoumaru's home is never mentioned in Canon though from what we see of his mother's castle we can assume he ‘might’ have one of his own. Kazama’s whole village isn't shown from what I’ve seen but he lives close to the ocean. At the very end of one of the other games’ routes, he severs ties with the Satsuma who protected his clan during the demon genocides, and then says he will be moving his clan yet again, vowing to protect everyone.

I think we tend to forget how much of Sesshoumaru is ‘fan Sesshoumaru.’ There isn't actually a lot known about him in Canon. Kazama is kinda like 'fan Sesshoumaru' because he's stated to be the 'Lord of the West' in the actual text (though they mean the Lord of the western oni clans). We get more demon politics from him and see that he listens in most routes to Amagiri's advice, showing he's not fully rigid in his thinking and will listen to his fellow demons. Even at his very worst in Saito’s route- when Amagiri betrays him, Kazama doesn't kill him. There's more of a sense that he belongs to his people because he has such pride in his village/heritage and wants to assure their safety at the end of his route, moving them away from the reaches of war and humans. As part of the demon code, Kazama is forbidden from killing other demons but even if he ‘could’ at his lowest, he doesn't kill Amagiri- which shows I don't think he would anyway. He has so much pride and appreciation for demons as a whole that he doesn't want to kill one of his own. Sesshoumaru kills demons without a second thought if they’re in his way. This shows a difference in values and priorities. Sesshoumaru can afford to kill at his leisure because demons are still somewhat in their prime- Kazama is at a point where every demon matters and counts, to the point that he’ll stalk MC for years because he wants to take her away from humans to live with her fellow demons.

So uh yeah...hope that answers your question anon bahaha

Kagome awoke to a weight across her middle, and the sound of light exhales filling the small space between.

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