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It Grinds My Gears...
You know what really bugs me?
People using Sengoku & Edo interchangeably.
Inuyasha actually takes place during the Sengoku era (1185-1603ce, taking place closer to the late 1500s). But due to a bad translation... in English speaking countries, it's commonly thought to take place in the Edo era... Problem is, Edo era was from 1615–1868. Inuyasha takes place a full fifty years PRIOR to the Edo period.
That's it, that's the rant.
Guess what...
My new phone will be here this weekend!!!
You know what that means right?
NEW UPDATES!!!
Curiosity Killed... The Dog will have several chapters posted on Monday night to make up for this whole months missing chapters.
I also received a msg on A03 that chapters 8-11 are uploaded weird. I'll work on getting those fixed & an extremely grateful for the person who brought it to my attention.
I'm super excited to get this story going again!
I Can Fix It...
Coming Autumn 2024
This will be a short story (18-20 chapters) focusing on prompts from a Facebook group I was part of until recently.
Description: Sesshomaru makes it his mission to fix what is broken.
Art edited by the amazing @ladydanitar
Curiosity Killed... The Dog?
After an unfun 2 weeks without a phone... I've got a new one!!! Figured I'd start y'all off with an extra long chapter for the wait. You can read it on...
A03
WTTPD
FFN
I'll be updating all the chapters to dokuga on Monday.
Preview:
As soon as Kagome had gone down the well, Sesshomaru began his assault. A quick turn to the left had Inuyasha dodging a swipe of claws and he realized he let his thoughts get away with him. He needed to focus.
"Why the Miko remains loyal to you, when you can't show the same courtsey is beyond this one." Sesshomaru had been waiting for this. His disgrace of a half-brother had built up quite the list of offenses toward the Miko, and while she wasn't inclined to put the whelp in his place... Sesshomaru had no problem with it. In fact, he reveled in it.
Recommendations?
I'm wanting to read a "traveling with Sesshomaru during the shard hunt" story. What are y'all's go-to's?
Curiosity Killed... The Dog?
Chapter 21 is up! Read it on Ao3, FFN, & WTTPD
Preview:
"Your lack of discipline is astounding." Sesshomaru's voice snapped him out of his musings just to piss him off more. "This One wonders how you managed to keep your humans alive."
"You sayin I can't protect my pack?" Sure he could use some training, but it's not like he was a novice! He'd been fighting pretty much every day of his life just to survive. What the hell did Sesshomaru know?!
"You have proven in the past to be unable to keep alive those in your care. It is not completely out of the realm of possibility that the same fate should be fall your current humans."
Oh no!
So, my phone is off for the first time in almost 11 years. I'm freaking out, this sucks!
Anyway, I'll only be able to update when I have wifi, so the next update will be...
Saturday, August 31st
Curiosity Killed... The Dog?
Update time!!! I don't even remember writing this tbh 😅, pretty sure it was one I wrote after a day or two of no sleep lol. Anyway, I hope y'all enjoy it. We're gonna call it a ramble chapter.
The next update after this will be a long chapter with some action in it!
Anyway check it out on Ao3 FFN and WTTPD
Preview:
She would never be as good as Kikyo. Inuyasha had made it VERY clear over the years that, in his eyes, she simply didn't compare. Kikyo was powerful, skilled, beautiful, poised...
Kagome was loud, untrained, brash, and too educated for the men of that time to appreciate. She was an oddity no matter where she was. In the past, she was the oddly dressed Miko that knew too much and spoke strangely. In the future she was a liar who had everyone convinced she was disease ridden and an awful student.
Once, when she was a naive fifteen year old child, she thought that she would make a life with Inuyasha by her side. But as the years went by she learned that she could never hold his heart. He has given it away fifty years before she ever showed up in his life.
So I'm sitting here minding my own business & enjoying @sereia1313 story Satisfied when Ao3 decided 🖕me.
I just wanna finish the story! Is anyone else having this issue???
Curiosity Killed... The Dog?
It's time for this week's update!!! Tried my hand at a little action scene. Let me know what you guys think of it! 💬 🤔
You can read it on Ao3 WTTPD or FFN
Preview...
Without stopping to think of the consequences, Kagura let loose a flurry of wind attacks, hoping one would cut that smirk right off of her smug little face. "Stop this Kagura! I have no idea what you're even talking about!"
"LIAR!" Finally one of her attacks hit. Kagura relished in the painful scream that ripped through the Miko's throat. It was almost as satisfying as the scent of her blood in the air.
Soon, Kagura would eliminate her once and for all and once she was gone, nothing would stand in the way of her gaining that which she desired only less than her freedom itself.
Curiosity Killed... The Dog?
See end for preview...
So this week's update is almost done. Unfortunately, next week's update may be a little late. I'm in the process of switching jobs after being forced to deal with some... unacceptable & at times illegal things at my previous job.
I'm going from getting home at 4am to going into work at 4am. And since I'm still getting better job offers, there's a possibility I may not stay at my rebound job. It's not something I think I'll enjoy doing long term. So it'll possibly be yet another schedule change.
Needless to say, my brain is not braining.
On top of that, my roof is being redone, my attic being rebuilt, & insulation put in my house this week. The workers are awesome, but they were here 14 hours a day ahead of schedule so I'm exhausted. 🙃
That's not including the random stressers this week...
2 of my kids are in high school. Yesterday there was a 💣 threat. Today there was an active 🔫 threat. (Everyone is safe & no threat was found)
I had a double blow out the day before my youngest son's birthday, causing us to have to delay celebrating till idk when because I had to fix my car.
My husband's dog (who's already old and sick) got a REALLY nasty skin tear right on his spine that we think caused nerve damage. So we now have to get the money together to get him put down, per vet recommendations (we've seen 4).
BUT on a good note...
My son, who's never played baseball in his life, made the freshman varsity baseball team!! (I'm so happy for him but the price tag is worse than football was 🤦)
So ya... All in all, I've got a LOT going on. The goal is to get Choices pt 2 up on Saturday, then the other two chapters updated in two weeks. Here's a sneak peek at the next chapter!!!
~~Preview~~
While the children continued to discuss their growing worries, a sudden shift in the wind caught Sesshomaru's attention. It was an unnatural shift that made him narrow his eyes in contemplation. After a few minutes of focusing his senses he heard it.
The Mikos screams.
Without a word, Sesshomaru stood and rushed toward the bone eaters well. The scent of the Miko's blood began to waift through the air and Sesshomaru let out a growl of irritation.
He should've gone and waited at the well. He KNEW Inuyasha was unreliable and that once he took off, he probably wouldn't show back up on time. He KNEW the Miko had just as many enemies as she has friends. Enemies that would seize the chance to catch her alone and off guard. Not only was her life in danger, her secret could be exposed! Sesshomaru wasn't so naive to dismiss the possibility of devastating consequences should someone learn of her true origins. The chaos that would ensue should time travel be proven a reality was unimaginable.
He had to hurry. He needed to set things right. It was his fault she was in trouble because he stupidly depended on the half-breed to keep his word. After what felt like an eternity, but was more likely two or three minutes, he made it to the clearing. He knew he needed to be prepared for the Miko to be injured... But what he saw as he walked through the trees had him seeing red.
Curiosity Killed... The Dog?
I forgot to make a post about this week's update 🥴
It's an EXTRA long chapter because there will NOT be an update this coming Saturday. (My new job decided to schedule me 9 days straight 🤦 I will not be off until Sunday of NEXT week) So there's not going to be much time for writing this week.
But as you can see, the romance & action are about to pick up. We are still on schedule to get this story done by December, so I'm happy.
Anyway, please lmk what y'all think! Multiple POVs & fighting scenes aren't my strong suit, but I gave it my best effort!
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On a random note ... Anyone have any recommendations for a book or series to read? Not FanFics, but actual books (or graphic novels). Subjects I'm interested in are: Feudal Japan, Witchcraft/Magic, Cryptids/Mythology, Viking Era, and/or Native Americans (pre colonization)
Genres I enjoy: Horror, Mystery, Psychological Thriller, Adventure, Drama (I prefer romance to be the sub plot unless the story is very well written)
Booktok keeps circling back to the same 6 series😑
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Anyway... You can read the newest chapter on Ao3, FFN, or WTTPD
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Preview:
Icy cold splinters of fear worked their way down her spine and her instincts, as weak as they were, were screaming at her to run. A predator had just arrived.
With dread creeping into the place her heart should have been, Kagura slowly turned her head just enough to visually verify what she already knew. She recognized that aura the moment it brushed against hers. She also recognized the fury and possessiveness laced within it.
Update:
Hey guys I know it's been a little bit longer than I anticipated to get my chapters up and going again. I am dealing with some not so fun stuff in real life right now that I don't really want to get into. I did want to let everybody know my story is not abandoned, I did not forget about it, and I fully plan on completing it. Unfortunately right now I am just not in the right mental state to focus on anything other than waking up everyday. I am however enjoying everyone else's updates! I will hopefully be back to posting before the end of the year.
Okay! Thank you! I've been saying this!
Since some posts have been made talking about sideburns. Here are some sideburn comparisons. Towa and Setsuna with the guys (Sesshomaru, Inuyasha (Human Form), Inu no Taisho, and Naraku).
With Towa, it is easy to tell what is her sideburn and what is her regular hair. Towa's sideburns very much so resemble Sesshomaru's, Inu no Taisho's, and Inuyasha's (human form, his half-demon appearance doesn't really seem to have sideburns). For Setsuna it is harder. Is that long strand a regular piece if her hair or a very long sideburn like Naraku's?
Now as for the female characters:
Both Rin and Kagome have short and easily distinguishable sideburns.
Sango...the way her hair moves in action makes it seem like those pieces are moreso side burns than normal pieces of hair, but they are pretty wide and thick sideburns.
Kikyo is unknown, the same for Sesshomaru's mother too. With Kikyo, I couldn't find an image that made it clear if she had sideburns or not, while Sesshomaru's mother it is likely regular hair framing her ears, but in some images it looks like sideburns. But I sincerely doubt this, since the strands are *so* long.
And last, we have Kagura. It has been noted in a couple posts that in some manga panels it is obvious that beads are in her hair, with the black sticking out of the bottom being the ends of her hair, rather than earrings. We can see that above too. The beads are placed too high up to be earrings.
Towa's sideburns match Sesshomaru's side nicely, but are even slightly longer and more turned, as for Setsuna, the strand of hair...Kagome and Rin's sideburns are too short. Kikyo's is unknown, the same with Sesshomaru's mother. And Sango's is shaped totally differently.
But Naraku and Kagura? They match pretty well. In fact Setsuna could probably do a similar thing with the hair beads as Kagura does.
If Sesshomaru had a Elder Sister
(Her and Kagura would get along very well. Both very sassy)
Birth of Perfection
"She is but a spoiled aristocrat," he spoke to his fellow soldiers, "Are you so afraid of-"
Kimiko's had cut the words off in his throat as she'd grasped it quicker than he'd been ready for. "Listen and listen well general," she seethed under her breath. "I will not remind you again," her growl was low as she shoved him back, "You continue to make a mockery of me, Lady of the West-"
He snarled, "And I you Lord-"
Her acid green whip cut harshly across the marbled flooring, stopping his advance. "A title you only have because of my blood, nothing more," her eyes were rimmed in red. "You are merely to give me an heir," her hand smoothed over her heavily pregnant tummy. "I am the descendant of the great Tsukuyomi," she spoke calmly, "Our marriage was arranged, so that I may have a mate to match my strength. You mistake me for one of your many coy and weak trysts." She turned sharply on her heel to exit the room, pausing to toss a wicked smile at the man, "Such a shame your strength matches this one's, but your intelligence lacks so greatly."
And with that she was gone, he snarled loudly, "Follow her! She is still heavy with child," he spoke to a solider. "If she has the pup without my imprint, who knows how surly the thing will grow. Her influence will only cause disobedience-"
"The Lady," a guard yelled coming forward, "She's vanished!"
Kimiko had felt the pains of labor before the argument with the general. She knew the pup would arrive soon, so she ran.
Away from the fool that thought she would allow him to control her or her pup. She would not be controlled.
Hours upon hours passed and the pains became unbearable, she'd show that fool who was truly weak. She took refuge in a hidden cove, one she'd kept hidden even in her youth. The salty air and crashing waves would do well.
She'd unbound her hair, and set several blankets atop the pallet of furs. It was time, she was ready to meet her pup. Hours passed before loud cries broke free, a son. A beautiful strong son with the tell tail sign of her lineage upon his brow. A sheen of sweat and labored breathing finally began to calm, as the pain slowly subsided.
"My look at you," her tired voice cooed as the pup bellowed, "How frighteningly beautiful you are." She held the pup to her breast and he quickly latched, "Do not worry beloved," she spoke admiring the small thing, "Mother will ensure you are stronger than that fool ever could hope to dream." Her fingers gently brushed his ear, "I will not allow him to control you, you are not one of his pawns to play. Isn't that right, my little Sesshomaru?"
Hope you enjoy! 🖤🖤🖤
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Birth of Perfection
"She is but a spoiled aristocrat," he spoke to his fellow soldiers, "Are you so afraid of-"
Kimiko's had cut the words off in his throat as she'd grasped it quicker than he'd been ready for. "Listen and listen well general," she seethed under her breath. "I will not remind you again," her growl was low as she shoved him back, "You continue to make a mockery of me, Lady of the West-"
He snarled, "And I you Lord-"
Her acid green whip cut harshly across the marbled flooring, stopping his advance. "A title you only have because of my blood, nothing more," her eyes were rimmed in red. "You are merely to give me an heir," her hand smoothed over her heavily pregnant tummy. "I am the descendant of the great Tsukuyomi," she spoke calmly, "Our marriage was arranged, so that I may have a mate to match my strength. You mistake me for one of your many coy and weak trysts." She turned sharply on her heel to exit the room, pausing to toss a wicked smile at the man, "Such a shame your strength matches this one's, but your intelligence lacks so greatly."
And with that she was gone, he snarled loudly, "Follow her! She is still heavy with child," he spoke to a solider. "If she has the pup without my imprint, who knows how surly the thing will grow. Her influence will only cause disobedience-"
"The Lady," a guard yelled coming forward, "She's vanished!"
Kimiko had felt the pains of labor before the argument with the general. She knew the pup would arrive soon, so she ran.
Away from the fool that thought she would allow him to control her or her pup. She would not be controlled.
Hours upon hours passed and the pains became unbearable, she'd show that fool who was truly weak. She took refuge in a hidden cove, one she'd kept hidden even in her youth. The salty air and crashing waves would do well.
She'd unbound her hair, and set several blankets atop the pallet of furs. It was time, she was ready to meet her pup. Hours passed before loud cries broke free, a son. A beautiful strong son with the tell tail sign of her lineage upon his brow. A sheen of sweat and labored breathing finally began to calm, as the pain slowly subsided.
"My look at you," her tired voice cooed as the pup bellowed, "How frighteningly beautiful you are." She held the pup to her breast and he quickly latched, "Do not worry beloved," she spoke admiring the small thing, "Mother will ensure you are stronger than that fool ever could hope to dream." Her fingers gently brushed his ear, "I will not allow him to control you, you are not one of his pawns to play. Isn't that right, my little Sesshomaru?"
Hope you enjoy! 🖤🖤🖤
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Okay, okay. I lied, but this one's cause of @mythicamagic
Okay, okay. I lied, but this one's cause of @mythicamagic
Just some fun lil doodles today. 🤣💖
