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Every Heart: Notes for Chapter 19
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Ah, we've finally come to the infamous (maybe only in my mind) Reunion Chapter! The main scene had been written out for the better part of a month, it was mostly just finding ways to incorporate said scene into the feel of the rest of the story.
Next up: all characters are headed to the west, chasing real and imagined enemies.
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Ah, we've finally come to the infamous (maybe only in my mind) Reunion Chapter! The main scene had been written out for the better part of a month, it was mostly just finding ways to incorporate said scene into the feel of the rest of the story.
How many song references can you spot at ten paces?
Hm, well. This is about as a close to a lemon as I'll get in this story, and it was hard to keep it at such a relatively tame level. Honestly, the ending of the manga changed everything; there is no longer a question of "what will Kagome do?" hanging over everyone's heads. They're married. The fact that we were privy to ABSOLUTELY NONE of the courtship leading up to said point is disappointing.
I was hoping to ratchet up the emotional intensity between Inuyasha and Kagome, instead of the physical intimacy. The bonding was always a crucial element in the scene, and it was always going to be a scent imprint instead of a "mating mark". The latter is probably one of my least-favorite fanon conventions; I just don't see any of the male demon characters literally sinking their teeth into their chosen's flesh. A scent imprint is a more logical move.
Hopefully the introduction of the concept wasn't awkward; that was one of the challenges of writing the scene. Kagome doesn't understand the full significance of it yet, but I wanted to give the reader an inking of what her acceptance meant to Inuyasha. This will become important later in the story.
There are multiple meanings to Inuyasha's final line, as well:
Yes, the comparison between Inuyasha's haori and Sesshoumaru's mokomoko was intentional. Look for another suggestion in future chapters.
Hmm, let's see...the scent-imprint idea is definitely not new; I first encountered it in the Inuyasha fandom via RosieB. I like the execution of the idea the best in JR Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood series.
Hm, well. This is about as a close to a lemon as I'll get in this story, and it was hard to keep it at such a relatively tame level. Honestly, the ending of the manga changed everything; there is no longer a question of "what will Kagome do?" hanging over everyone's heads. They're married. The fact that we were privy to ABSOLUTELY NONE of the courtship leading up to said point is disappointing.
I was hoping to ratchet up the emotional intensity between Inuyasha and Kagome, instead of the physical intimacy. The bonding was always a crucial element in the scene, and it was always going to be a scent imprint instead of a "mating mark". The latter is probably one of my least-favorite fanon conventions; I just don't see any of the male demon characters literally sinking their teeth into their chosen's flesh. A scent imprint is a more logical move.
Hopefully the introduction of the concept wasn't awkward; that was one of the challenges of writing the scene. Kagome doesn't understand the full significance of it yet, but I wanted to give the reader an inking of what her acceptance meant to Inuyasha. This will become important later in the story.
There are multiple meanings to Inuyasha's final line, as well:
Glad I'm not human tonight, Inuyasha thought, as he felt fresh tears on his shoulder.Just wanted to point that out :)
Yes, the comparison between Inuyasha's haori and Sesshoumaru's mokomoko was intentional. Look for another suggestion in future chapters.
Hmm, let's see...the scent-imprint idea is definitely not new; I first encountered it in the Inuyasha fandom via RosieB. I like the execution of the idea the best in JR Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood series.
Next up: all characters are headed to the west, chasing real and imagined enemies.