Thanks! :) I've been thinking about this since posting the last piece; I've just had trouble putting it all into words. This one got away from me a little bit, LOL. These 'chapters' just get longer and longer...
The Inu/Sess secret brothers storyline is taking on a goddamned life of its own. The good news is, its making for some very interesting consequences down the line in the Sess/Kag storyline. I originally wanted the secret to be a surprise to Sess, but ultimately decided this way was better. Cut out some of the unnecessary backstory and focus on the "good stuff."
The hardest part, honestly, was trying to justify Kagome's sudden change in attitude once she returned from the ski lodge. A lot of the remaining prompts in the table need to have two strong-willed characters at odds, methinks. But basically, she's no longer cowed by Sesshoumaru's threats to stay away from him - she sees them as a challenge :) And, ta da, New Years presented itself and suddenly I had an excuse. Huzzah for coincidental holidays!
It was also important that there was no beating around the bush about the 'sleeping kiss'. Now there's no way Sesshoumaru can deny there's something going on between them, and this will indeed have future consequences *rubs hands together gleefully*
I love that this is so free-form, because this direction is about as far off from my original idea as it could possibly be, LOL.
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The Inu/Sess secret brothers storyline is taking on a goddamned life of its own. The good news is, its making for some very interesting consequences down the line in the Sess/Kag storyline. I originally wanted the secret to be a surprise to Sess, but ultimately decided this way was better. Cut out some of the unnecessary backstory and focus on the "good stuff."
The hardest part, honestly, was trying to justify Kagome's sudden change in attitude once she returned from the ski lodge. A lot of the remaining prompts in the table need to have two strong-willed characters at odds, methinks. But basically, she's no longer cowed by Sesshoumaru's threats to stay away from him - she sees them as a challenge :) And, ta da, New Years presented itself and suddenly I had an excuse. Huzzah for coincidental holidays!
It was also important that there was no beating around the bush about the 'sleeping kiss'. Now there's no way Sesshoumaru can deny there's something going on between them, and this will indeed have future consequences *rubs hands together gleefully*
I love that this is so free-form, because this direction is about as far off from my original idea as it could possibly be, LOL.