Incredible storytelling. The three part story, this one from Sesshoumaru's perspective was expertly written. Thank you for this masterpiece.

i'm glad i read this. it wrapped up all the answers i had and then some. i'm glad you included lemons when needed b/c it pulled the story along and showed the affection and love sesshoumaru had for kagome. his point of view was important and to do it this way made it more telling about him and how he felt from start to finish. i think him finding out the shikon prolonged her life, even if she isn't aware of it, makes him more than happy that he won't be alone for the rest of his life. don't we all want the same thing. you writing brought that out in me. having someone to love is the best thing in the world, but only if they love you with the same intensity. LOVE your work. keep the GREAT writing and the lemon-y goodness. c'ya'

God I ADORED EVERY SINGLE MOMENT OF THIS.

Its really so much more special when you get the two POV's. I knew Sesshomaru loved her from the first two stories, but to realise how early he did and and how much deeper the love actually was had me teary eyed. His perspective also helped me to understand the bits that didnt fit for me and I really enjoyed the bits that we never knew from Kagome's side. THANK YOU FOR THIS. 

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God I ADORED EVERY SINGLE MOMENT OF THIS.

Its really so much more special when you get the two POV's. I knew Sesshomaru loved her from the first two stories, but to realise how early he did and and how much deeper the love actually was had me teary eyed. His perspective also helped me to understand the bits that didnt fit for me and I really enjoyed the bits that we never knew from Kagome's side. THANK YOU FOR THIS. 

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OMG!! What an amazing story!! Sad to see it's final chapter, but happy to know you accomplished what you set out to do! It has been such an honor to be able to read your story! (well, actually all 3 of the series).

I visited your author page, YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!! So young and so pretty! And your kitties are adorable!! Do they help you get breaks from writing when they decide to lay down on top of the keyboard? 

Me encanta que hablas otras lenguas! La Casa de los Espiritus es uno de mis libros favoritos! 

I might have overlooked, but maybe it is there and I did not noticed, is there a place to sign up for updates on your page? I would love to know whenever you have something new to share! 

Smut = MUTE. Will not mention any of it, but I must say you do it quite nicely and it is not crass or offending, so you have to take praise about it. Some people write smut that makes you want to roll your eyes to the back of your head and ask WHY??, and then there is lemony goodness like what you write, sensual, intense, and so satisfiying that you don't even think about it, it just flows with the story so well!

I know your life is probably going to be busy, but I hope you will find time again to continue to write fanfiction. It would be so amazing to read more stories from you!. (Don't abandon us please!)

One of my favorite authors once wrote a guideline for people who wished to wite, he says that people always tell him they admre him so much and wanted to write, and what tips would he give to them, and he said that if you want to write, do not entertain yourself with movies or tv, but intead to read, read, and read! Read as much as possible, all sorts of things, and specially from those authors you admire, reading makes you visualize things in a better way, it inspires ideas and gives your imagination wings. So, I share that with you! 

Once again, I thank you for your generosity and kindness in sharing your talent with us!! I wish you all the luck in the world in ANYTHING you set out your heart to do and hope to read any and everything you churn out of that pretty amazing brain! Good luck and until the next time! Thank you for writing and giving us something so special!

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I adored all three stories in this series. The ending was perfect. But now I want to know what Sesshomaru's mother's reaction would be. Perhaps a one shot of kagome and sesshomaru a few years later in their relationship? But I'm being greedy in not wanting to part with them yet. I look forward to your other works even as I hope you come back to this story in some form later on. 

And Kagome's mother, WTF? I already thought so while reading Han-kichi, flirting with her daughter's boyfriend? And drooling? WTF? I've seen that and worse in real life but had not expected it from this character, it's refreshing, infuriating and funny at the same time. Sesshomaru's reactions and thoughts there are a little bit unexpected as well. Love Bokuseno. Sesshomaru's mother must be a pain in the ass, looking forward to "meeting" her.

Nice work. Thanks for the update.
Maybe you already know or have reflected about this, but anyway here it goes...
Interesting subject and interesting writing exercise, don't you think? I'm talking about the lemons from a man's PV.
A lot of romance novels, mostly written by women, have sex scenes and a lot of them from a man's PV.
Gay novels and manga could be a good source of information as well, with a grain of salt, of course.
When speaking / writing about sex, you show a lot of your true self: the character's behaviour in bed demonstrates how he / she truly is and feels, but it also speaks about you, the author, as the rest of your writing, it's unavoidable.
I recommend being at least a little bit bold and confident.
As per your character, Sesshomaru in this case, so far you described him as experienced, somewhat boring, dominant and quite superficial and selfish both in bed and in the rest of his actions towards her (and others as well). I understand his way of lovemaking is also evolving along their relationship. I see it as a chance to deepen your characters.
From personal experience and that of others I've talked to, experience in bed is no guarantee, you may have technical knowledge and at the same time no idea how to truly please your partner.
Selfishness plays often a big role here. Lack of communication too.
It's pityful, a tragedy really, but there are bilions of unsatisfied women around the World, even among those married for years.
I've witnessed married women with teenager offspring crying after reading the dam*#@ 50 shades, some even confessing that they've never experienced an orgasm while with their husbands and previous boyfriends, a lot of them have even faked it often, ashamed of themselves, thinking that it's just their fault, that there's something wrong with them.
Deep down it's not the BDSM, but the realisation and feeling of being unloved and unwanted, that there's no real will, no effort to please and cherish them from their partner, that they're just some sort of tool, even if their men are unaware of their own actions.
And they -those poor women- also realise that it's been so for years, for most of their lives in fact. Sad, so sad. Sometimes it breaks them, sometimes it makes them stronger. As for the eventual result, some relationships ended with divorce, some women tried bondage and all sorts of other things and some tried just talking. You can imagine the rest.
There are also a lot of cultural, social, religious, political and historical differences which are often crucial. The role of men and women around the globe is often the role they end playing in bed. Too long to discuss, but it may be useful to think about all this while you think of your characters, the same way you develop and enrich them in other aspects.
So, what is he really aiming for? Does he care? Does he want to show off (male ego)? What sort of relationships has he had before? What are his feelings (not only love or lack thereof). Is he insecure (not at the beginning but later on)? Is he interested -now and previously- in any sort of fetishes (not sure about that, except for her reiki, but who knows)? Is he bored? What about his highly developed senses? Apart from calming her and foreplay, does he use his youki for her pleasure? Do they communicate otherwise with each other (verbal/non-verbal). How does she react? What does she want? How does she feel? What about some imagination on both their parts? And so on.
About your poems and your game, sorry, I don't dislike poetry, I'm just awful at analyzing it, worse at writing it, but I like them and I am at least able to see the effort you put in them.
Hope all this rambling helps somehow.

I'm really enjoying this story and definitely enjoy reading Sesshomaru's POV. I feel like I need to read the two stories side by side!

I've been wanting to play the powetry game everytime you've posted a chapter and everytime my brain says: sorry, can't do that right now. I've got some personal things happening that are preventing me from concentrating on things to the degree needed for that type of analysis. But, I will try to do it this week. I hate to see you disappointed when you are sharing such wonderful writing with us. 

This is my first review. I’ve been lurking for awhile and I wanted to save it for something special! Can I say without doubt that this story is amazing and reminiscent of the greats - the way your story unfolds reminds me of “Tales from the House of the Moon” . Fantastic job! Your character development of Sesshomaru is so on point!!!

By the way, what happened with Sesshomaru's father's documents? The ones Miyoga said had been found? Were they real? Were some of them the ones about reiki that Kagome is going to get for her training?

Awaiting next update. Everything is so carefully written, it matches the previuos story very well. I'd just like to know a little bit more of his life outside the campus, apart from his teaching and book writing, he's still some kind of Lord or King, right? It might give us some more insight into youkai society. Thanks for your hard work. 

I've had a rough few days so I don't have much to say, but I wanted to let you know I'm still reading and enjoying this story, and the effort you've put into writing it! Thank you for indulging us! :)

Awaiting to know what he did and thought during her discovery and stabbing. Really curious about that time.

Pretty amazing story.

On my opinion, it could be read as a stand alone, you obviously miss a lot of things and get a lot of spoilers, but it surely works as a stand alone.

In fact, I think that it could be the other way around, I mean, once finished, it could be read before the other two stories and still work, like with some mangas where you first get a one-shot story -as a trial,  a test- and if it works among the reales, they draw a whole series about it.

I like your stories so far. Very much. Very well written. Very interesting all these points of view. Sesshomaru's specially. It explains so much of his behaviour, and adds a lot of new layers to the original story,  in a pleasant non-repetitive way. About the lemons, up to you. 

lemons are kind of a must at this point.

Thank you for the update! It’s still interesting to see Sesshoumaru’s POV on all this, and lol to Kagura ruining all the things. I don’t think you necessarily need to add lemon scenes, esp. if you have a hesitation on it. You write what you’re comfortable with. It’s fine as it is if you want to leave it that way! This is your story. The quickest way to turn it into something you may no longer like is to deviate from your intentions and try to please everyone. It’s impossible to make everyone bappy, so let your creativity flourish as it naturally comes.

So interesting to see his POV! Very much looking forward to more of this—even if I’m back to wanting to scream at Sesshoumaru for the time being. Lol