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December 28, 2021
Mood Stripes 295: Driven
Disclaimer: I do hereby disclaim all rights and responsibilities for the characters in this audacious adventure… especially for the focused one. A nod of recognition is bent towards Rumiko Takahashi for her creative prowess.
Chapter 295: Driven
The hunting lesson posed no real challenge. A child could capture roosting fowl. It occurred to Sesshoumaru that his brother had likely been a child when he developed the technique, driven by necessity and neglect.
The night passed, and Shipp...
Mood Stripes 294: Hungry
Disclaimer: I do hereby disclaim all rights and responsibilities for the characters in this audacious adventure… especially for the one with the keenest nose. A nod of recognition is bent towards Rumiko Takahashi for her creative prowess.
Chapter 294: Hungry
Sesshoumaru permitted Inuyasha and Shippo to drag him along, but his heart wasn’t in the hunt. At first.
“What do I do?” Shippo asked.
Inuyasha tugged an ear. “Figure out what you wanna eat, I guess.”
“I thought we were hu...
December 27, 2021
LMM 339: As Good as Gone
Claimer: I do hereby claim all rights and responsibility for the characters in this series of vignettes because the Amaranthine Saga is mine. (Which means I should probably behave myself since anything I say or do could be taken as canon.) Indulge the lot of us, especially the one in a hurry.
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As Good as Gone
Jacques spied another restless tail lash into view. Argent’s flourish was a bristling mess.
Michael noticed, too. “All right there, friend?”
“Tsk. This is a bright one.”
...Mood Stripes 293: Stalwart
Disclaimer: I do hereby disclaim all rights and responsibilities for the characters in this audacious adventure… especially for the respected one. A nod of recognition is bent towards Rumiko Takahashi for her creative prowess.
Chapter 293: Stalwart
Twice more, Inuyasha returned to check on his brother, who seemed stalwart enough on the surface.
Shippo reported, “He’s okay, so long as he’s reading Kagome’s book.”
Sesshoumaru probably had the thing memorized.
“What’s all this, r...
Mood Stripes 292: Precise
Disclaimer: I do hereby disclaim all rights and responsibilities for the characters in this audacious adventure… especially for the one who’s catching on. A nod of recognition is bent towards Rumiko Takahashi for her creative prowess.
Chapter 292: Precise
“So she started seeing colors and made a key?”
“Hnn.”
“This is pretty precise.” Inuyasha paged through the journal. “Guess because there’s no surrounding scents to distract.”
“Hnn.”
“So what do you look like now? Because a...
December 24, 2021
LMM 338: Invocation
Claimer: I do hereby claim all rights and responsibility for the characters in this series of vignettes because the Amaranthine Saga is mine. (Which means I should probably behave myself since anything I say or do could be taken as canon.) Indulge the lot of us, especially the one who has been through this many times.
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Invocation
Having noted the kitchen’s state of dishabille, Jacques inquired, “Where is Sonnet?”
“She’s attending the birth,” said Michael.
“Lord. With your bless...
Mood Stripes 291: Rough
Disclaimer: I do hereby disclaim all rights and responsibilities for the characters in this audacious adventure… especially for the one who’s turned smuggler. A nod of recognition is bent towards Rumiko Takahashi for her creative prowess.
Chapter 291: Rough
Inuyasha stole back to check on Sesshoumaru. Good thing, too. The idiot slouched against the well, alone in the night.
“Oi. You look rough.”
Sesshoumaru dragged him into an awkward embrace. “You smell like her.”
“Aw, hell...
December 22, 2021
Mood Stripes 290: Melancholy
Disclaimer: I do hereby disclaim all rights and responsibilities for the characters in this audacious adventure… especially for the helpful one. A nod of recognition is bent towards Rumiko Takahashi for her creative prowess.
Chapter 290: Melancholy
All of Sesshoumaru’s wanting turned to pining, so that by day’s end, melancholy swamped his senses. He couldn’t sense Kagome, couldn’t smell her, couldn’t reach her.
Shishi crowded so close, he was more mother hen than lion-dog, and under...
Mood Stripes 289: Favorite
Disclaimer: I do hereby disclaim all rights and responsibilities for the characters in this audacious adventure… especially for the one who’s been revealed. A nod of recognition is bent towards Rumiko Takahashi for her creative prowess.
Chapter 289: Favorite
Bound.
To a lion-dog who understood love and loss and loyalty.
To a boy who could plainly hear that lion-dog’s thoughts.
To a woman who interpreted every nuance of scent as color.
Paging through the journal, Sesshouma...
December 21, 2021
Mood Stripes 288: Aligned
Disclaimer: I do hereby disclaim all rights and responsibilities for the characters in this audacious adventure… especially for the honest one. A nod of recognition is bent towards Rumiko Takahashi for her creative prowess.
Chapter 288: Aligned
Sesshoumaru had been pleased Kagome was so good at catching his mood. It made things easier. For him. This journal captured her struggle in plain print:
The wish did this. It doesn’t feel like a curse, but is it okay? He has no idea I can see...
