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Ah! My poor humble heart is teared apart by this chapter, it is too much for my feelings. 500 years of poetry and loneliness. I’m crying..

Oh this is beautiful but it also hurt me
You write the past beautifully, but to give it up for the future brings tears to my eyes

This is my favorite chapter I've ever read in this fandom.

I just wanted you to know.

Forthright, I don't know if you'll read but I hope that you may, some day. A fellow Dokugan was searching for this story and requested help in locating this story, I'm so glad she did. Thank you for sharing this story.

Dear Forthright,

Forthright, wow...simply wow. I wish I can articulate better what you have crafted here.

I simply have no words. The beauty of how this was crafted and the journey of small details in the one shots and how this turned into a greater tale is simply breathtaking.

I won’t lie in the last chapters this is not at all what I expected. You carried us through the small, calm moments that showed a shifting over days and tea. And then in those last few chapters it felt like free falling. So great were the turns and moments of the story that I was swept away in an incredible grand finale.

It is what should have happened. I know those of us here are bias to Sesshomaru and Kagome and that in itself separates from the series but was this story and conclusion was so well earned here in your story. The last two chapters had me in tears.

This is what should have come at the end. I know this is meant to be fan fiction. But wow did this earn its keep in the Inuyasha series. The heartbreak, the loss, the grief and the resolution. My god this was just brilliant. Your story and the development of Sesshomaru and Kagome characters was nothing short of masterful. I will be honest only just recently (2 months ago) learning of what path Sesshomaru takes in Yashahime I ran back to the safety of Dokuga and here. In that the paring with Rin was just so off and wrong that I needed to read so many Sess x Kag pieces to rid my mind of it. But your way and explanation of such really made me rethink it, here it felt earned and in keeping with this story and Sesshomaru's arc.

I wish Rumiko Takahashi would read your piece. This is why fan fiction is so important. What you did with Sesshomaru and Kagome should be made into the series.

I am so grateful to you for this wonderful story. I don’t know if you plan to write more, I hope you do. I hope many more are fortunate to read what you have crafted here. It is sad to see that the Sess x Kag fraction seems to have died down to almost nothing. But boy, are there treasures here.

This was a beautiful, sweet, heartbreaking and elegant story, thanks for continuing to keep the Sesshomaru and Kagome spirit alive. I will treasure this story and look forward to re-reading it over and over again through time.

I cannot stop reading your work. It's unbelievable. Fantastic storytelling. This one is probably my favorite... So far...

That was a lot. I'm so glad the ending was sweet rather than bittersweet. The whole last chapter was bittersweet enough. This whole story and journey was amazing. I was confused because I thought InuKag wouldn't be a thing, but I'm glad we saw their romance too. And Sesshomaru mirroring his father in that way was soooo unexpected yet perfect. I wish there was like, and epilogue where we see them settle into life together with their own pups and everything but we already know what will happen. I imagine they'd name their kid after Inuyasha thanks for writing this beautiful piece and for the beautiful ending

I tell you, it's getting better and better with each chapter. I just love this right now.

One of my favorite chapters thus far. It had me smiling! Also, all the chapters I've read so far are very well-written. Amazing job.

This whole chapter is just - yes. *chef's kiss* to me

I’m crying! Your work brings back a lot of memories and I’m grateful for that. Thank you for this!

Goodness... I guess I’ve just binge-read another of your fics, forthy... and like always, it’s left me with a pleasurable ache in my chest. Thank you ALWAYS for your carefully-crafted tales. Can’t wait to see what’ll be next. Lots of love and admiration,
MirrorYew9119

I really enjoyed this story and the connections between the characters- especially with the brothers and kagome. I really enjoy reading stories where inuyasha isn’t the bad guy, just her best friend. Thank you for writing this lovely piece!

Critique:
The lack of dialogue from Kagome and intercations with other characters make her come off as shallow;
The majority of time she does ever engage is to show off how 'compassionate', and 'tempered' she is.