Seicheru

But you taught her as well. Taught her to be tough. Challenged her. Helped her to achieve the stronger, most confident version of herself. Showed her how to see the world in all its colors, not just black and white or naive rose. You were the reason she could make friends. Real friends, so far from the superficiality of school convenience. To leave her comfort zone, to enjoy a true adventure, to face the ugliest aspects of life and, nonetheless, keep going… They’re all things she learned from you.

Because you are right. Kagome was born to meet you.

They really went a long way, didn't they? Although the bonking was sometimes excessive and the teasing could have been seen as insensitive once in a while, I did like their dynamic a lot. And I truly enjoyed to see their relationship develop.

You nailed it on the head when you said they're like the brothers they never had. And I think this is true especially in Inuyasha's case. Shippo might be a full demon, but he is also a orphaned child who has no one to resort to. It's safe to assume Inuyasha saw a lot of himself in that scared little boy trying to act brave and make it on his own.

So after Kagome left them no choice but to travel together, Inuyasha unconsciously brought upon himself the responsibility to be for Shippo the older brother he never had. Because he knew if Sesshomaru had been there for him the way he's trying to be there for Shippo, his life would have been vastly different.

And you can see this feeling not noly with Shippo, but with Sota and Bunza as well. There's a lot of tough love, but his soft side is very present too.

And the three boys all ended up, if not hero worshiping him, at least admiring and looking up to Inuyasha as a role model.

Which is why I'm positive he would have been a great father. And of course, his relationship with Shippo had its ups and downs. But most of their conflict comes from Inuyasha being hard on Shippo to tough him up (men don't cry) or Shippo being protective of Kagome's feelings. Both of them getting over their issues to build a relationship for themselves is what makes it so special.

My personal headcanon is that they grew the most closer during the three years in which Kagome was gone. She was obviously very important to each member of the Inugang in different ways and everyone dealt with her absence as best as they could. But Miroku and Sango were busy starting a family of their own. It's easier to move on with this kind of distraction.

Inuyasha and Shippo, though? For them it was a harder blow. She was a mother figure to Shippo and the love of Inuyasha's life. And remember: for a considerable amount of time, before Miroku and Sango came along, it was just the three of them. They would have understood each other's pain in a way the others couldn't.

Miroku: You just called Inuyasha "dad." You said "thanks, dad".

Shippo: What? No I didn't, I said "thanks, man".

Inuyasha: Do you see me as a father figure, Shippo?

Shippo: No, if anything I see you as a bother figure cause you're always bothering me.

Inuyasha + ESTP requested by @silverhairedhalfbreed

her refusal to let anyone police her reactions to things! (“Inuyasha: Don’t cry— K: Oh, should I laugh?” and “Koga, while kidnapping her: Stop screaming! Kagome: I’LL SCREAM IF I WANT TO!” Icon.

Her bravery and boldness— even while kidnapped, “Of course not! You’ve got sacred jewel shards jammed in your legs. You don’t get bragging rights if you’re cheating, you know.”) + “You’ve got a lot of nerve, kidnapping me like that. What do you want? What are you up to?”

Her saying, “Hit the mark!” when she fires an arrow.

Her strong sense of justice and righteousness.

Fights monsters on the regular but has nightmares/dreams about school and upcoming tests

Taught herself not only archery but also how to utilize her spiritual powers when firing her arrows

Talked her way out of the Thunder Brothers’ den with Improv

Pushed Manten off of his own cloud because he was trying to pitch in with Hiten’s fight with Inuyasha/team up on Inuyasha.

I would lay down my sword for you. I would change my nature and go against everything i've known. I would resist the easy way out of solving my problems. I would give up the adrenaline of battle to stay by your side and make tea instead. I'm not sure I know who I am without a weapon in my hand because I've had to fight for so long but for you I'm willing to try and figure this out.

Kindness does not require passivity or social grace. Kind characters can stick to their guns and stand up for what they believe in. They can yell and scream and curse. Kind characters can be angry and disappointed when others do not show them the same compassion they show others. Kind characters can be tactless, oblivious. They may be rough around the edges (but have a heart of gold).

Kind characters often value justice and strive to stay connected to their humanity, even when the things they must do threaten to strip it away from them. Kind characters sometimes have to make difficult choices. Sometimes, kind characters even behave in a way that is unkind.

Kindness is complex, and it’s only a single solitairy characteristic that contributes to a character’s personality. While it can absolutely present as soft-spoken, honest, and open-hearted (my personal FAVE), it certainly doesn’t have to be.

highlights:

kagura and sango not hitting it off AT A L L and constantly making snide comments at each other, leading to a serious fight followed by kagura admitting to helping kohaku when she could and sango gradually letting her defenses down

kagome mediating between sango and kagura when they get too heated

kagura SAVING SANGO IN A FIGHT but kagura denying wanting to save her and sango initially refusing to thank her but feeling guilty and thanking her anyways

kagome convincing kagura to fan her off on an especially hot day, the others extremely on edge the whole time

kagura adjusting to being on the ground and walking more and freedom to do what she wants when they’re relaxing

kagura smiling at the gang’s banter

kagome making a big deal out of said smile and kagura getting flustered, then still smiling when she falls back behind everyone else so no one can see

kagura fighting extra hard when kohaku is at stake, and taking on the role of his wine aunt when they get him back

Kagura totally owning InuYasha and Miroku with snide remarks and both men get flustered by her sassiness

Shippo initially is wary of Kagura but he slowly begins to trust her

Kagome is the one who is initially really kind and non-judgemental while the tachi slowly warms up to her

Kagura is able to connect with Kohaku in a way that Sango cannot and it's a huge source of tension between these two warrior women but ultimately Sango is grateful that Kohaku has someone who cares about him & someone who was genuinely concerned about his wellbeing while he was under Naraku's control

Kagura helps InuYasha in battles because her wind sorcery complements the wind scar so well

Eventually Kagura gets to tell Naraku off before he dies and has her redemption arc

Kagura is truly free to travel around after the battle with Naraku, but hangs out with her lil adopted bro Kohaku whenever he goes out traveling for his slayer gigs like an awesome wind sister.

Kohaku flying off with kirara and kagura flying by on her feather next to him

He always flies off first, which is a relief to kagura cuz she can turn to sango and say “we got this, trust me. he’s gonna be okay. i’ll make sure of it”

Kohaku secretly knowing that she does this but just smiles about it

Kagura bonding with Rin, and also giving her presents when she comes and visits the village

Not only did she accept everything that marked him as different, she also loved him because of them and treated those characteristics with naturality rather than loving him despite of it and pretending they didn't exist.