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Baby I'm yours And I'll be yours ✨Until the stars fall from the sky✨

InuKag wedding from the final chapter of Under the Northern Lights!

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Chapter 16 of Under the Northern Lights is now live on AO3!

I can’t believe this is the last time I’m going to make a tumblr post about a new chapter of UTNL 🥺😭excuse me while I cry...again

I made a separate post with all of my many thoughts and feelings, and still somehow managed to ramble on in the author’s notes🤦🏻‍♀️😂, so all I’m going to say here is: 

Thank you so very much for all of the support, and I hope you enjoy the ridiculously fluffy sap fest that is the final chapter of Under the Northern Lights   ❤️❤️❤️

Chapter 16 Summary: A series of snapshots highlighting some of the most significant and joyous moments in Inuyasha and Kagome’s lives together.

Story Summary: Kagome Higurashi has her dream job, working as a photographer for the internationally well-known Yugen magazine. Her job whisks her all around the world, leaving her feeling lonely sometimes but mostly just incredibly grateful to be doing what she loves. When she gets assigned to Alaska for a month to photograph a series of celestial events, she runs into Inuyasha, a half-demon who lives on his own in the middle of nowhere. A mutual attraction draws them to each other, but Kagome’s time there is limited. Will giving in to their desire lead to love or heartbreak?

Rating: E

Read Chapter 16: Until the Stars Fall From the Sky on AO3

🃏Dealer's Choice!🃏

Hi @neutronstarchild!!! Thank you so so much for asking!! 💕There is actually only one WIP that hasn't been asked about yet (you all are too kind 🥺😭 ❤️), and that would be the UTNL PWP New Year's Eve oneshot!

For anyone who has read Under the Northern Lights, this fits into the timeline of the epilogue. (**Spoilers ahead if you haven’t read**)There is a line where Inuyasha and Kagome both assume that Moroha was conceived on New Year’s Eve night, so I decided to expand that into its own oneshot, because apparently I didn’t write enough porn into that story already 😂

Here’s some details:

Inuyasha and Kagome have been separated for almost a week due to conflicting work assignments

Kagome arrives home in a tizzy because her flight was delayed, meaning they have to rush to make it to Yugen’s NYE/anniversary party, where she is supposed to give a speech

Kagome’s scent is extra appealing to Inuyasha that night for whatever reason (*ahem* prime baby-making time), and he really wants to welcome his wife home the right way...but they sadly don’t have time

Sexual tension builds and builds throughout the party, until they’re finally able to leave....and we all know what happens then

There are several references/similarities to the “Dessert” chapter of UTNL (minus the ending lol)

I’ve got pretty much all of it written (currently around 7.5k), but I’ve been trying to push myself with the smut writing, and have lots of editing to do, so at this point I probably won’t end up posting it until NYE rolls around again at the end of 2022.

Until then, I have a semi-rough snippet to share! Below the cut because it’s a bit filthy (although the full version is much filthier😏)

Thanks again, Neutron!! ❤️

Full list of WIPs here

Here’s my typical (and probably last 😭) progress update about UTNL, since it’s been about 3 weeks since I posted the last chapter.

I’ve been working on the epilogue almost every day! Along with the two drawings that go along with it, which I am SO excited to share 😁. 

In addition to that, I’ve been going back through the earlier chapters, and have been doing some actual editing. Since I know some people like to wait until a story is completed before binge-reading, and/or just in case anyone ever felt like rereading, I figured I’d go through the whole story again and tighten everything up. 

Nothing will change about the plot whatsoever, I just will be working on making the flow smoother and taking out really unnecessary inner monologue/backstory that is already shown in other ways. When I first started writing this story, I had only been writing for a few months, so I wasn’t even aware of the most basic writing advice such as ‘show, don’t tell,’ let alone all of the nuances of flow/syntax that I think I’ve improved on over time.

Like...I already know I have a tendency to be wordy/over explain, but when rereading those first few chapters I was like omfg Taryn...you don’t need to write that he balled his hands into fists, growled, and that he’s feeling angry...I think they get it 🤦🏻‍♀️ 😂. Hahaha but it’s okay, we’re all improving as we go along!

As an example, I just finished going through Chapter One and I trimmed almost 600 words while also improving the general flow, as well as occasionally tweaking the dialogue just a bit to make it more in character (now that I have the entire rest of the story written to cement those versions of Inuyasha and Kagome...which was not the case at the time I started). 

It definitely will still have plenty of room to be improved further, but I had to stop somewhere for now due to time constraints. Also, my writing style I’ve established does like to dive deep into the character’s thoughts and feelings, so I didn’t want to take too much of that away.

ANYWHO

Because I’m doing all of that at once, it’s going to take a bit to wrap everything up. Ideally, I’d love to be able to post the final chapter and artwork by next weekend, but we’ll see how things go with work/life always getting in the way. 

Until then...

I put a few bullet points with teasers for the epilogue under the cut!

Chapter 13 of Under the Northern Lights is now live on AO3!

FINALLY. HERE IT IS. MY FAVORITE THING I’VE EVER WRITTEN.

I have neurotically put my all into every last word of this chapter...like it is batshit crazy the number of hours that went into this. You don’t even want to know. Also, the number of times that I made myself cry while envisioning/writing this chapter is...kind of embarrassing. 

(Is it normal to be this emotionally invested in your own story? Oh well...)

My ego aside...this chapter is really heavy on the pain. I did not hold back, so even though much of it is on the bittersweet side, please be prepared to have your heart ripped out.

Seriously though...if you’re emotionally invested in this story in any capacity, I would recommend reading this chapter alone...or at least somewhere you don’t mind crying in front of others.

Enjoy 😈🖤

Chapter 13 Summary: Inuyasha and Kagome share one last meaningful night together and realize just how deep their feelings for each other go, only making it that much harder when it comes time to say goodbye.

Story Summary: Kagome Higurashi has her dream job, working as a photographer for the internationally well-known Yugen magazine. Her job whisks her all around the world, leaving her feeling lonely sometimes but mostly just incredibly grateful to be doing what she loves. When she gets assigned to Alaska for a month to photograph a series of celestial events, she runs into Inuyasha, a half-demon who lives on his own in the middle of nowhere. A mutual attraction draws them to each other, but Kagome’s time there is limited. Will giving in to their desire lead to love or heartbreak?

Rating: E

Read Chapter 13: The Last Time on AO3

Just as a warning…this is the most self-indulgent sapfest of an ending I could have possibly written. Like I actually got concerned that it was wayy too much, and that I was going to have to separate at least one of the scenes into a separate follow-up oneshot. Especially because it’s not technically necessary, narratively speaking, for all of the 4.5 scenes to be in this one epilogue. 😆

Also…speaking of how excessive I am, it ended up being 14k words somehow…like wtf how does this happen every time?? 😂🤦🏻‍♀️

But I figure it’s not a published novel that anyone’s paying for, so if I want to be extra af and over-indulge with too many emotional scenes, then I can do what I want and just have to hope that others will enjoy it too 😂

So watch for the final chapter of Under the Northern Lights at some point this week!! 😁🥰 As far as the drawings, I think they’re close enough to being done that I will post “rough” versions on AO3 along with the chapter. Then I’ll work on polishing the final details and wait a couple weeks before posting on tumblr, since they include spoilers.

In the meantime, since it has now been over a month since I posted chapter 13 and that kinda makes me want to cry, I’ve included a tiny, very angsty preview of Chapter 14: The Aftermath under the cut!

Ahhhh thank you so much for this question @ruddcatha!!!! ❤️

Put under a cut because I ramble a little, and also included a sample of my own photography!