1. I think the people who find Sesshoumaru sexy are responding to his aloofness.
2. Toutousai is generally a hoot when he shows up, then after he leaves, you realize he's said or done something important that everybody overlooked at the time. I don't think he's really scared of Sesshoumaru.
3. For me it would be a toss-up between Miroku and Sango.
4. RT does leave the connection with the afterworld pretty ambiguous. Maybe all greater youkai have the potential to interact with the hell regions?
5. I don't think Sesshoumaru is angst-with-perfect-hair either. He's serious and ambitious and not given to wasting words, particularly on those he suspects Won't Get It.
6. I wish I had hair like Sesshmom, I'd even be happy with white.

1. I think there are some out there who find Sesshomaru's mystery sexy. He doesn't give a lot of himself away, especially in the beginning.

2. Toutousai is funny and he is really wise. I agree with the above poster, I don't think he's afraid of Sesshomaru.

3. I really would have to say Miroku is the one I'd love to talk with. There is so much more to him than we really see.

4. RT left a lot of things unexplained or really unclear. I have questions for her, too.

5. Sesshomaru has is not angsty. He is focused on what he wants to do and does not suffer fools lightly. I do like his determination.

6. I wouldn't mine having Sango's hair. I love the ponytail!

I want to poke him, too. As an expressive writer, whenever I use Sesshomaru in my stories, I have to remember to reign it all in. It can be frustrating at times!

1. When I first wandered into fandom, one of my biggest 'problems' was that I didn't find *Inuyasha* sexy. I just wanted to mother the poor boy. Multi-shipping and gen-ficcing ensued. ::amiable shrug::

3. Oh, yes. Definitely Miroku.

I love this. I wanna snag it and do it too. Like fill-in-the-blanks meme. I agree with #3 and I love #6. As for #4, I just wish she had control over what the heck she was doing with the overarching plot half the time! And c'mon, we make #5 happen because else he's just boring and macho. ^_^

All fanfic is character manipulation. And Sesshoumaru needs some serious manhandling, godmodding, and writerly wickedness. Daily. XD

1. Same here. I love the hair, and the Sesshoumaru we see early in the manga (maybe it's just me, but his art evolved a bit throughout the manga)... but I find him just a little too pretty to be sexy.

2. I have so much love for Totousai, but not many people can write him well. Kinda like Mushin.

3. Miroku! I could spend hours talking to him - best part is, I bet he'd talk back.

4. Wow - I never really thought of that before, actually... but you're right. That would be a really interesting path to follow... (and make for a neat Rin-ne minor crossover, too)

5. I think he's a teen that was forced to grow up too early with his father's death. Now he's forced to prove himself to people who want to make a name for themselves.

6. I want Sango's hair. It's a lot sleeker than mine. Then again, I also love my Kagome wig...

I think all of your points about Sesshoumaru embody why I find most S/K fic absolutely maddening. I agree with you completely - I don't find him sexually attractive (he's pretty, I'll give you that :P), I don't think he's particularly angsty (that would require him to have emotion!), and I don't believe he's a psychopathic serial rapist (which seems oh-so-common in S/K lemons).

This has been bugging me for awhile, so thanks for clarifying, LOL!!

As to point #4 ~ maybe that's what makes him unique among his relatives? His humanity prevents him from having such a strong connection to the underworld, because it ties him back to the earth (or "heaven", if we're going by swords here) instead?

I love Totosai, not even gonna lie! I'm not sure which secondary character I like the most, though...they're all about equal in my eyes :)

I actually think I see Sessh with more emotion than you perhaps think he has..

*shrug* I write him as I see him, so perhaps I don't explain myself very well. I'm just so tired of seeing him being either emo/angsty or a sociopathic serial killer, as if its just one extreme or the other.

I carry many scars from S/K fandom. Its definitely not for the sane...

I always wanted to see more of Kaede the Feminist. That's just me. Maybe a fanon trip.

Miroku seems pretty interesting. More interesting than Sesshomaru.

Wow. Now that is some interesting stuff. I had to head to wiki after initially reading your reply. I had no idea!

1. i lived/hung out with a bunch of guys (in the 70's) who looked/dressed like sesshoumaru (hairdresser- with a gay roommate)-- all i can see is the 'pretty boy' with major emotional constipation. emotions may be there, but he's too busy with the perfect 'i'm so badass' image. yes, he's young and needs to be that way to prove his strength/position-- but i really think his mother is the real ruler (if she rules anything)-- i believe inu-no-taisho was her consort. 'taisho' is more like a military 'general' (at least that's what i read into it).

2. I LOVE TOUTOUSAI! he's alot like my dad was. i love how he gets over on the brothers. he's very manipulative in a sneaky geriatric sort of way-- love watching his senile act.

3. yes, i agree. miroku is educated and has a very interesting philosophy on life that i believe he would be more than willing to discuss.

4. there are many things i wish RT would have rounded out and a few things that took entirely too much time in manga/anime. i would have really appreciated a more complete back story on inuyasha and his family-- their powers, relationships to one another, etc.

5. if real life is thrust upon one so young, it could either make a person anywhere from entirely too serious to a total screw up. at the beginning of the series, he seemed like he had a chip on his shoulder and that he had something to prove. in the end he proved what he had to, but the chip, albeit smaller, is still there.