Let me guess...It was a chore whenever Inuyasha asked :P Now how would Sesshomaru know that unless he frequently watched Kagome and Inu have sex. 

Also, what dignity? Kagome. Be serious. 

"Not a chore for you"... I too am also puzzling over this remark! Also slightly apprehensive about what comes next now that Kagome is leaving the love nest haha... looking forward to seeing where you go next! 

Truthfully I have never thought about Sesshoumaru's toes, or bare feet for that matter: your description was too cute and just how I would expect them to be! Thank you for posting another chapter :)

Sesshomaru licked her clean? Oh my.

Kagome is truly insufferable!! Sesshomaru is giving her everything she's ever wanted but denied herself. Her "whorish" thoughts are her real desires that Inuyasha couldn't fulfill. I'm guessing a part of her 'growth' will be her actually participating in one of these romps instead of acting like she's being forced. 

Oh boy! She fell in love with Sesshomaru. And she's married to another man... This is gonna be hard for Kagome, Sesshomaru and Inuyasha.

Did she just pass out or did he choke her to that pt?

Yes, Kagome. What's happened between the two of you was inevitable but in a way she started this madness and Sesshomaru finished it. 

The similarities between her and Kikyo are still there. "Just a woman..." Kikyo wanted to be an ordinary woman too. 

Ok. 

First she decides her childless state is the reason her marriage is screwed up. No doubt she has been taunted by inuyasha for not bearing one in a roundabout or blunt manner. As if a child fixes spousal compatibility problems right ? 

Second she decides to solve a marital issue by asking her half brother in law who her husband quite strongly detests to help her out with baby making thinking it'll be ok to lie to her husband and raise the child in that manner.

Third she actually goes through with the plan. (No fear here or maybe there was and i missed it)

Fourth she continues the deed even after her pregnancy is confirmed and all the self loathing has manifested even in this ultimate desire culmination or exorcism. Bitch cant decide whether she wants to come or bwarf in her fear of discovering the horny side. 

This kagome is an idiota and the only understandable emotion felt by her is  the fear element.

 Fear dictates everything for THE time travelling shikon miko and i fail to see how Seeshomaru would be attracted to such a wretched creature unless he is as convoluted as her in the head. 

In response to your AN: I'd be surprised if it was anything but :)

Also, great update.

It's pretty clear that he is in love with her. He's trying to show her that she could have so much more than what Inuyasha has to offer. Not just sexually either. 

"Author's note: For the sake of 100% transparency, this is a smutty, angsty, slow-burn fic. Emphasis on the ANGST. Emphasis on the SLOW-BURN. Double-emphasis on the SMUT."

Haha it's like you're writing the perfect story. Thank you for keeping this one going! Can't wait to see how this one plays out.

This is a great story.

Ok now it feels like nothing is happening..too many chapters exactly like this...no story progression between sess/kag

Ya know... your Sesshomaru's tend to think vastly different than most others. Can't quite tell where you'll go from here with it, yet, but should he be anything like Control's Sesshomaru, I shouldn't be surprised in the slightest lol.

I think Kagome may be bi-polar,  at least a little. Or whatever has caused her to stray in her marriage has made her a little nuts. She definitely needs a psychiatrist. I really don't feel sorry for her as much as I  do Sesshoumaru.  Not sure if it was him loving her from the beginning or just another way to aggravate Inuyasha.  I just wonder why she strayed and if she realizes the problems Inuyasha is going to have.  Great chapter. 

Can Kagome stop playing around and just stay with that sexy man

Man... this was deliciously savage. And quite inevitable. Sure, it sucks for Inuyasha but let's be real here: he isn't right for her and seeks to control. He can't help it, right? It's nature and nurture, of which he's really only in tune with one. I wanna make predictions but I won't, because I want to see how this plays out in your mind. Though I've said before (in a Control review) - I think your mind is a scary place lol! For real, though... it makes for great reading material.

One more review given how much I'm loving this fic..! Love the slow unfolding of the past interactions between Sesshoumaru and Kagome, the subtle (or not subtle!) hints hahaha... thank you for yet another good read :) 

Another amazing update!!! Thank you, Char, I really love this story! Much less heavy than the other usual haha. Loving the fact that this chapter revealed more of Kagome's deaire to travel ancient Japan and her restlessness of being in the village. Please keep the chapters coming (in the meantime I'll try and play catch up on the Control side stories and the Rebel Anthology...) <3 

Finally!!!! 

Now how will things go down