Sesshomaru Relationship Headcanons
Author’s note: This is just a small sampling to get started, there will be more to come~
grooming is an important bonding activity for him and a display of affection. It started small with brushing back your hair or wiping a smudge off your face, but as the relationship deepened it went on to include washing and brushing your hair (sometimes even braiding) as well as helping to wash your body and rub lotion into your skin
he likes to keep your scents mixed so that neither of you fully smell like “yourself” anymore
He doesn’t eat human food, but he will kill the best game for you, dress it himself, and even cook it (after practicing for some time with Rin agreeing to taste-test his concoctions).
of the “five languages of love”, Sesshomaru is of the “gift-giving” and “acts of service” persuasion, but only for how he himself shows it. Given his upbringing, he’s uncomfortable and unsure of how to express love in ways that aren’t displays of wealth or power (grooming being the exception).
Because of this, he’s an excellent gift-giver. Any little thing you show interest in or express a preference for is cataloged away in his mind
conversely, your endearing words and unbridled displays of physical affection greatly touch his heart and make him feel appreciated in a way he never felt before. He doesn’t feel like he has to prove himself to you, although it’s his second-nature to strive to do so anyway. Your soft touch is the most impactful gesture of love that he has experienced in his life.
Although he won’t initiate PDA, he quite enjoys when you do. It makes him feel that you’re proud to be with him.
He gets incredibly possessive when he notices another man paying you excessive attention. He won’t cause a scene, but he’ll make sure to grab your hand or put an arm around you to pull you closer (and if he really wants to drive the point home, kiss you)
To prove his devotion to you he had a palace constructed to be both of your residence, despite his need to travel to amass his empire
He becomes uneasy and upset anytime you mention growing old; you’ve tried to ask him if he’ll still love you and think you’re beautiful when you’re wrinkled and hunched over, but he ends the discussion quickly by telling you not to ask such stupid questions
In secret, he looks into myths and lore surrounding ways to extend the life of a human because he’s afraid of a life without you
He is happy to indulge in your human holiday festivities and finds them intriguing. He thinks Halloween is ridiculous though (”how does children playing dress-up and soliciting sweets scare away evil spirits?”) , but not as much as Easter (“you mean to tell me this supposed god allowed humans to kill his son, and then resurrected him three days later…and to celebrate this your people have a tradition involving a rabbit hiding eggs? You are not helping to convince me humans, as a whole, are not stupid”)
when you slip into making cultural references from your own time he’ll just stare at you until you explain it, and if he deems it amusing he might adopt it (he loves to tell Jaken to “get your shit together, Carol”)
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