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[parsnip_chan]

Title: The Shrine
Author’s Name: parsnip-chan
Written For: naybob and the September challenge at iy_flashfic
Pairing or Character: Mama Higurashi/Papa Higurashi, Jiichan
Rating: PG
Spoiler Warnings:
Author’s Note: I hope this orig-I mean Inuyasha backstory fic hit the spot ^_^

Comments

[ouatic_7]

I guess I always assumed that Mrs. Higurashi had married into the Shrine family since I thought it was the Higurashi Shrine (and isn't it Shinto?).

Also didn't think the Japanese were big on tombs, thought they went in for cremation.

Nitpicking aside (Sorry. It's what I do.), I liked the story itself, and how they fell in love with/because they could be comfortably silent together. You did a great job of evoking the slow pace of shrine life and that slow doesn't mean shallow.

[parsnip_chan]

Never apologize for the nitpicking. It means I learn something and also makes my stories more realistic. Just wish it didn't happen so often =p

And yes, it is Shinto. I was approaching deadline when I wrote this and stupidly assumed Microsoft Word was correct in telling me Shintoism was a made-up word rather then doing my own research. It's been fixed now, and should have been fixed last night, but I fell asleep instead.

One last thing, the 'tombs' was actually a misspelling. I meant to write tome, meaning a large and ancient text. Sorry for the confusion.

Thanks for reading as always ^_^ This piece was tough to bring together, and I'm glad the mood/theme I was going for was clearly conveyed.