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Tagged by: @thanatos-zagreus-shagreus

Aaa I’m a sucker for picrews

OMIGOSH thank you for tagging me in this, it was so fun!! 😍💖

For the wonderful @fawn-eyed-girl’s birthday this year, @sereia1313 and I teamed up on some cute and cozy KogKag!

Please read Sereia’s sweet as pie fic The Waiting Game

And now my artsy contribution:

It's one of the last few things we can have as a society that's free. You can engage, for free. People give you things (art, stories, etc), for free.

Don't buy into the consummerism just because it's everywhere else.

You don't have to consume everything you interact with. You don't have to use things, just because they exist.

You're allowed (still, for now), to have things that are enjoyable for free.

Do you realise how insane the world is? We don't have many places where we can just be, for free anymore, but ao3 is. Did you notice we don't have ads in ao3? We don't have pop ups? Where ELSE do we not have that?

Where else can you just go and not have to wait for a commercial to be over or for ads to be on the sidelines?

I don't think the younger people understand, but the whole of internet used to be like this. YouTubers would do Youtube for free, just because. You couldn't monetise your internet presence before.

Ao3 is like a little preserved corner of the internet where the old internet used to be, and it's being attacked by people who do not understand that free things are allowed to exist without judgment.

Please don't ruin this for us.

Happy Birthday to the wonderful woman that is Kagome! Thank you to everyone who participated in tending the garden this year. Make sure to check out the complete Ao3 collection, and we'll see you again next year!

Week 01: Devotion & Reverence

calming during the storm by @legofanguy1999

In the Garden of Almost by @theshipthatgotaway

Moment of truth by @legofanguy

Pansy Princess by @mrfeenysmustache

Petunia by @kirrryash

Shot Through the Heart by @sereia1313

Therefore I Am by @golden-writes

They keep calling me Kagome [Ch. 1-5] by @jewel-shard

A Winter's Walk by @gr33nbride

Week 02: Liberation & Tenderness

April Showers by @sereia1313 and @mrfeenysmustache

Buttercup by @mrfeenysmustache

But Tonight (I Need You To Stay) by @golden-writes

A Dance Among Tiger Lilies by @theshipthatgotaway

The dog king wife by @wowtalesofadventurers

Kagome, Kagome... by @gr33nbride

liberation and tenderness by @kirrryash

the royal princess by @legofanguy

They keep calling me Kagome [Ch. 6-10] by @jewel-shard

Week 03: Cunning & Vigilance

Anemone by @kirrryash

bet by @legofanguy

Bloodroot by @mrfeenysmustache

Café Mori by @gr33nbride

God Games by @golden-writes

Learning daughters crushes by @legofanguy1999

Misplaced by @sereia1313

the stubborn girl by @legofanguy

They keep calling me Kagome [Ch. 11-15] by @jewel-shard

Veil of Anticipation by @theshipthatgotaway

Week 04: Endurance & Adaptability

A mother's strength by @wowtalesofadventurers

Birthday Surprises by @gr33nbride

and she was a fairy by @flowingsakura

Dark world by @iruthomlogs

Desert Dreams by @gr33nbride

Emergence by @golden-writes

Fish out of water by @legofanguy

The goddess of protection by @legofanguy1999

Globemallow by @mrfeenysmustache

Globemallow: strength by @kirrryash

One Look (Is All It Takes) by @sereia1313

Sedum in the Sand by @theshipthatgotaway

Succulent Hearts by @chiaztolite

Hello all fellow Inuyasha fandoms members!

The mod-team here at FC has been hard at work the last few months developing a new way to send in nominations. We've created a fool-proof (and hopefully easier) way to send in your nominations across all platforms. What does this mean for the upcoming Nomination Period?

No more using the Submission box.

When we formally post our "Get Ready!" message, it will include the links to both the Fanfiction and Fanart nomination forms.

What will the new process look like?

When you first click on either of the nomination links, you'll be shown this page:

If you're here, that means you're at the right spot! At the bottom, there will be an arrow that will allow you to move forward to the next page.

Simply type your preferred screen name (it would help if you tell us what platform you're nominating from, but isn't required), and your preferred email address. The email line will require you to fill out the entire email format. If we are unable to reach you via screenname, we will utilize your email to notify you if there are any problems with your nomination.

After filling this portion out, you will click the forward arrow to be sent to the nomination portion.

Each category will be formatted as above. All you need to do is type in the answer to the blanks. All the blanks will need to be filled out per nomination, however, you don't have to nominate for every category.

Will this process be mobile-friendly?

Yep! One of the great features of this new method is that you can easily nominate from the comfort of your phone. The link will work on your mobile device with the same exact formatting. No more trying to type everything into the submission box. Just fill out the required info!

What if I come up with a new nomination after I've already submitted the form?

No problem at all! The form allows you to submit as many times as you want. Want to send in all 30 Fanfic nominations simultaneously? Have at it! Want to send in one nomination at a time? Go for it! Get distracted and didn't finish filling it out? Your half-finished list will remain there until you submit it.

We hope this process will not only make it effortless for people to nominate in an easy fill-in format, but also allow people outside the tumblr media to nominate works as well.

Please keep in mind, although the mod-team has been tinkering with it utilizing test data, there may be unforeseen issues that arise. We will address them as seamlessly as possible to make your experience more enjoyable.

Have a question that hasn't been answered here? Please send us an ask or message one of the mods directly! We welcome any and all feedback!

The Nomination Period is only 10 days away! We look forward to all the new works being appreciated!

🤎 Week 3 - Cunning & Vigilance 🤎

Happy Tuesday, everyone, it's Week 3 of Kagome's flower fest! Let's add some sunshine to your day with some new blooms, kingdom, and tropes.

Feel free to go back and plant some seeds for Week 1 and Week 2 as well, the garden is open all month.

Don't forget to tag #kagshanakotoba or #khm2025 if you post your work on Tumblr and add it to the Ao3 collection (Kags_HM_2025) as well. Anyone who creates something for this week will get a special banner (even if you post it during a different week), and if you post something for each of the four prompts, you'll get a special completion banner at the end.

Wanting to plan ahead? Check out the event schedule. Need a refresher on how it works? Check out the rules.

…we really did mate for life.

When I'm pure like a dove

When I've learned how to love

Right here

In the old therebefore

His handkerchief shirt, her pops of color as hommage to Lucy Gray.

😭😭😭😭😭😭💕💕💕💕

Happy birthday @mynightshining!!!

Summary: When her brother’s name is drawn and his fate is sealed to be the next to die in sadistic Game of Death, Kagome volunteers to take his place and keep him safe. Her partner? A young wolf leader a fractured pack and rough reputation who, as she suspected, is hiding a surprising depth of character.

Read on: AO3

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agome crept through the dark, bow loaded and ready to fly at the first hint of danger, and kept her eyes peeled for the faint flickers of yoki that would signal she’d found her current target.

She wasn’t sure how they did it, but the Capital stifled yoki and reiki in The Arena in an effort to even the playing field between the human and demon Tributes.

However, Kagome quickly discovered that at least some of her reiki awareness had not been lost, and she could detect the faintest wisps of energy from all the other Tributes who possessed reiki and yoki.

They couldn’t use it, but she could senseit, and it had made all the difference to her survival.

Bring Him Home

A little birthday fluff for @mynightshining (and a first for me).

Summary: Kagome just wants her mate to come home safe.

Read it on Ao3 and FFnet.

Sneak Peek

Kagome wrung her hands together as she paced in front of the cave. She knew she had nothing to worry about—it's not like this was his first battle—but a storm had raged through the mountains almost an hour after they'd left, completely washing away his scent.

A hand made contact with her shoulder, and she jerked in surprise, her ponytail hitting Ginta in the face. "He'll be fine, sis."

She rubbed the back of her neck. "Am I that obvious?"

Hakkaku grinned as he joined his brother. "Only when you're really worried about someone."

Glancing toward the trees, she shivered as a wayward breeze ruffled the leaves, several falling to the ground. "This one was bad," she hedged.

They crowded around her, offering body heat as a means of comfort. "He'll get mad if he finds out you're doubting his abilities," Ginta said.

"It's not that," she argued. She started wringing her fingers again. "Why wouldn't he let me go with him?"

The two men sighed. "It's a territorial thing, sis," Ginta replied.

As always, us mods here at FeudalConnection want to give a huge thank you to everyone who participated in the First Term 2025 Inuyasha Fandom Awards! Your participation and support for this fandom is simply incredible!

As a reminder, the winners have evolved into First, Second, and Third place awards. We are allowing ties for first place winners, rather than go into a run off period.

- For categories with up to four nominations, a First place banner will be awarded to the winner.

- For categories which received five to six nominations, First and Second place banners will be awarded to the winners.

- For categories which received up to seven to ten nominations, First, Second, and Third place banners will be awarded to the winners.

And now, without further delay, here we are!

Winners for Term 1 2025 Inuyasha Fandom Awards, hosted by FeudalConnection!

Best Action/Adventure Fiction

First Place: "Fallen" by @inuyashamybeloved / InuScarlett (AO3)

Best Alternate Universe/Reality Fiction

First Place: "Midnight" by @sereia1313 / Sereia13 (AO3) Second Place: "Just for a Little While" by @fawn-eyed-girl / Fawn_Eyed_Girl (AO3) Third Place: "Made to Order" by @chiaztolite

Best Canon Universe Fiction

First Place: "Casual(?)" by @ruddcatha Second Place: "Beneath Goshinboku" by Ldesu (AO3)

Best Angst Fiction

First Place: "Legacy" by @fandomobsessions016 Second Place: "Whispers of the Heart" by @theshipthatgotaway / SimpforSessKag (the_ship_that_got_away) (AO3)

Best Dark Fiction

First Place: "Legacy" by @fandomobsessions016 Second Place: "I Can Hear You" by @ladydanitar

Best Drama Fiction

First Place: "Madame Masseuse" by princess_pumpernickle (AO3)

Best Humor/Parody Fiction

First Place: "It's Not Me, It's You, Hojo" by @xanthippe-writes / xanthippewrites (AO3) Second Place: "Deck the Dumbass: A Christmas Banger" by @elkonigin Third Place: "Ghost of You" by @k9plus1 / WickedsNonProfitWhoreganization (AO3)

Best NSFW Fiction

First Place (tie): "Gilded Cage" by @k9plus1 / WickedsNonProfitWhoreganization (AO3) and "Madame Masseuse" by princess_pumpernickel (AO3) Second Place: "From Beginning to End" by @dawnrider

Best Oneshot

First Place: "Empty Nesting" by Flamethemightydragon (AO3) Second Place (tie): "A Miko's Fantasy" by @coccinellesroses and Emmyyasha (AO3) and "Piece and Quiet (and a Whole Lot of Canoodling)" by @inuyashamybeloved / InuScarlett (AO3)

Best Character Portrayal Fiction

First Place: "Old History, New Story" (Inuyasha) by @dawnrider

Best InuKag Romance Fiction

First Place: "Daiyokai Only Dress in Couture" by @neutronstarchild / NeutrInu (AO3)

Best SessKagu Romance Fiction

First Place: "The Wind Will Guide You" by @jewel-shard / Jewel_shard (AO3) Second Place (tie): "I Knew It Was You" by @serial-doubters-club / hakomorebi (AO3) and "This Life and The Next" by @heynikkiyousofine

Best Romance Fiction

First Place: "Silver Scales" by @mitsiepitsie / Mitsje (AO3)

Best Rare Pair Fiction

First Place: "A Match Made in Alleyways" by @classysassy9791 / ClassySassy (AO3)

Best Fluff Fiction

First Place: "A Sweet Story of Us Two" by @anyara Second Place (tie): "The Scrooge and The Sugar Cookie" by @rainandyarn and "Hungry Like A Wolf" by @mynightshining

Best Serial Fiction

First Place: "The Journey of a Lifetime (With You)" by @ruddcatha

Best Ficlet

First Place (tie): "Pillow Talk" by @sereia1313 / Sereia13 (AO3) and "Casual(?)" by @ruddcatha

Best Character Development

First Place: "From Beginning to End" (Inuyasha) by @dawnrider

Best Completed Fiction

First Place: "The Journey of a Lifetime (With You)" by @ruddcatha

Best Action/Adventure Artwork

First Place: "InuKag ice skate" by @moonkissedart

Best Alternate Universe/Reality Artwork

First Place: "Tell Me... (InuKag Yakuza AU)" by LenBarboza (X)

Best Canon Artwork

First Place (tie): "What I Hold" by @justafewsmallsteps / HelikaAkileh (AO3) and "Dia 9 del #Moontober de @/CartoonsOTMoon - Naturaleza." by @jmeestella / JmeEstella_rt (X)

Best Angst Artwork

First Place: "untitled" by frosty_bean (IG)

Best Dark Artwork

First Place: "Fall" by @classysassy9791 / ClassySassy (AO3)

Best Humor/Parody Artwork

First Place: "Inuyasha Chasing the Butterfly" by Angel_KagomeX (X)

Best Kiss Artwork

First Place: "Untitled" by @kalcia

Best Character Artwork

First Place: "The new moon dawns" by mtb_umk (X) Second Place: "Lord Sesshomaru" by @anyanary

Best Duo/Pairing Artwork

First Place: "Kaede and Hachi" by @rhies

Best Doujinshi

First Place: "Mating Fever" by @clearwillow / BrigidTheFae (AO3)

Best Redraw Artwork

First Place: "untitled" by frosty_bean (IG)

Best NSFW Artwork

First Place: "❤️‍🔥" by LenBarboza (X)

Best InuKag Romance Artwork

First Place: "they're perfect <3" by @mochironmochi Second Place: "Tell Me... (Inukag Yakuza AU)" by LenBarboza (X)

Best SessKagu Romance Artwork

First Place: "I like the way you kiss" by @fraufia

Best Romance Artwork

First Place (tie): "Cozy evening" by @eliza-faust-diary and "Untitled" by @julytheartist

Best Rare Pair Artwork

First Place: "Pride" by @mrfeenysmustache / AshMish111 (AO3)

Best Group Depiction

First Place: “😴” by @tmetta

Best Coloring

First Place: "more more more colorful Kagome" by @justafewsmallsteps / HelikaAkileh (AO3) Second Place: "Tried colored line art for the first time" by @talesofthedice

Best Overall Artwork

First Place: "Inukag ice skate" by @moonkissedart Second Place: "kagome's such a girls girl" by @nemiefawn

Congratulations to all the winners! Your awards are ready, so please send one of the mods or this blog your preferred email address so we can send them to you! Also, we please ask that you give at least one week time for your awards to be sent due to the mod-team having IRL commitments. If you have not received it within one week, please reach out to a mod <3

Please note, the winner ban only applies to the first place winner(s) in each division; second and third place winners will be eligible to be nominated again in the next term.

As this term comes to a close, FeudalConnection will be taking a short hiatus. This time is always spent reviewing the process and seeing what can be revamped for next term.

In doing so, the mod-team has been working behind the scenes over the last couple of months to bring about a new method of sending in nominations. This new method will allow people outside of tumblr to send in nominations, and will have an easy fill-in format to hopefully make nominating easier. This will be implemented by the next term, so keep an eye out for a future post with details regarding this.

An immense thank you to everyone who voted on next term's roulette categories!

Roulette Fanfiction Category for Term 2 2025 will be Best Classic Fanfiction. This is defined as: A fanfiction that has been posted outside of the designated timeframe; ie: stories that have been posted and/or updated prior to the 3 years before the start of the term. These are not limited to completed fics, but completed fics may be preferred.

Roulette Fanart Category for Term 2 2025 will be Best Background. This is defined as: A focus on the background, not just the main character(s). This is an appreciation of the work and background that the artist has created.

Roulette Romance Category for Term 2 2025 will be Best Thruple Romance. This will be a category for both Fanart and Fanfiction.

For Fanfiction, it will be defined as: Stories that have developed a believable romance between three Inuyasha characters. "Believable" is subjective, and it is up to those nominating/voting to draw their own line on that quantifier and vote their "Best". This includes canon universe and AU/AR settings.

For Fanart, it will be defined as: Any romantic depiction of three Inuyasha characters.

Remember, all other romantic pairings, besides InuKag & thruples, can be nominated into the Best Romance category. All other pairings will be up for voting again next term. We will continue cycling through desired pairings to give spotlight to as many pairings as possible.

We will officially be back in full swing May 1st! We will still be around in case you have questions or concerns, but feel free to take this time to read new fanfiction and find new fanart. We strongly encourage everyone to review/comment/reblog so to spread the love of this fandom around. 

Want to stay immersed in the Inuyasha fandom? Head on over and join our Discord server, which is open to everyone! Or follow @inuyasha-events​ to stay up-to-date on all the current and upcoming fandom events!

As the day gets closer to the start of the second term of 2025, we will be keeping everyone in the loop when it comes to changes and updates. Thank you all again for making this such a wonderful experience! See you soon!

- FeudalConnection

After some time away, I’m finally back on Tumblr! I’ve missed the fandom creativity, the incredible SessKag content, and the sense of community here.

To start, I’m sharing this gorgeous SessKag fanart by @julytheartist for You and Me After All — a pairing and story that continues to live rent-free in my heart.

Tumblr is where I’ll be posting my commissioned fanarts, so if you’re into SessKag (or just love beautiful art and some fanfiction feels), you’re in the right place.

Stay tuned for more fanart, updates, and plenty of angst and slow burns. Let’s make this space amazing together!

I’m Enola M. Douglas, and I’m thrilled to share the heart of my debut novel, Whisked Away, the first book in the Jewels of the Nine Kingdoms series.

What’s Whisked Away about?

Artwork by @sayuri-liu

Imagine this:

When Princess Reiyana unexpectedly presents as an Omega at age twenty, everything changes. Once a Beta with dreams of love and adventure, she’s suddenly a political prize coveted by Alphas from across the Nine Kingdoms.

Enter Prince Kaelendrin and his half-brother, Prince Alarik of Asadia, two fierce and captivating Alphas who compete for her hand in a royal tournament. But it’s not just their strength or charm that shakes Reiyana—it’s the way they stir something deeper, something she thought was forbidden, within her.

Caught in a world where power belongs to the privileged few and an Omega’s position is the most perilous of all, Reiyana must navigate dangerous alliances, uncover hidden truths, and reclaim control over her fate. Her journey is one of self-discovery, slow-building passion, and the courage to forge her own destiny.

Why You’ll Love It:

• Slow-burn, why-choose omegaverse romantasy!

• A richly woven world with secrets, power struggles, and strong characters.

• A heroine who challenges the odds and learns to embrace her true self.

• A focus on shared love, while respecting personal boundaries (1000% consensual relationships and no M/M romance between the brothers).

A Little About Me:

I’ve always been captivated by stories that transport readers to faraway lands, where love and courage intertwine with destiny. Whisked Away was born from my love of nuanced characters, intricate relationships, and exploring themes of freedom, identity, and choice.

This book is for anyone who’s ever felt caught between expectations and desires and dreamed of breaking free.

Follow Along:

If you love romantasy, slow-burn tension, or just want to see how Whisked Away unfolds, I’d love to connect! I’ll be sharing snippets, behind-the-scenes peeks, and updates about the Jewels of the Nine Kingdoms series right here on Tumblr.

Thank you for letting me share my world with you. I’m so excited for this journey, and I hope Whisked Away resonates with you as much as it does with me.

Wanted to try my hand at Kōga!! He's my faaaaaavorite guy from Inuyasha and I love him so so much