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Winners for Term 2 2026 Inuyasha Fandom Awards, hosted by FeudalConnection!

Best Action/Adventure Fiction

First Place: ““Wild Rabbit Chase” by @justafewsmallsteps / HelikaAkileh (AO3)

Best Alternate Universe/Reality Fiction

First Place: “Sword Play” by @millennialmiko Second Place: “Unexpected Match” by @ladydanitar

Best Canon Universe Fiction

First Place: “The Perfect Candidate” by @mizaki369 / Mizaki3 (AO3) Second Place (tie): “Love Language” by @ruddcatha and “Evanescent” by Pheeny_Writes (AO3)

Best Angst/Tragedy Fiction

First Place: “To Honor One Waiting to Return” by ruddcatha Second Place: “Sealed With a Kiss” by @k9plus1 / WickedsNonProfitWhoreganization (AO3)

Best Dark/Horror Fiction

First Place: “Silk” by @jewel-shard / Jewel_Shard (AO3)

Best Drama Fiction

First Place: “Heir Unbound” by AmiBellerose (AO3)

Best Humor/Parody Fiction

First Place (tie): “Mercury’s in Gatorade” by @clearwillow / BrigidTheFae (AO3) and “Besotted” by @sereia1313 / Sereia13 (AO3)

Best NSFW Fiction

First Place: “Partition” by @xanthippe-writes / xanthippewrites (AO3)

Best Oneshot Fiction

First Place:“Feudal Era Feelings” by @fawn-eyed-girl / Fawn_Eyed_Girl (AO3) Second Place: “Besotted” by sereia1313 / Sereia13 (AO3)

Best Character Portrayal

First Place: “A Pattern Emerges” (Izayoi) by @superpixie Second Place: “Hold on to the Light” (Kohaku) by @casualobserver777 / Simply_ivy (AO3)

Best InuKag Romance Fiction

First Place: “Sword Play” by millennialmiko Second Place: “Feudal Era Feelings” by fawn-eyed-girl / Fawn_Eyed_Girl (AO3)

Best SessSan Romance Fiction

First Place: “Forged by Fire” by @the-lone-huntress / Wandering_Huntress (AO3)

Best Romance Fiction

First Place: “Evanescent” by Pheeny_Writes (AO3) Second Place: “midnight bribe, moonlight bride” by @elevenharbor

Best Rare Pair Fiction

First Place: “sinner like me” by @lutelyre Second Place: “Salacious Savoir-Faire” by sereia1313 / Sereia13 (AO3)

Best Fluff Fiction

First Place: “Love Language” by ruddcatha Second Place: “Miss Secretary” by @valentineheart14

Best Serial Fiction

First Place: “Early In Our Marriage” by King Baka (AO3)

Best Ficlet

First Place: “No Safe Choice” by jewel-shard / Jewel_shard (AO3)

Best Completed Fiction

First Place: “Wrong Side of the Tracks” by @maggie8317

[Seasonal] Best World Building Fiction

First Place (tie): “The Fangborne Heir Saga” by AmiBellerose (AO3) and “Vows” by @matsuharuu / haharu (AO3)

[Seasonal] Best LGBT+ Fiction

First Place: “Silk” by jewel-shard / Jewel_Shard (AO3) Second Place: “Wrong Side of the Tracks” by maggie8317

[Seasonal] Best Underappreciated Fiction

First Place: “Salacious Savoir-Faire” by sereia1313 / Sereia13 (AO3) Second Place: “Nothing” by @rileyoe1 / RileyOE

Best Action/Adventure Artwork

First Place: “Okay I think I have sufficiently scratched my nostalgia itch lol” (first pic) by @incaseyouart

Best Alternate Universe/Reality Artwork

First Place (tie): “Inuyasha as Pharaoh” by clearwillow and “modern au Inuyasha and Kagome - I wonder whose hoodie that is...” by @newtsnaturethings

Best Canon Universe Artwork

First Place: “Untitled” by @papyrjam

Best Angst/Tragedy Artwork

First Place (tie): “Birthday present for aliemboyfriend” by @travelingneuritis and “When you have a badass boyfriend on your side” by moonlichi (X)

Best Dark/Horror Artwork

First Place: “Naraku” by @sylvvestris

Best Humor/Parody Artwork

First Place: “I was bored lmao” by @kagomekitsu

Best Kiss Artwork

First Place (tie): “Oh how the turns have tabled” (2nd pic) by @brain-rot-hour and “Modern InuKag kiss” by @kalcia

Best Character Artwork

First Place (tie): “Power & Harmony” (Kagome) by the-lone-huntress and “huh?” (Inuyasha) by @crab-milk

Best Duo/Pairing Artwork

First Place: “The echoes of one soul” by @luartspng Second Place: “Now Kiss” by @mama-ino

Best Doujinshi Artwork

First Place: “touch” by newtsnaturethings

Best Redraw Artwork

First Place: “MirSan family” by @eliza-faust-diary

Best NSFW Artwork

First Place: “Unexpected Match” by @julytheartist Second Place: “Enjoy the Moment” by clearwillow / BrigidTheFae (AO3)

Best InuKag Romance Artwork

First Place: “InuKag hair brushing” by @solance-art

Best SessSan Romance Artwork

First Place: “Dance with Danger” by @moonnueart

Best Romance Artwork

First Place: “Sesshomaru and Kikyo (SessKik) Autumn Breeze” by @cati-art

Best Rare Pair Artwork

First Place: “Influence and Dedication” by @kirrryash

Best Group Depiction Artwork

First Place:“Night out with friends” by julytheartist

Best Overall Artwork

First Place (tie): “Power & Harmony” by the-lone-huntress and “A creature born between blood and moonlight” by @1blackgraphite1

[Seasonal] Best Lineart

First Place: “Oh how the turns have tabled” (2nd pic) by brain-rot-hour Second Place (tie): “Clarity” by @venal-quad and “huh?” by crab-milk

[Seasonal] Best LGBT+ Artwork

First Place: “They're finally getting along 💖😌” by @alexandria-monik-art

[Seasonal] Best Coloring

First Place: “I found you again in a different world” by @valuvi Second Place: “Annual floral Kagome” by justafewsmallsteps

Congratulations to all the winners! Banners will be ready for the winners in approximately a week, so please send one of the mods or this blog your preferred email address so we can send them to you! If you have not received it within two weeks, 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.

The seasonal categories for Term 3 2026 will be Best Crossover, Best Mental Health/Disability Representation, and Best Friendship Portrayal.

Seasonal Fanart Category for Term 3 2026 will be Best Animation, Best Background Art, and Best Yashahime Art

For Term 3 2026, the Romance roulette will feature romantic pairings with Sesshomaru. This will be a category for both Fanart and Fanfiction. PLEASE NOTE: THE FC DOES NOT ALLOW ANY DEPICTIONS OF A ROMANCE WITH A CHILD AND AN ADULT. Any nominations that depict relationships with anyone under the age of 15 at the youngest and/or any grooming behavior in the view of the mods will be rejected.

Remember, all other romantic pairings, besides InuKag & Sesshomaru pairings, 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 September 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. 

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As the day gets closer to the start of the Third Term of 2026, 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!

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He saw her fall. It was an impossible height. With the immense power of the hit, her piece of the jewel shard had shattered, and she had fallen off the edge of the steep canyon wall.

Demons scrambled around her, fighting over fragments as she tumbled. He saw only her. A cry of her name rang through the air as she found ground, landing with crushing speed.

Seconds felt like hours and it was lifetimes until he finally arrived at her side. The hoard swirled as he reached for her.

Kagome.

-.-

He had fucked up.

Again.

He watched her hair whip around her face.

He screamed her name; heard her bones crack against the earth.

He failed.

Her.

He had been so confident.

Said ‘shut up and let me protect you, stupid.’

Like he always did.

Her eyes shone with trust as she watched him leap down into the dry canyon.

He had seen only fear in her gaze as she fell.

He tried to reach for her.

Desperately using his claws to rip at the purple tendrils surrounding him. He had finally broken free just as Kagome's body was being lifted off the ground before she became consumed by a bright glow as it blinded him.

But not before he saw him.