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I have posted my first Inuyasha fanfic to AO3, with the inspiration from all the wonderful people at the @feudalconnection. Thank you all for being so kind and welcoming with open arms to a newbie like me. Sorry if I missed a tag. Everyone tagged reached out to me and are the masters of Inu fanfics. I love you all! For the stories, the art, and most all the sense of a place to fit in through fandom.

[feudalconnection]

Term 2 2024 Winners!!

As always, us mods here at FeudalConnection want to give a huge thank you to everyone who participated in the Second Term 2024 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 2 2024 Inuyasha Fandom Awards, hosted by FeudalConnection!

Best Action/Adventure Fiction

First Place: "How Does Your Garden Grow?" by @dawnrider Second Place: "Spring will come" by @mitsiepitsie-blog / Mitsje (AO3)

Best Alternate Universe/Reality Fiction

First Place: "Behind the Silk Screen" by @eien-no-basho / Eiennobasho (AO3) Second Place: "Intensive Care" by @elkonigin Third Place: "Uninvited" by @sagemcmae

Best Canon Universe Fiction

First Place: "Ad Astra Per Aspera" by UnderwaterOphelia (AO3) Second Place: "I Can Hear You" by @ladydanitar

Best Angst Fiction

First Place: "Hate Me" by @theladymagnolia & @ruddcatha Second Place: "Petals Painted With Blood" by @alannada

Best Dark Fiction

First Place: "Lethe" by @elkonigin Second Place: "Legacy" by @fandomobsessions016 Third Place: "Gilded Cage" by @k9plus1 / Wickedsnonprofitwhoreganization (AO3)

Best Drama Fiction

First Place: "How Does Your Garden Grow?" by @dawnrider Second Place (tie): "Front Piece" by @inuyashamybeloved / InuScarlett (AO3) Second Place (tie): "Dear Sesshomaru" by @ladydanitar

Best Humor/Parody Fiction

First Place: "Intensive Care" by @elkonigin Second Place: "A Wolf in Dog's Clothing" by @sereia1313 / Sereia13 (AO3) Third Place: "A Most Beneficial Arrangement" by @neutronstarchild / NeutrInu (AO3)

Best NSFW Fiction

First Place (tie): "Of Ice and Butt Paste" by @jeremymarsh First Place (tie): "Hate Me" by @theladymagnolia & @ruddcatha Second Place: "The Fifth Wheel" by @inuyashamybeloved / InuScarlett (AO3)

Best Oneshot

First Place: "Truly Home" by @ruddcatha Second Place: "The Fifth Wheel" by @inuyashamybeloved / InuScarlett (AO3) Third Place: "Could we be more?" by @cat-zchen / Catzchen (AO3)

Best Character Portrayal Fiction

First Place: "Lethe" (Inuyasha) by @elkonigin Second Place: "Legacy" (Inuyasha) by @fandomobsessions016

Best InuKag Romance Fiction

First Place: "Cross the Tracks" by @mrfeenysmustache / AshMish111 (AO3) Second Place: "Here With You" by @somekndofnature

Best SessKag Romance Fiction

First Place: "Only If For A Night" by @mynightshining

Best Inuparents Romance Fiction

First Place: "Unchain My Heart" by @dawnrider

Best Romance Fiction

First Place: "Clandestine" by @skyelara & @violetasteria Second Place (tie): "What do you remember about your mother?" by @sereia1313 / Sereia13 (AO3) Second Place (tie): "Connect the Dots" by @mrfeenysmustache / AshMish111 (AO3)

Best Fluff Fiction

First Place: "Like Salt to Sugar" by Chiaztolite (AO3) Second Place: "Here With You" by @somekndofnature Third Place: "The Cat Came Back" by @fawn-eyed-girl

Best Serial Fiction

First Place: "IKIGAI" by @anyara

Best Ficlet

First Place: "Reach for Me" by @shinidamachu Second Place: "Joys of Music" by @classysassy9791 / ClassySassy (AO3)

Best Rising Author

First Place: "Front Piece" by @inuyashamybeloved / InuScarlett (AO3) Second Place: "KOTODAMA" by @anyara Third Place: "What Happens in Vegas" by @rainandyarn

Best Completed Fiction

First Place: "A Most Beneficial Arrangement" by @neutronstarchild / NeutrInu (AO3) Second Place: "Hack" by @timetravellingpaperbag

Best Action/Adventure Fanart

First Place: "The OG enemies to lovers" by @istehlurvz

Best Alternate Universe/Reality Fanart

First Place: "Double Nature" by LenBarboza (X) Second Place: "Weeds & Wildflowers" by @valuvi

Best Canon Fanart

First Place: "Safe" by @katballesteros Second Place: "Chibi SessKag" by @valuvi

Best Angst Fanart

First Place (tie): "Untitled" by @brain-rot-hour First Place (tie): "If only" by @ririie

Best Dark Fanart

First Place: "Taming" by @xtaisanax / _taisana_ (X)

Best Humor/Parody Fanart

First Place: "Untitled" by @clearwillow / BrigidTheFae (AO3) Second Place: "Drunk Inu jumps after butterflies" by @angel-kagomex

Best Kiss Fanart

First Place: "Kiss in the Rain" by @xtaisanax / _taisana_ (X) Second Place: "Beast in the Basement, Ch. 14" by @kalcia

Best Character Fanart

First Place: "Kagome Higurashi: the girl who overcame time.." by @dulcealuf Second Place: "Untitled" by @kalcia Third Place: "Inuyasha" by @alasxeart / alasxegalei (X)

Best Duo/Pairing Fanart

First Place: "~ますように。" by LenBarboza (X) Second Place: "'Tired already?'" by @katballesteros Third Place: "what is baby lookin at?" by @erakubi

Best Doujinshi

First Place: "AKR (After Kagome's Return)" by HulloYokai (X) Second Place: "Moonlight Lovers" by @julytheartist

Best Redraw Fanart

First Place: "~ますように。" by LenBarboza (X) Second Place: "Another Manga Redraw" by @julytheartist

Best NSFW Fanart

First Place: "Double Nature" by LenBarboza (X) Second Place: "The Way to Her Heart" by @otaku-108 / Otaku108 (X)

Best InuKag Romance Fanart

First Place: "Kiss in the Rain" by @xtaisanax / _taisana_ (X) Second Place: "happy with you. always." by @sarahblueskyyyy

Best SessKag Romance Fanart

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

Best Inuparents Romance Fanart

First Place: "Unchain My Heart" by @heavenin--hell / @ad-melioraart

Best Romance Fanart

First Place: "Reunion" by @eliza-faust-diary

Best Group Depiction

First Place: "Untitled" by @hycopank Second Place: "New Redraw" by HulloYokai (X)

Best Underappreciated Fanart

First Place: "It's All Downhill From Here" by @eliza-faust-diary Second Place: "más vale tarde que nunca” by NanaEspin (FB) Third Place (tie): "Untitled" by @rhies Third Place (tie): "Sesshomaru and Kagome as children" by @iviid

Best Overall Fanart

First Place: "Reflection on the Jewel" by @nartistadigital Second Place: "Inuyasha & Kagome" by @pachworldx-1

Congratulations to all the winners! Your awards will be ready soon, so please send one of the mods or this blog your preferred email address so we can send them to you!

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.

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

Roulette Fanfiction Category for Term 3 2024 will be Best Friendship Portrayal. This is defined as: A story that has a primary relationship between two characters that have qualities of trust and intimacy. Revolves around a strong bond and mutual affection.

Roulette Fanart Category for Term 3 2024 will be Best Improved Artist. This is defined as: Two illustrations of the same artwork that showcase the improvement an artist has made. The most recent image of the set should be posted within the last three years, and it must be a redraw of one of the artist's older works.

Roulette Romance Category for Term 3 2024 will be Best MirSan 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 Miroku and Sango. "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 Miroku and Sango.

Due to low participation, we will be removing the Best SessKag Romance categories for both Fanfiction and Fanart moving forward. However, SessKag will be introduced into the Romance Roulette category for future terms. The original Best Romance categories will remain, so all non-InuKag pairings, including LGBTQ+, can be nominated into that category. All other pairings will be up for voting again next term.

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. 

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

We also want to give the biggest thank you to the beautiful and wonderful @elevenharbor for gifting us her time and talent with creating banners for the fandom over these last 6 terms. We have adored each piece she has created and were always blown away with what she came up with next. However, she's stepping down for now, and in her place we are welcoming a new banner creator for next term. Please give Eleven a big thank you for her many creations over the years and send her off with lots of love!

As the day gets closer to the start of the third term of 2024, 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

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Fall

Written for @inukag-week 9th Edition

Artwork: @classysassy9791

Hi beautiful humans. This is my first Inuyasha fanfiction. I am posting a chapter a day for inukag-week. I hope you enjoy!

Chapter 1: Yearning for you

Kagome's head rolled to the left, dust filling her nose and mouth.

He was there, she could feel him as the miasma thickened.

She sensed the streaks of power resonate out as the roar of the demon hoard grew.

It almost overwhelmed the ringing in her ears. Opening her eyes seemed like so much work. It felt like the weight of the settling dust on her skin was crushing her.

Warmth brushed her cheek, the grace of a claw on her lips. As her mind was consumed by darkness, her thoughts were of him; yearning for his touch.

Inuyasha.

^.^

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.

Naraku.

[elevenharbor]

nominee & winner banner previews for FeudalConnection's 2023 Term 1 Inuyasha Fandom Awards.

[rileyoe1]

My entry for @iyrarepairweek , a Kagome/Miroku oneshot with the potential to turn into more later--But I like where it's at.

"Holy" https://archiveofourown.org/works/54620479

[pointyobjects]

Worrying that her time away would make her haughty and too unlike herself to even be seen with him, and Inuyasha was glad that his fears were put to rest a full ten minutes after she stepped off her train. After embracing her father, her next stop was him, and were it not for her fine blue traveling dress, he would have mussed her hair or played some childish prank to remind her not to leave town for so long. 

Or, at the very least, to take him with her the next time she left. 

Slipping Traces is nominated in the Third Term of the Inuyasha Fandom Awards for Best Romance! Please follow the link at @feudalconnection to vote!!

[the-lone-huntress]

Hello! I submitted a nomination (it's for best one shot) last night and it wasn't been posted yet, not sure what's going on.

Hi Anon, All the nominations received so far have been processed, but we still have some that haven't been posted yet. These should all be up very soon! But if you're still concerned, please send someone on the mod-team a DM to discuss the progress of your nomination further.

@feudalconnection

[minemyown]

Does someone know where i can search more about Heian Era in Japan and how the nobles interacted with their servants/common people?

[classysassy9791]

Hello,

Sorry to ask this obvious question but, I can't find the "submit" button and I have a lot of nominations I would like to submit.

Thanks in advance.

Hello dear!

No worries at all! We actually recently answered this same question not long ago, so you're not alone in that.

We answered it here! If you still have issues, please just let myself or one of the other mods know 🥰

Thank you so much for reaching out!

[jeremymarsh]

It doesn’t matter anyway

“Kagome hates Inuyasha and Inuyasha hates Kagome. Both think the other is at fault and everything has escalated ever since. But who would have thought that a particular demon who has always generated conflict between the two would intervene to fix the situation?”

Read on Ao3.

Written for the Inuyasha Bingo Bonanza 2022 ❤.

@inu-mothership

@feudalconnection

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sport

voila ce qui fait du bien, participé à cette séance avec moi.

[feudalconnection]

Term 3 2024 Winners!

As always, us mods here at FeudalConnection want to give a huge thank you to everyone who participated in the Third Term 2024 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 3 2024 Inuyasha Fandom Awards, hosted by FeudalConnection!

Best Action/Adventure Fiction

First Place: "In the Blood" by @dawnrider

Best Alternate Universe/Reality Fiction

First Place: "Sense and Sensibility, An Inuyasha Retelling" by @ruddcatha Second Place: "What Happens in Vegas" by @rainandyarn

Best Canon Universe Fiction

First Place: "Love Language" by @shikonstar Second Place: "Sesshomaru: A Feudal Fairy Tale" by @acb6293

Best Angst Fiction

First Place: "Held Up in the Rain" by @mrfeenysmustache / AshMish111 (AO3) Second Place (tie): "Legacy" by @fandomobsessions016 and "Sacrifices" by @elkonigin

Best Dark Fiction

First Place: "Broken" by @my-inukag-fanfiction Second Place (tie): "Still a Fan" by TheMondayChild (AO3) and "Legacy" by @ fandomobsessions016

Best Drama Fiction

First Place: "We Can't Be Friends" by Red_Spiderliliy (AO3) Second Place: "Inevitable" by @justafewsmallsteps / HelikaAkileh (AO3)

Best Humor/Parody Fiction

First Place: "the yakuza boyfriend" by @thegoldenappleofdiscord / feudalreesespieces (AO3) Second Place (tie): "Hack" by @timetravellingpaperbag and "Sesshomaru Mer-made a Mistake" by @flowingsakura and "Wishful Chaos" by @inuyashamybeloved / InuScarlett (AO3)

Best NSFW Fiction

First Place: "Daddy, Please" by @fawn-eyed-girl Second Place: "Satisfied" by @sereia1313 Third Place: "Here With You" by @somekndofnature

Best Oneshot

First Place: "Pray miko, beg..." by Catzchen (AO3) Second Place: "i beg of you" by @thegoldenappleofdiscord / feudalreesespieces (AO3)

Best Character Portrayal Fiction

First Place: "Sacrifices" (Inuyasha) by @ elkonigin Second Place: "Dear Sesshoumaru" (Sesshomaru) by @ladydanitar

Best InuKag Romance Fiction

First Place (tie): "Inevitable" by @justafewsmallsteps / HelikaAkileh (AO3) and "My Brother's Bestfriend" by @keichanz

Best MirSan Romance Fiction

First Place: "Sense and Sensibility, An Inuyasha Retelling" by @ Ruddcatha

Best Romance Fiction

First Place: "Our Special Love" by @jeremymarsh Second Place: "Red" by @sagemcmae

Best Fluff Fiction

First Place: "Boyfriend's Hoodie" by @classysassy9791 Second Place: "Love Language" by @ shikonstar

Best Serial Fiction

First Place: "Hanyou Holidays" by @dawnrider Second Place: "Beneath Goshinboku" by Ldesu (AO3)

Best Ficlet

First Place: "Boyfriend's Hoodie" by @ classysassy9791

Best Friendship Portrayal

First Place: "Prayer Hands wear Cursed Gloves" (Miroku & Kagome) by @mrfeenysmustache / AshMish111 (AO3)

Best Completed Fiction

First Place: "Nuts About You" by @shikonstar

Best Action/Adventure Fanart

First Place: "Now I will be the one to protect you" by @geda-art

Best Alternate Universe/Reality Fanart

First Place: "Untitled (Mechanic Inu & Kagome)" by Hullo Yokai (X)

Best Canon Fanart

First Place: "Untitled" by @redundantz

Best Angst Fanart

First Place: "Protect" by @pachworldx-1 Second Place: "Cycle." by @anisaanisa

Best Dark Fanart

First Place: "Passion" by @akulols

Best Humor/Parody Fanart

First Place: "ZOOMIIIIES" by Angel_KagomeX (X) Second Place: "Nothing like a fake 'stach-off in front of the mirror" by @clearwillow / BrigidTheFae (AO3)

Best Kiss Fanart

First Place: "Love is in the Air" by @cam3llia95 Second Place (tie): "Hungry like a wolf" by @otaku-108 and "Inuyasha & Kagome" by @pachworldx-1 and "Spring Fever" by @stardust414

Best Character Fanart

First Place: "Untitled (Bandaid)" by Lenbarboza (X)

Best Duo/Pairing Fanart

First Place: "A dip to cool off, you and me❤️" by CriCri Art (X) Second Place: "A Rare Moment" by @moonnueart

Best Doujinshi

First Place: "Claws and Roses" by Lenbarboza (X)

Best Redraw Fanart

First Place: "I'm a Diva" by @julytheartist

Best NSFW Fanart

First Place: "Sex at the Well" by @brain-rot-hour

Best InuKag Romance Fanart

First Place: "Stardust Birthday" by @clearwillow Second Place: "Inspired by ETERU" by @geda-art

Best MirSan Romance Fanart

First Place: "Untitled" by @kalcia

Best Romance Fanart

First Place: "Afterglow" by @stardust414 Second Place: "Mistakes Made at Midnight" by @heavenin--hell

Best Group Depiction

First Place: "Honesty with Consequences" by _taisana_ (X) Second Place: "SessKag Festival 2024" by @julytheartist

Best Improved Artist

First Place: "Robe of the Fire-Rat" by _taisana_ (X)

Best Overall Fanart

First Place: "Untitled (Bandaid)" by LenBarboza (X) Second Place (tie): "SessKag Festival 2024" by @julytheartist and "Stardust Birthday" by @ clearwillow

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!

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.

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

Roulette Fanfiction Category for Term 1 2025 will be Best Character Development. This is defined as: The craft of giving a character personality, depth, and motivations that propel them through the story. Includes how a character evolves throughout the course of a story. Must include which character within your nomination.

Roulette Fanart Category for Term 1 2025 will be Best Coloring. This is defined as: An illustration filled with hues, shadows, highlights, and intensity that bring the picture to life.

Roulette Romance Category for Term 1 2025 will be Best SessKagu 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 Sesshomaru and Kagura. "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 Sesshomaru and Kagura.

Remember, all other romantic pairings, besides InuKag & SessKagu, 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 January 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 first 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

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[elevenharbor]

clips of nominee and winner banners I made for Q4 2022 Inuyasha Awards by @feudalconnection

[anyara]

FeudalConnection Second Term 2024 Inuyasha Fandom Awards

♥ Best Serial Fiction First Place: "IKIGAI"

♥ Best Rising Author Second Place: "KOTODAMA"

Thank you to those who voted for my work and FeudalConnection for the space they create.

[feudalconnection]

Voting is Now Open!

It’s that time of the term!

The voting period is now in session! You will need to sign into Google in order to vote, and you will be allowed one vote per category. Please note: we will be recording email addresses and media platform names to preserve the integrity of the voting process! The email addresses and votes will NOT be shared with anyone; it is simply to prevent voting anomalies. Please let us know if there are any issues!

At the end of the voting form, you will be asked if you would like to have a say in which Roulette categories will be featured next term. This is not required, but we wanted to further involve the community in how the awards are run.

In addition, there is an additional Romance Roulette to both Fanart and Fanfiction. At the end of the Google Form, voters will have a chance to voice which pairing they would like to see represented in the next term. As seen with the regular roulette categories, pairings represented will change each term based on participation.

Remember, you will have until the end of the day October 20th to cast your votes, so don’t forget to finish up those fanfics and view all that fanart.

Happy voting!

Click here for the voting form