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@rannyunny has been so kind to illustrate this scene from one of my newer fanfic Same Place This Year , an angsty SessKag second-chance modern-day romance.

Thank you so much to Rannyunny for the amazing art! She did another one, which I can’t wait to share with you all. If only I can write quicker 🤣

But here’s the first one for you to enjoy!

[feudalconnection]

Nomination - Chiaztolite

CONGRATULATIONS, @chiaztolite!!! Your fanfiction “The Way to Elysium” has been nominated by one of your fans for the 2025 3rd Term Inuyasha Fandom Awards run by FeudalConnection!

Your work has been nominated in the following categories:

Best Action/Adventure Best Canon Universe

Voting will take place between October 6th and October 20th, and the links to do so can be found on the feudalconnection Tumblr page.

If you would like to pull your work from consideration for an award, please let us know via the Tumblr page or [email protected].

Once again, congratulations for your beautiful contributions to this wonderful fandom, and thank you for all that you do!

NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN UNTIL THE END OF THE DAY SEPTEMBER 15th! SUBMIT YOUR FIC/ARTWORK NOMINATIONS THROUGH OUR PAGE!

For the nomination rules and category definitions, please see our “Get Ready” announcement.

[chiaztolite]

Thank you so much @feudalconnection and those who nominated this fic!

Though it’s my oldest SessKag fic, this is the first time The Way to Elysium is being nominated for Feudal Connection awards. It means so much to me 💙💙💙

[chiaztolite]

@rannyunny has been so kind to illustrate this scene from one of my newer fanfic Same Place This Year , an angsty SessKag second-chance modern-day romance.

Thank you so much to Rannyunny for the amazing art! She did another one, which I can’t wait to share with you all. If only I can write quicker 🤣

But here’s the first one for you to enjoy!

[feudalconnection]

Term 2 2025 Winners!

As always, us mods here at FeudalConnection want to give a huge thank you to everyone who participated in the Second 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 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 2025 Inuyasha Fandom Awards, hosted by FeudalConnection!

Best Action/Adventure Fiction

First Place: "Falling Through Time" by @theshipthatgotaway / SimpforSessKag (AO3) Second Place: "Nowhere With You" by Langus (AO3)

Best Alternate Universe/Reality Fiction

First Place: "Beyond the Pale" by @ruddcatha Second Place (tie): "Nosey Neighbors" by @elkonigin and "As the World Falls Down" by @sereia1313 / Sereia13 (AO3)

Best Canon Universe Fiction

First Place: "Cupid Only Misses Sometimes" by @dawnrider Second Place: "You and Me After All" by @chiaztolite

Best Angst Fiction

First Place: "inertia" by @noprobllama92 Second Place: "A Growing Need" by @novemberwaterwanderer / novemberwanderer (AO3)

Best Dark Fiction

First Place (tie): "I Love the Flaws You Try to Hide" by @cannibalsforbreakfast / Laeoukka (AO3) and "The Bond" by @wbficaholic / wonderbug (AO3)

Best Drama Fiction

First Place (tie): "To Catch a Demon" by Alaviles (AO3) and "Beyond the Pale" by @ruddcatha Second Place: "Hack" by @timetravellingpaperbag

Best Humor/Parody Fiction

First Place: "Til Death Do Us Part" by @ elkonigin

Best NSFW Fiction

First Place: "Satisfied" by @ sereia1313

Best Oneshot Fiction

First Place (tie): "Invasive Species" by @shikonstar and "Cupid Only Misses Sometimes" by @ dawnrider Second Place (tie): "But Tonight (I Need You To Stay)" by @golden-writes / GoldenEyedFury (AO3) and "The Office Party" by @inuyashamybeloved / InuScarlett (AO3)

Best Character Portrayal

First Place: "Let This Go" (Tsubaki) by @jewel-shard / Jewel_shard (AO3) Second Place: "Mad World" (Kagome) by @gr33nbride / Greenbride (AO3) Third Place: "Full Exposure" (Inuyasha) by @ inuyashamybeloved / InuScarlett (AO3)

Best InuKag Romance Fiction

First Place: "Cavernous Conversations" by @ dawnrider

Best Thruple Romance Fiction

First Place: "New Beginnings" by @ rileyoe1 / RileyOE (AO3)

Best Romance Fiction

First Place: "Bound by Fate" by @theshipthatgotaway / SimpforSessKag (AO3)

Best Rare Pair Fiction

First Place: "Higurashi" by @ jewel-shard / Jewel_shard (AO3)

Best Fluff Fiction

First Place: "a little different, mostly the same" by gomehnasai (AO3) Second Place: "Lowered Guard" by @lynnnexus / Lynn_Nexus (AO3)

Best Serial Fiction

First Place: "Helping Hands" by @ladydanitar

Best Ficlet

First Place: "In Another Life" by @serial-doubters-club / hakomorebi (AO3)

Best Classic Fiction

First Place: "Light Me a Lantern" by @inuyashasforest / Novaviis (AO3) Second Place (tie): "The Lucky Ones" by @isilwath / Terri Botta (AO3) and "The Ronin" by @mamabearcat

Best Completed Fiction

First Place: "Love and Politics" by @ ruddcatha

Best Action/Adventure Artwork

First Place: "Kagome from upcoming fanfic" by @kalcia Second Place: "Chasing Yesterday" by @stardust414

Best Alternate Universe/Reality Artwork

First Place: "Inugang 👓❤️✨" by @seicheru Second Place: "Human huntress x Fae Prince" by @valuvi

Best Canon Universe Artwork

First Place: "Felt like doing a tribute piece" by @varethane

Best Angst Artwork

First Place: "Untitled" by @peocokruu

Best Dark Artwork

First Place: "You hear that Inuyasha? They say I should step away from you…For my safety! How cute." by @kirrryash Second Place: "Day 27: Kagura" by @akakris10

Best Humor/Parody Artwork

First Place: "Nothing Like A Fake 'Stach Off'" by @clearwillow / BrigidTheFae (AO3)

Best Kiss Artwork

First Place: "Happy Birthday Ruddcatha" by @ kalcia Second Place: "Insufferable Miko" by @jwylea

Best Character Artwork

First Place: "a quick kagome" by @epiphanypaige

Best Duo/Pairing Artwork

First Place: "kohaku & rin" by @elevenharbor Second Place: "Human huntress x Fae Prince" by @ valuvi

Best Doujinshi Artwork

First Place: "Embrace" by @mama-ino

Best Redraw Artwork

First Place: "Back to my roots - first one" by @incaseyouart

Best NSFW Artwork

First Place (tie): "Bite" by @julytheartist and "Something for @ mygrayhare💚" by @brain-rot-hour

Best InuKag Romance Artwork

First Place: "The most specialest og ship if you ask me✨️" by @justasecbro

Best Thruple Romance Artwork

First Place: "kagome's such a girls girl" by @imoeyn

Best Romance Artwork

First Place: "Just Friends" by @ eliza-faust-diary

Best Rare Pair Artwork

First Place: "Nothing Like A Fake 'Stach Off" by @ clearwillow / BrigidTheFae (AO3) Second Place: "A Kiss As a Promise" by @justafewsmallsteps / HelikaAkileh (AO3)

Best Group Depiction Artwork

First Place: "One of the illustrations" by @eliza-faust-diary Second Place: "Inugang 👓❤️✨" by @seicheru

Best Background Artwork

First Place: "Untitled" by @talesofthedice

Best Overall Artwork

First Place: "Kagome Higurashi, just a normal teenage girl growing up in Japan in the early 2000s" by @ peocokruu

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! 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.

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

Roulette Fanfiction Category for Term 3 2025 will be Best Crossover Fanfiction. This is defined as: A story that blends characters, places, or storylines from Inuyasha and other medias. It can be set in an Alternate Universe or a Canon Universe.

Roulette Fanart Category for Term 3 2025 will be Best Fluff Artwork. This is defined as: A piece that generally has a positive and happy feel. Focuses on cheerful themes and "feel good" moments. Can include a happy moment between characters who have a strong, sometimes romantic, bond.

Roulette Romance Category for Term 3 2025 will be Best KogKag 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 Koga and Kagome. "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 Koga and Kagome.

Remember, all other romantic pairings, besides InuKag & KogKag, 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. 

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 third 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

[chiaztolite]

Thank you FC for your hard work as always. You are amazing!

Thank you to the fandom for nominating and voting. I am honoured and touched 🥹🥹🥹

Congratulations to everyone 💙💙💙

[chiaztolite]

I absolutely LOVED chapter 36 of your SessxKag fanfic that you're writing and it was portrayed so well with the artwork.

You are doing an amazing job and I love your writing style! <3

OMG I could scream right now 😭😭😭 Thank you so much!!! That fic is so special to me, so it means a lot that you are enjoying it!

@sayuri-liu is an amazing artist. All credits go to her for the art! 💙💙💙

[feudalconnection]

Nomination - Chiaztolite

CONGRATULATIONS, Chiaztolite (AO3)​!!! Your fanfiction “You and Me After All” has been nominated by one of your fans for the 2025 2nd Term Inuyasha Fandom Awards run by FeudalConnection!

Your work has been nominated in the following category:

Best Canon Universe

In addition, your fanfiction "You and Me Equals Three" has been nominated into the following category:

Best Drama

Voting will take place between June 6th and June 20th, and the links to do so can be found on the feudalconnection Tumblr page.

If you would like to pull your work from consideration for an award, please let us know via the Tumblr page or [email protected].

Once again, congratulations for your beautiful contributions to this wonderful fandom, and thank you for all that you do!

NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN UNTIL THE END OF THE DAY MAY 15th! SUBMIT YOUR FIC/ARTWORK NOMINATIONS THROUGH OUR PAGE!

For the nomination rules and category definitions, please see our “Get Ready” announcement.

[chiaztolite]

Thank you @feudalconnection and the SessKag fandom for nominating this fix 🥰🥰🥰 What an honour 💟

[chiaztolite]

Latest art for The Way to Elysium — chapter 36 Crimson Petals

This might be one of my favorite scenes I’ve ever written in this fandom—and seeing it brought to life by the incredible @sayuri-liu has left me absolutely speechless. The emotion, the detail, the atmosphere—it’s beyond anything I could’ve hoped for. I’m so grateful to have this moment illustrated so beautifully 🥹

“Miko, I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone so bold who dared to touch me so intimately.”

[chiaztolite]

The Way to Elysium

Chapter 33 posted.

He fixed his father with a cold, unreadable gaze. “If there is one thing I want you to know about me, Father, it is this: I am far more than what you make me out to be.”

[chiaztolite]

It’s my pleasure to return to this fic and spend Mother’s Day with my favourite fictional family!

Read it here.

You & Me Equals Three

Side Story 01: Tea & Other Catastrophes — A Mother’s Day Special

“No hints?” she asked, voice low with affection.

Sesshōmaru stepped behind the couch, his hand finding its way into her still-damp hair. He combed his fingers through it slowly, reverently.

“Only this,” he murmured, his voice quieter than before. “Haine and the others worked hard. You will enjoy it. Tomorrow will be… worthy of you.”

[kagomes-hanakotobamatsuri]

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

They keep calling me Kagome [Ch. 16-20] by @jewel-shard

[chiaztolite]

New SessKag fanfic for Hanakotoba Matsuri 2025: Succulent Hearts.

Summary: Kagome didn’t plan to spend her vacation stranded in a desert town with a prickly botanist who owns exactly one mug, brews cactus tea that tastes like penance, and speaks to succulents more than people.

But some hearts, like desert blooms, just need the right conditions to open.

Read it here.

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The Way to Elysium

Chapter 26 uploaded.

For anyone up for a healthy dose of angst, please check it out!

“Together, they walked toward the palace he hated—silent steps returning to a place that never once felt like home. Neither said what they both knew: they had nowhere else to go. It was on that quiet walk, halfway between shore and hell, that something inside him fractured. A break he hadn’t known was waiting.”

Enjoy!

[chiaztolite]

The Way to Elysium

Chapter 23 uploaded.

“The tide rolled in, indifferent. The sky turned black. And the boy who would become the coldest daiyōkai in all the lands sat beside the servant who had given up everything for him.

They did not speak.

But nothing had ever been more understood.”

Enjoy!

[chiaztolite]

The Way to Elysium

Chapter 22 uploaded.

“She considered what had just happened from a strange, slightly detached place. Shouldn’t she be in shock? She had drunk blood. Not just anyone’s—his. Sesshōmaru’s. Once, that would’ve undone her. Now… it didn’t even seem to matter.”

Enjoy! 💟

[chiaztolite]

The Way to Elysium

Chapter 21 uploaded.

“He was gasping. His beast threw itself against the thin veneer of his sanity, repeatedly, howling at him to feed. Feed. Feed.

In the last second before his bloodlust reached its peak, he dropped her wrist.

He backed away from her like she was the hunter and he was the prey. And, like a starving animal he really was, he set his mouth to his own hand.”

Enjoy!! 💟

[chiaztolite]

The Way to Elysium

is updated, with a chapter that is entirely new. Meaning, if you read the old version of the fic, you haven’t read this scene yet 🤭☺️🤭

Chapter 18 : Wither

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Your Wicked Proposal

is updated. Read it on AO3 here:

Chapter 22