#savethelastdan

[savethelastdan]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let’s spread the self-love 💗

the after - Kagura/Sesshomaru sequel fic to Inuyasha

use your hands and my spare time - Kagura/Sesshomaru from Inuyasha

time will tell - Kagura/Sesshomaru Persuasion AU from Inuyasha

my love for you was bulletproof (but you're the one who shot me) - Xia Lin healing from Ling Yi Zhou from Well Intended Love

all my walls stood tall painted blue - Fangfang/Lin Yiyang from Accidentally in Love

Tagging:

@kiwi--witch @dearestpartnerofgreatness @dollypopup @sweepingtree @kokoronni

#sesskagu #fangyang #xia lin #accidentally in love #inuyasha #well intended love #fanfic #shespitsfire #savethelastdan

[feudalconnection]

Nomination - Shespitsfire

CONGRATULATIONS, @savethelastdan​ (Shespitsfire)!!! Your fanfiction “time will tell” has been nominated by one of your fans for the 2023 2nd Term Inuyasha Fandom Awards run by FeudalConnection!

Your work has been nominated in the following category:

Best Drama

Voting will take place between June 5th 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!

#feudalconnection #fc nominations #fct22023 #savethelastdan #SessKagu

[dearestpartnerofgreatness]

for the fic rec ask game: 📆 and 💯!

📆 A fic you’d re-read 10 years from now

Thank you for the ask, northern! I'm a HUGE fan of yours so seeing your name in my inbox was the highlight of my day!

The Language of Flowers by ASongofSixpence: "There are three things that set up the month of May as one that will no doubt be full of trouble for Kaoru. For one, he and his brother need to finish designing a dress for up-and-coming actress Rino Isoya to wear at the Met Gala, which is happening on May 9th. Then, three days later, on May 12th, Tamaki and Haruhi will (finally) be getting married, and Kaoru can’t even begin to think about the kind of nonsense he will wholeheartedly commit to as soon as all of his friends are in the same room at the same time. Finally, and this is, admittedly, his own fault: he and Kyoya hooked up in the beginning of April, and he hasn’t spoken to him since."

My first ao3 bookmark. OHSHC was one of the first anime/manga I got into also, so the nostalgia factor is high all around. I shipped Tamaki/Haruhi from the beginning but only recently realized the perfection that is Kyoya/Kaoru (this was actually the fic that cemented that ship for me!) It's timeless. I'll read it again and again.

💯 A fic that makes you think #writergoals

I've talked about my love for you was bulletproof (but you're the one who shot me) by Shespitsfire (@savethelastdan) a million times by now (it's an exploration of abuse using the events of a Chinese drama, Well-Intended Love) so I'll pick a newer one by them that is also god tier: time will tell, a SessKagu AU inspired by Jane Austen's Persuasion. For the record, I do not watch or read Inuyasha but she's successfully dragged me into the fandom through her incredible writing, and I was SO pleased by the inventive way she wove pieces of the source material into the story while maintaining the true personalities of the characters involved. She is a master of impactful, beautiful language and witty dialogue, and everything she writes makes me wish I could write half as wonderfully as she does.

(To anyone reading: feel free to ask me these numbers again bc I have a million fics/writers I could choose for my answers)

#savethelastdan #shespitsfire #sesskagu fanfic #sesskagu fic #persuasion au #tamaharu #ohshc #tamaki x haruhi #kyokao #kaokyo #kyokao fic #ohshc fic #fic rec #fic recs

[firelord-aries]

The All Mighty Couple ready to Rule The West Lands.

All hail the Wonder @lamonyo for this Marvelous piece of art.

@thequestioning-maiden ; @artzin ; @savethelastdan ; @sweepingtree

#sesskagu #kagura #sesshoumaru #sesshomaru x kagura #setsukagu #inuyasha a feudal fairy tale #anti sessrin

[inuyashapridemonth]

This week, we’re celebrating KaguKik, a vastly underappreciated ship and our pairing marked for Day 13. We’ve listed our favourites that feature Kagura and Kikyo as the main ship below, and hope you find something you enjoy too. These recommendations are sorted by rating (G-E) and include a link, author, and summary. Feel free to share your favourites with us too! We’re here to spread the love 💕

fortitude by @inukouga [Not Rated] 💖

naraku may be physically gone, but he’s still there, in their dreams and darkest parts of their minds. it’s hard, but kagura and kikyo are there for each other through it all. one day, he won’t be able to hurt them anymore.

alternatively; kagura and kikyo finally allow themselves to heal.

Song Fic Prompt by @savethelastdan [Not Rated] 🧡

I kissed a girl and I liked it. The taste of her cherry chap stick. I kissed a girl just to try it, I hope my boyfriend don't mind it. It felt so wrong. It felt so right. Don't mean I'm in love tonight. Kagura-Kikyō I kissed a girl and I liked it. I liked it.

Dancing and Envy by orphan_account [G] 💛

Kikyou might be a little jealous were her girlfriend was concerned. But Kagura was pretty popular in their school.

Lust by @superpixie42 [G] 💚

Seven drabbles, one for each sin. KaguKik: Lust.

Day Fourteen by orphan_account [G] 💙

A month-long celebration of the Inuyasha series, hosted on Tumblr. I decided to post them up here as well. Day Fourteen Prompt: Any Kikyou Ship.

Little Book of Prompts by @anisaanisa [T] 💜

Kikyo has news, and Kagura has an ill-timed epiphany.

Oblivion by AvidAuthor [T] 💙

Life was no brighter then before they had met. The world was still dark and cruel, but at least they weren't alone.

I Can Be Your Reckless by @lutelyre [M] 💚

You can be my stain.

The Woman by @lavendertwilight89 [M] 💛

Follow-up to The Man--Kikyo reflects on her time with Kagome and tries to make amends.

Water Painting by Aiffe [M] 🧡

Time is the hardest lesson for her to learn.

the hours following eve by @yourshipswillsail-blog [M] 💖

“Better to reign in hell than serve in Heaven.”

We've added a new page to our blog: Spotlight Saturday, where you can find all previous fic-rec lists in one cosy corner.

If you missed the announcement post, click here ❤

Head to the @inuyashapridemonth blog for more information, including our calendar, rules and FAQs ❤

Love is Love, The Mods ♡

#lgbtq #queer pride #IYPM Spotlight Saturday #spotlight saturday #kagukik #kikkagu #inuyasha #inuyasha fanfiction #fanfiction #fic recs

[oficmag]

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#writeblr #bookblr #original fiction #fanfiction #creative writing #issue 2 #lit mag

[abe-ma]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: InuYasha - A Feudal Fairy Tale Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Kagura & Naraku (InuYasha), Kagura & Sesshoumaru (InuYasha), Kagura & Rin (InuYasha) Characters: Kagura (InuYasha), Rin (InuYasha), Sesshoumaru (InuYasha), InuYasha (InuYasha), Higurashi Kagome, Naraku (InuYasha), Koga, Kikyou (InuYasha) Additional Tags: Sea Monsters, Canon-Typical Violence, Drowning, Body Horror, Alternate Universe, Fairy Tale Elements, Folklore, Kagura Deserves All The Happy Endings Summary:

A Halloween-y, creepy Kagura fic.

#inuyasha #inuyasha fanfiction #inuyasha fic #kagura #kagura of the wind #kagura fic #kagura fanfic #shespitsfire #savethelastdan #halloween #naraku

[sweepingtree]

Hey, I’m back on my sesskagu bullshit and I have no thoughts, just @savethelastdan‘s OC Akinori from her brilliant (read: devastating) oneshot fic written for sesskagu week earlier this year.

Also, exhausted papamaru is a whole mood.

This is a haphazard sketch and best boy Akinori deserves better so I will definitely draw him again when I’m not so sad but please give her fic a read!!!!

Close-ups under the cut.

#sesshomaru #kagura of the wind #sesskagu #inuyasha #my art

[thequestioning-maiden]

It's an intriguing (or really sad) because... You see, look at the concept of Kagura's character: "A Woman who searches for freedom by recovering her heart, meets her end dying with the stolen heart of a man who doesn't have one".

It is almost poetic.

If you had choose her to be a mother of this man's daughters or sons, she would be a very nice choice, not only because they liked each other, but because she would do anything to grant freedom AND love to their heirs. And that is one the definition of a good mother.

I really can't see why the producers, or even Takahashi herself, looked at this whole option of character development and story plot and said: "No".

That is really, really sad.

But hey, thank you @sweepingtree , @savethelastdan , @kiwiwitch , @saphire404 , @tmetta , and everyone with amazing writting or arts, it amuse our hearts.

I agree, Kagura would be a great mother 💕 I imagine she would be fun and cool and would love her daughters / sons very much. And her story with Sesshomaru is amazing: the drama, the beauty, the difficulties, the growth and many more things that make their past a fairy tale that deserves to be told.

And the twins would have been granddaughters of Naraku!! the worst enemy of both parents. That would have been very interesting to see, there was so much potential there, but they wasted it.

Thank you so much for your support and your kind words 💕 And that's true, thanks to all the amazing artists and everyone who makes wonderful content about this topic, y'all really brighten the day of many people 💕

#ask #kagura #sesshomaru #sesskagu

[akitokihojo]

Is there any Enchanted fan art?

As a matter of fact, yes!

We’ve got this stunning piece from the incredible @thunderpot

This beautiful collage by @savethelastdan

There’s this sketch that’s also from @thunderpot 

And this gorgeous piece of art from the sweet @anisaanisa

And lastly, this doodle from @thunderpot bc I’ll be damned if I leave it out

#enchanted #ask

[kokoronni]

buch of tag games hehe

tagged by @chickadeebabe

tea or hot chocolate? cozy books or halloween movies? plaid or corduroy? foggy mornings or twinkly nights? orange or black? pumpkin or apple pie? wool or velvet? picking fruit or carving pumpkins? libraries or coffee shops? cinnamon or peanut butter? spooky or cozy halloween? candles or fairy lights?

tagged by @ge--yo @jupiter-kagura @savethelastdan

three ships: sesskagu, ladynoir, kaochisa

last song listened: dingga, mamamoo

last movie: uhhhh madagascar i think???? boss baby??? i really cant remember

currently watching: aggretsuko s3

currently consuming: apple

currently reading: i bunch of fanfics and im about to start the toilet bound hanako kun manga hehe.

currently craving: watermelon pwease

tagged by @feathertayl

named after someone?: nope but i like to say its bc of isadora duncan

last time you cried?: hmmm i cant remember? i might've cried when watching a penguin documentary a couple of weeks back

do you have any kids?: I am a kid

do you use sarcasm a lot?: yeah

eye color?: brown

favorite book genre?: I like those baby books that have those little interactive windows and stuff, as for real books: no💖

any special talent?: I have a pretty good memory

what country where you born in?: chile

what are your hobbies?: drawing, ballet and sewing

do you have any pets?: no :(

what sports do you play/have played: Idk if ballet counts

how tall are you?: 166 cm

favorite subject at school?: anatomy :)

dream job?: doctor

I'm tagging yall so feel free to pick one or all or nothing @jh-in @emberstreak @feathertayl @every--heart @underwater0phelia @jakotsu-stan-blog @gingerberteau @savethelastdan @ge--yo @jupiter-kagura @chickadeebabe @kaqura

#tag game

[savethelastdan]

sesskagu

I had a thought, dear However scary About that night The bugs and the dirt Why were you digging? What did you bury Before those hands pulled me From the earth?

If being trapped on the ground was hell for a wind demon, being buried underground is far worse.

So when she bursts from the rain-sodden earth, vomiting dirt and decay, Kagura is overcome with relief.

There's a storm breaking overhead. Humid night air curls around her shoulders, as though to pull her up itself; renewed demonic energy warms the tips of her pointed ears and her frozen corpse-fingers. It gives her the strength to drag herself the rest of the way out of the grave. Luckily, the topmost layer of soil has already been peeled away.

What a delight, to be alive. To be free.

She's still wiping mud from her eyes when Sesshomaru's figure cuts through the rain. (Later, she tells herself that there must be a perfectly innocent explanation for the mix of blood and mud under his nails, and that his facial marks only seem fainter due to the lack of moonlight.)

He stands over her, taking only a mere moment to inspect the empty grave. Kagura watches him in wonder and confusion. Is he the reason she is no longer in Hell, or simply a witness?

Why is he shaking?

"Can you walk," he says finally.

"Yes," she replies, despite having not tried to do so yet. Stormwater drips down the planes of his face, and Kagura has the bizarre desire to cup her hands together to collect it all.

Her fan, stained and ragged at the edges but otherwise intact, lands in her lap.

"Come, then."

He only makes it a few steps before stumbling. Kagura doesn't register it at first; too busy searching the dirt for her feathers, crying out in frustration as she only finds worms.

When he sinks into a crouch, hissing painfully, she is so startled she rises to her feet. Luckily, they seem to remember how to hold her weight - for someone who just rose from the dead, she actually feels just fine.

"Oi, Sesshomaru! What's wrong with you?"

She crafts a blade of wind to hover above their heads, giving them some reprieve from the rain. Sesshomaru glares darkly at her as she kneels in front of him, but Kagura doesn't see the point in still being afraid.

Up this close, she considers two things. First, her initial opinion was right - he really is quite handsome. Second, that something between them feels very strange. Not in a romantic way this time; although if Fate stopped trying to kill her for a few minutes then she would be able to make some headway in that respect...

No, this is something that moves beneath her skin, gnawing at every sense. Sesshomaru's gaze flickers over her face, and Kagura wonders how visibly she wears this discomfort that can't be named...

Seriously, what's wrong with you? is what she means to say. But the words that leave her lips instead are "Were you the one to resurrect me?"

Sesshomaru frowns and sinks another inch towards the ground. Lightning lights up his expression for an instant.

"Yes."

"Well, you don't have to sound so morose about it - " A clap of thunder shatters her words, and Kagura feels its echo in her chest and the ground beneath them.

In the dirt...

"What did you do," she says, glancing back at the ruined grave, "to achieve that?"

Her heart is beating. Her heart is here. Her heart...

As if he can see the terrible thought that strikes her, Sesshomaru sighs. Before anything else can pass his lips, she's scrambled closer to slip both hands beneath his robes. He flinches sharply, both in scandal and at the chill of her palms, but does not stop her.

"No," she spits into the air, feeling rough, torn skin tissue beneath her fingers and nothing more. "No - Where did you put it?"

"You must leave things as they are," he says, more gently than she's ever thought was possible for him. "The consequences are acceptable enough."

There is no point. Only Kagura could understand such consequences; thus, only she could be so horrified.

"Damn fool, why would you do that?!" She screams, gripping his robes with both hands and making the best effort to shake him. "No heart belongs in the ground - "

"Leave things as they are," he says again, pushing her hands away. "You made the choice for yourself once. Do not disrespect mine."

Rain pounds in her ears; not even the tender wisps of her element tugging at the folds in her fan can draw her attention. Kagura swallows, and it still tastes like death.

After some time, Sesshomaru finds the strength to stand. Kagura watches him walk into the storm, grief and fury roiling in her stomach.

She doesn't want to follow him, to have to witness such a proud creature suffer the same humiliation she once did. Even if in his case it was self-inflicted.

But she's not a corpse anymore, nor the free wind long-rid of her mortal body. There's no point staying here, when she can walk and breathe and live.

So Kagura stands, fan in hand, and picks the new direction in which she'll go.

#sesskagu #fanfic #ask #kagura #sesshomaru #shespitsfire #savethelastdan #sorry this one is kind of dark and sad #inuyasha

[feudalconnection]

Nomination - savethelastdan/shespitsfire (Ao3)

CONGRATULATIONS @savethelastdan/shespitsfire (Ao3)!!! Your Fanfiction “Summer’s a Knife” has been nominated by one of your fans for the 2023 1st Term Inuyasha Fandom Awards, run by FeudalConnection!

Your work has been nominated in the following category:

Best Romance Fanfiction

Voting will take place between January 29th and February 12th, 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!

#feudalconnection #fc nominations #fcq12023 #savethelastdan

[dearestpartnerofgreatness]

37 and 42 for the fanfic ask

Ask here

Thank you for the questions!!!

37. Promote one of your own “deep cut” fics (an underrated one, or one that never got as much traction as you think it deserves!). What do you like about it?

Other than the sort of cheesy title, I'm proud of my Tangled fic--I love New Dream and the Lance & Eugene friendship, so that was fun to write. I always look for fics where Lance and his relationship with Rapunzel is a main factor in the central plot and even though there are some really great ones, there are so few that I wanted to write one myself. I feel like I was able to incorporate some interesting aspects of Rapunzel's character, such as how her trauma impacts her relationship with her mom. Also I felt like it was very important to include Pascal and Maximus in some way, because they get ignored a lot, lol.

42. Have you ever received a comment that particularly stood out to you for whatever reason?

Honestly @myargalargan commenting on bruise belies the break made me SCREAM because they are basically the Sukka queen! (I am still working on that by the way, I promise! I have 2/3 of the next chapter done and hope to post it soon.)

Also, SO many of the comments on shadows & steel warmed my heart!!! Of course @shrinkthisviolet and @ohsalamanders' commentary was vital to the piece, and hearing from so many writers I love like @raspberrylimonade, @avrelia, annavale23, starbunny86, Dilittantism, etc. was incredible. I think my all-time favorite comment journey though was this from @savethelastdan (Shespitsfire on ao3) when she was live-reacting:

"You would have simply found her waiting on your bed, draped in silks, ready for you to unwrap.” Somebody's been reading Lo and Li's smutty bodice-rippers in her spare time

"If they’d been caught in a forced marriage, that reunion would have been far more romantic than the one he had just described. They probably would have run away, rejecting the archaic tradition of betrothal altogether. Two heart-eyed outlaws shunning sexist ideals, enjoying plenty of meat and sarcasm along the way" looks like Zuko's been catching up on his own collection of romance novels

"The way the lanterns illuminated her mouth as it moved was fascinating, and he wondered if she knew this. If she was using the fact to her advantage." Maybe I'VE been reading Lo and Li's bodice rippers in my spare time because this is *chef's kiss*

Honestly if you read comments on fics that aren't yours I highly recommend you take a look at hers for each chapter because she is HILARIOUS.

#fic ask #tangled #avatar #fic writer ask #tangled fic #rapunzel fic #maiko #maiko fic #avatar fic

[firelord-aries]

Thanks for the tag @thequestioning-maiden

Rule: Tag 9 people you want to know better!

Favorite piece of clothing you own? I think it is my Red jacket

Your comfort food?  Definitely Steak (barbecue) and Garlic Bread 

Favorite time of year? Vacations, doesn’t matter when, but I personally prefer cold.

Favorite song? I don’t have just one, but I think I could list: “Son of a Man” (Tarzan); Inside Out (Five Finger Death Punch); “Breaking The Habbit” (Linkin Park); Separete Ways (Journey); Remember Sadness (Saint Seiya Soundtrack)

Do you collect something? Not yet, but intend to collect white weapons, like swords, knives and stuff.

Favorite drink? Isotonic and a good Chocolate Powder (Nescau)

Favorite fanfiction? I believe it is Miscalculation from @sweepingtree , for the emotional charge (burden) delivered. 

Tags: @artzin @lamonyo @sweepingtree @tmetta @savethelastdan @satoru-taisho @stillunderyourbed

[superpixie42]

Instinct Update

It’s Friday already? Ah.... 

Ajisai Part 2: instinct isn’t done yet. And probably won’t be done until next week. I DO HAVE A PREVIEW below the cut, but it still needs a lot of work. I have 2 of the 3 major scenes written and the 3rd major scene is outlined. Then it will just need a read through edit since I’ve been editing as I go. I’m tagging everyone who commented on Part 1: Acceptance so please let me know if you want added to that tag wall. I also put Part 1 on AO3 and FFN if you’d rather subscribe/follow the story there. 

Pease note Part 2 will include blunt conversations regarding childbirth, postpartum depression, and how breastfeeding is an emotional clusterfuck. 

Tag Wall: @hnnwnchstr @kazeinori @savethelastdan @willowandfog @smmahamazing @bluejay785​ @mayarab @lilms-obsessed @ruddcatha @faulkner-blog​ @kirrtash​ @lavendertwilight89​

Being pinned to a tree in a magical sleep really warps your perception of time. Before being cursed, six months never seemed like much. Then he started traveling with Kagome and suddenly six months became a lifetime. Then the well closed, and six months became an eternity. Now, he had six months to prepare to become a father. 

He needed about sixty more.

He wished those six months could have been spent alone with his wife. He was fascinated by the changes that came every week. Changes in her shape, in her smell, even the changes in her mood fascinated him. He’d been around for Sango’s pregnancies, sure, but it was so different to see it happening to his wife, because of his child growing inside her. For better or worse, though, Kagome spent most days out of the house from noon till the late summer  sunset. She would have been out earlier, but he made sure to throw a fit if he thought she wasn’t getting enough rest. He couldn’t really blame her for being so active, though, since it was partially his fault she was busy.

Kagome had taken his comment about being part of the village to heart and was spending as much time as she could visiting with the various families who had unexpectedly gifted them with food and provisions when her pregnancy became public knowledge. She was attending sewing circles, offering to babysit, and still fulfilling her role as healer and apprentice midwife. At least as midwife she was learning more about what her own birth experience would be like, and he saw with each successful birth her anxiety seemed to lessen. 

--__--__--__--__--__--__--

Sango gave birth to another girl during the new moon. He wasn’t sure why it was her friend’s delivery that finally spurred her to ask him what had clearly been on her mind from the beginning, but he was eternally grateful it did. She came into their hut in the pre-dawn hours when his hair was still an inky black. Miroku immediately rushed back to his home to meet his new daughter, Inuyasha promising to keep the three still sleeping children until after breakfast so the parents could bond with their baby. 

Kagome took a minute to make it all the way down to the floor, but once she was settled her whole weight collapsed backwards into her husbands waiting arms. He listened to her retelling of the birth: smooth as could be hoped for given the lack of light at that hour. But as she spoke, he could tell there was something weighing on her mind.

“Spit it out. There’s something you aren’t saying.”

She took a deep breath through her nose, letting it out in a long slow drawl.

“I want you with me. When I have the baby. Sango is so strong, this was her third, and she still asked for Miroku the minute the baby was out. I don’t want to do this alone.” She raised her hand cutting off his immediate reply “I know I won’t be alone, alone. Kaede and Rin know what they’re doing. But in my time, the father is always there. I know it’s not how things are done now. And I know we’ve been trying really really hard for the villagers to like us but...it could be our secret...” her voice trailed off as she sank further into his embrace. Her exhaustion obvious in her posture and her tone. He tightened his arms around her, careful not the put too much pressure on her swollen middle. He answered without hesitation. 

“If you want me there, I’ll be there.” 

#ajisai: acceptance and instinct #story update