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inukag-archive · 2 years

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yo can I get some jealous inu fic recs? this blog is amazing thanks for making this

What? Our dogboy being jealous? Never happens.

Please enjoy this list of peak jealous Inuyasha fics - some smutty, some not - so as always please check the ratings, tags, and enjoy at your own discretion.

Lessons by @akitokihojo (E)

Summary:After a long night out, tensions begin to build. Kagome gets herself into a little trouble with Inuyasha, and Inuyasha is more than happy to teach her right from wrong.

Claiming What Is Mine by starlingchild4 (E)

Summary:Post-canon. When Kagome takes care of a strange man, who'd collapsed ill outside their village, Inuyasha is wrought with jealousy and desire to reclaim what is rightfully his... Thankfully, Kagome couldn't agree more.Posted also on ff.net and Tumblr

Meant to Be by @jeremymarsh (M)

Summary: Kagome Higurashi has grown up in the family shrine with her grandfather, mother and little brother. All her life she thought she would graduate and get a fine job and become independent. However, when her mother suddenly dies, she has to come back home to be her brother's guardian and help her grandfather run the shrine. Her life is dull and she's tired of the draining job that allows her to pay for her brother's school tuition.She finally has her chance when she got an interesting call from her best friend Sango.

A Light In The Dark by Emmyyasha (T)

Summary: Kagome and Inuyasha are finally together after having been separated for years and have been happily married without so much as a spat. That is until Inuyasha's jealousy sparks and the tempers run wild after a brief encounter with a certain wolf demon, leaving Kagome to face her fears alone. But Inuyasha always comes for her, right?

Maid for You by @fawn-eyed-girl (E)

Summary: Inuyasha can't believe how many hours Kagome puts into her job at the local maid cafe. She works too many shifts, plans too many events, and puts up with too many flirty...certain wolf demons. When Kagome challenges his beliefs, she bets him that he wouldn't last one full shift of her job.Inuyasha takes the bet, and all the...conditions...that go along with it. Like the uniform.

In Her Eyes by @keizfanfiction (M)

Summary: She should have known why he was staring at her. Should have known that her ex-boyfriend never did anything that didn't directly benefit him. So why didn't she escape when she had the chance? The answer was simple, and Inuyasha was more than happy to spell it out for her.

Shameless by starlingchild4 (E)

Summary: Inuyasha Taisho's strong sense of smell comes at an uncomfortable cost: he can smell everyone's bedroom activities. But now in his 20's, he finally learned to deal with this annoying trait.... until Kagome Higurashi walked into his life... Title says it all.

Sake by @lavendertwilight89 (E)

Summary: Kagome has one massive hangover from her birthday--what did she do the night before that irked Inuyasha?

Jealousy (Part 1) by RoryCat (G)

Summary: "Why don’t you do something about it then?" Inuyasha is jealous of Hōjō and Kōga, but he can't stop getting in his own way when it comes to love. Hōjō knows things like Geometry, English, and how to ride a train. Kōga oozes confidence and brings Kagome flowers. Inuyasha... he's good at killing dangerous yōkai and hunting. Is that enough? He's not sure. But none of that will matter if Kagome falls in love with someone else before Inuyasha can tell her how he really feels. Maybe Kōga's challenge can be the catalyst for change. X-posted from fanfiction.net ("Rory's Great and Terrible Inuvember 2020")

Finders Keepers by RainFlame (K)

Summary: After disappearing from Inuyasha's world for three years, Kagome is finally back, and Inuyasha can't help but feel a bit jealous at all the attention she's giving everyone else. Everyone but him. She's his priestess. He saw her first, and as the saying goes, finders keepers.

Her Time by @keizfanfiction (M)

Summary: All he wanted was some of her time, but as it turned out, so did everybody else. He'd have to make it clear that while they merely borrowed her precious time, he stole and hoarded it for himself, because in the end, she and everything about her belonged to him.

In The Dark by BeeBeePink (T)

Summary: While she’s swaying with him, her heart is somewhere else. For the first time, he feels small.

Bloody Valentine by @inussunflower (E)

Summary: "Love is bloody, Darlin'." OR In which Kagome and Inuyasha enter a relationship filled with jealousy, lust, obsession, and above all else: Death. Because they're serial killers, and what better way to bond than to kill people together?

The Rival by @mamabearcat (T)

Summary: No summary provided. Includes original art by the author.

Hear Me by @lavendertwilight89 (E)

Summary: Inuyasha and Kagome have gotten closer than ever. While Sango and Kagome bathe, they get an unexpected guest and it pushes Inuyasha over the edge. Can Kagome calm the youkai within?

#inukag archive #jealous inuyasha #inuyasha fanfic #inukag fanfic

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dawnrider · 2 years

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Hi Dawn, do you have any recommendations for historical period or fantasy inukag fan fics that you have enjoyed reading?

Sorry this took me a minute. Sick kids means little time for organized thinking. XD

I do have a few! (And @superpixie42 gave me permission to self-rec. 😅)

Fairytale(esque):

Dog Skin by Sublimetrickster

The One Who Speaks My Name by @fawn-eyed-girl @ruddcatha and @neutronstarchild with art by @thunderpot

Into the Woods by @mamabearcat with art by @clearwillow

Historical (with a fantasy flair):

Kintsugi by @soliska

Your Lying Smile by me

Shards of the Sea by Starlingchild4

Fantasy:

Forest Spirit by @alannada

Soul Doll by me

How Does Your Garden Grow? by me with art by @heavenin--hell and @thornedraven

I hope that adds a few new ones to your list dear Anon!

#inuyasha fanfiction #inukag #historical au #fantasy #fairytale au #dawnrider fanfiction

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eternalnight8806-3 · 3 years

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🥰📒🎤 for the fanfic writer ask game!

STARLING-CHAN!!!!!!

How are you, hun?

Thanks for sending these! 💗🤗

🥰 fave fic you've written?

Definitely 13 Years Later

📒 any fics planned?

I really want to finish 2 of my ongoing stories before I try to take on anything new. I haven't touched a story in so long and I'm a little afraid to jump back in. I'm seriously scared that I won't be able to write anything worth reading because I'm seriously out of practice.

🎤 fave line in a fic you wrote?

Predictably from 13 Years Later-

InuYasha pulled back enough to admire the woman he loved. He knew how much she hated the way she looked, but he was going to do his best to make sure she knew just how exquisitely gorgeous she was with every move he made. His hand left her face to brush his fingertips along her skin, traveling down the side of her neck, past her shoulder, and finally to lightly graze over her breast. Leaning in to kiss her once again, he whispered against her lips, "Even more perfect than I could've imagined."

Send me a Fanfic Writer Ask!

#fanfic writer ask #starlingchild4 #send me asks

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arishatistic · 2 years

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hello, hello!! I was wondering if you could possibly recommend some harmione fics (hopefully non voldy au’s?)… I really haven’t read any of this ship yet and I’d really like to try it

all the love and all the thanks to you ♥️♥️

I don't read many fics, so I had to get recs at @hms-harmony-discord You'll probably find more recs there than from me.

Here are some H/Hr fics where either Jily is alive or Voldemort isn't a problem/defeated:

Curls and Kisses by luxolis

"I'm hexing that great sodding oaf! See how he likes me after I shrink his testicles to the size of elderberries." - A story about kisses, books, and hidden nooks.

Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow by @untoldharmony

James and Lily grew to love Hermione Granger for different reasons. Lily loved her for her intelligence and quick wit. James loved her for her spirit and fierce nature. Throughout the years, they watched as their son realize that he loved her too. [One-shot, pure fluff.]

you're in love with her, idiot by natasharomanhoffs

Hermione Granger has managed to lead a quiet, unassuming life as a fifth-year Ravenclaw. Harry Potter is a well-adjusted and popular fifth-year Gryffindor. What happens when they eventually cross paths? Non-BWL au, Ravenclaw!Hermione, happy!Harry, HHr

Harry Potter and the Midnight Quidditch Club by paddyboey

Harry is in need of some stress relief, and Fred and George suggest a Midnight Quidditch Club. Surprisingly, Hermione wishes to participate. Slow burn H/Hr, wholesome Weasleys, friendly McGonagall, happy Sirius and Remus. Fluff, shenanigans, some angst. Post GOF (The Wizarding World believes Harry and Dumbledore, Sirius is cleared of all charges, and Remus returns as DADA teacher.)

The Perfect Brew by StarlingChild4

Tea shop!AU. Muggle-verse. Harry can't help noticing the girl who comes by his parents' tea shop every day, and Hermione can't help noticing him as well. But they don't know each others' names... Yet. Shameless Harmony fluff ahead. Oneshot. [COMPLETE]

More Than Friends by Ash Juillet

Harry and Hermione finally come to terms with their feelings for each other. James, Sirius and Lily help out. Written for the Jily meets Harmony Challenge on H/Hr H.M.S Harmony Discord Server.

Of A Feather by Miranda Switch

Harry Potter's one of the best students at Hogwarts. Until Hermione Granger arrives, and he gets a taste of what competition feels like. No-Voldemort!Jily Lives! AU

Three Hallows' Eve by amidland

The Potters survive the events of Halloween 1981 and Tom Riddle doesn't. As a result, Harry Potter is raised by his parents, but shoulders a burden unlike any other. How drastically is the course of his life changed? Harmony. Jily Lives AU.

From the World Beyond by Proton6

Harry and Hermione go to the Department of Mysteries two weeks after the Battle of Hogwarts to destroy the dangerous Deathly Hallows. Never did Harry imagine, however, that when he cast the three Hallows through the Veil, he would be exchanging them for three lost lives and a second chance at having the family and life that he had lost so long ago. Jily Meets Harmony Challenge.

Like Father Like Son by DarthMittens

AU. Harry, just another normal Hogwarts student with no evil whatsoever plaguing his life, really likes Hermione Granger, who won't even give him the time of day. How is he going to win her heart? By being a complete tosser, of course. Boys are idiots.

You Will Thank Me Someday by luxsolis

She went to board the train waiting on the stairs as Harry went and hugged Remus, then Sirius. "She hasn't stopped talking Sirius!" he whispered in a panic "You owe me big time." Sirius chuckled, and ruffled his hair. "Trust me Pup. You will thank me someday."

#harmione #harry potter fanfiction #hermione granger #harry x hermione #hermione granger fanfiction #harry potter #harry/hermione #hp fanfiction #asks #h/hr fics #so many people ask me for recs....guys I barely read fics #TT

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feudalconnection · 4 years

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The Nomination period for the 4th Quarter 2020 Inuyasha Fandom Awards is now CLOSED!

Hey everyone!

Below the cut you will find a complete list of all the nominations received for this quarter! If you do not see your nomination, please reach out to us as soon as possible!

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Thank you to everyone who nominated for making this 4th Quarter absolutely wonderful, and happy voting!

Best Action

“Spirited Soulmates” by @fawn-eyed-girl “Toshiro” by Contradiction21 (AO3) @angstyherondale “Through the Night” by @sapphirestarxx

Best AU/AR

“The Half-Demon and the Familiar” by @cstorm86 “Inuyasha: Prince of Thieves” by @noviceotakus-blog / StarlingChild4 (AO3) “It was Love at First Bite, Kagome” by @fawn-eyed-girl “Only the Right Medicine” by @dangerouspompadour / Dawnrider (AO3)

Best Canon

“Instinct” by @mamabearcat “Any night but this” by Kohi wo Nomu (FFN) “Dialogue Only Challenge” by @coquinespike “Learning to Live” by omgit’scharlie (FFN)

Best Angst

“Guardian” by @ruddcatha “My Dearest, Kagome” by @inussunflower “Illness” by @xoxopandapanda “Heeling Spirit” by @cakeit0n “Worth the Wait” by @tsukinohimeusagi

Best Dark

“Kikyo’s Kill List” by @neutronstarchild “The Disease” by @elohiniar “Come Little Children” by @kittensizedcat / PurdyBaby (FFN) “In a Hundred Lifetimes” by @ihaveadogshesneato

Best Drama

“The Witch and the Dog Demon” by @cstorm86 “Father’s Legacy and What Came After” by @neutronstarchild “Guardian” by @ruddcatha “The Scars we Carry” by @loveyou-x3000 / Severa (AO3) “Shelter” by @lavendertwilight89

Best Humor/Parody

“Seven Sins of Buyo” by @ruddcatha “Tik Tok Prank O Clock” by @lemonlushff “Sinfully Human” by @shnuggletea “Uh, Sango?” by @goshinote “Whisked into the future” by Demonic-Otaku (FFN)

Best NSFW

“It was Love at First Bite, Kagome” by @fawn-eyed-girl “Beach, Please” by @clearwillow / BrigidTheFae (AO3) “Cam You See Me?” by @keichanz

Best Oneshot

“By the Book” by @mamabearcat “Call You Mine” by @lavendertwilight89 “The Truth About Love” by @witchygirl99

Best Character Portrayal

“Forest Spirit” (Kagome) by @alannada “The Call” (Inuyasha) by KittyKatz (FFN) “The Fifth Flavor” (Inuyasha) by @cannibalsforbreakfast / Laeoukka (AO3)

Best Romance

“The Fae Tree” by @alannada “Spirited Soulmates” by @fawn-eyed-girl “Up in the Air” by @ideasthatbuildcities / LiaSango (AO3) “When Comes the Rain” by @drosselmeyerwrites “Terms of Engagement” by mndlrn (FFN)

Best Serial

“Inuyasha Deadly Sins” by @nikelaos87 “Seven Sins of Buyo” by @ruddcatha “A Bushel and a Peck” by @dangerouspompadour / Dawnrider (AO3) “Shot Week VI: Summer Lovin’“ by The Monday Child (FFN)

Best Ficlet

“The Evil Cookie Stealing Demon” by Purplefluff (AO3) “Hauntober - Pumpkin” by @xfangheartx “250 Words” by @feudalpriestess98

Best New Author

“The Fifth Flavor” by @cannibalsforbreakfast / Laeoukka (AO3) “Shelter” by @lavendertwilight89 “Adjustments” by @yurawiththegoodhair “Searching for Forever” by Inubird (AO3)

Best Non-Canon Pairing

“Fire and Ice” (SessRin) by @elohiniar “Husband Catalogue” (SessKag) by @mythicamagic “A Straight Tequila Night” (KogKag) by @underwater0phelia “[Redacted]” (KogKag) by Madison (AO3)

Best Completed

“Father’s Legacy and What Came After” by @neutronstarchild “The Call” by KittyKatz (FFN) “The Inugami” by @lonestorm “Guilty Hero” by Eggry (FFN) “A Flower that Blooms For the Heart” by @petri808

Best Action

“Mowing the Lawn” by @stillunderyourbed “Kikyo” by @clementinesgulag “Father-Daughter Wind-Scar” by @penspark “Inuyasha UFC AU” by @opal-lines

Best AU/AR

“Inuyasha Atlantis Crossover” by ninaplushy (IG) “Pup Me” by @clearwillow “when in doubt” by @spnfox “More grown-up version of Inuyasha” by @berry-doodles

Best Canon

“Untitled” by @larahaide “Envy” by @clementinesgulag “Kagome Redraw” by @thunderpot “A warm summer day” by @aaawhyme

Best Angst

“Untitled” by @solus-thanh “Untitled” by @heavenin--hell “Untitled” by @lauabaloni “Miroku & Sango” by @06spring “It’s okay to cry” by @maniacz

Best Dark

“Please, body, hold fast until I can complete my final task” by @okami-ink “Once upon a time... a long time ago” by @gabriellemkari “Untitled” by @thesketcher06 “Live” by @thunderpot “angry boi” by @alexandria-monik-art

Best Humor/Parody

“Untitled” by @aliciarose-art “Itchy” by @superduperstitionss “Sick Boy Inu” by @i-dream-of-soup “A quick bath” by @heavenin--hell “Meme” by @talalovesyou

Best Kiss

“Untitled” by @magnoliajades “KagKik Kiss” by Maxintoshi (DA) “When the sun sets” by @cirkkaa

Best Character

“Untitled” by @maesquirrel “Untitled” by @ranefea “Kagome” by @illustrative-robot “Kagome” by whitllanier (IG)

Best Duo/Pairing

“Finally” by @feudalfairytrash “Modern InuKag on Shrine Steps” by @i-dream-of-soup “Sango’s spa day” by @nartista-digital “The girl who overcame time and the boy who was just overcome” by @thegirlwiththealaddintattoo

Best NSFW

“Sloth” by @thornedraven / Wonderwanderer (AO3) “Deduce Away Detective” by wolfcry77 (PX) “Two hearts” by @kriscynical

Best Romance

“Untitled” by @sofidoodles-blog “Lust” by @arcprz “Untitled” by pilosoza (DA) “InuKag ♥️🌸” by @alexandria-monik-art

Best M/M or F/F

“Bankotsu x Jakotsu” by YibrilBrownieLoco (DA) “Girls!” by @magnoliajades “Looking respectfully at Sessmir” by @jostafar

Best Group Depiction

“Sango’s Spa Day” by @nartista-digital “Untitled” by gingerfox.art (IG) “Precious” by @valuvi “Hanyou no Yashahime” by @xcaeli “I love them” by @noether3 “Re-draw of the sweetest moment” by @eliza-faust-diary

Best Doujinshi

“After the Rain” by @aftertherain-doujinshi “Wanderlust” by @kirrtash “F-in’ Dork” by @meselfandwhy “Inktober eighth” by @danikatze

Best Non-Canon Pairing

“Waiting for you” (SuiKik) by gingerfox.art (IG) “Kagome & Sesshomaru Print” by Dreenicorn (FB) “The Rift Between Auras” by @masitadibujante “Quick dumb modern SessKagu” by @lovenlu-arts

Best Overall

“Untitled” by @beardedwizardheart-blog “Bloody Valentine” by @nartista-digital “Through the cherry blossoms” by @sagedaydreamer “Sango & Miroku” by @06spring “Light Me a Lantern” by @hopidoodle

#feudalconnection #fcq42020 #fc nominations

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littlestuffstohide · 4 years

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Okay my writer/reader friend, have any recent recs to suggest for this voracious reader? I'm down for multiple fandoms but I could use some recs. *hugs*

Sure my dear fellow writer/friend! *hugs in greeting* So I created a list that got sorta humongous? *sweatsdrop*. Some are not really new but did update recently. Some are my faves. It’ll be nalu and inukag since that’s I’ve been reading this month like crazy. So it’s a combination of all!?

Nalu

Bloodlust by Shortstack_21

Fatum by Chaol-the-pitiful-potato

Amor est bellica by Chaol-the-pitiful-potato

Gluasad circles by Chaol-the-pitiful-potato

Lost Magic by ChaosreigN

Songcraft by riverofmemories

In Tenebris by riverofmemories

Of Dust and Shadows by riverofmemories

Fairy Tail GO! by mushi9

Capturing Her Damaged Heart by mushi9

Cruel Summer by cosmictrap

What You'd Do To Me Tonight by Doginshoe

Dauntless by HungryPeanut

Til Death Do Us Part by superfreakerz

A Tale from Thelua by treacher

Are You Hungry? by Marsfish

Embracing Fire by Archid

The Princess and the Arsonist by Silken Ink

Celestial Dragon by Silken Ink

Dragon-Sized Problems by Silken Ink

Never Look Back by forgeurheart

Growing Pains by KP_Suan

Icarus by phantomessangel

Hidden Within by Bella88

Boiling Point by juggernaught

I Missed You by Phoenix_before_the_flame

The Baby Race by princess_starry_knight

Magnolia Seven-Seven by soprana

The Sons & Daughters of Draconis by VioletPoppy

Welcome to Fatherhood by MamaBearCat

Kidnapper Trilogy by wordsiguesss: Kidnapper, Manhunt and Jailbreak

Unending Happiness by DancesWithSeatbelts

Makarovs Marvellous Flying Fairy Tail Circus by xXHellfireRavenXx

Journey's End by xambedo

True as Steel by xambedo

Fluttering Curiosity by OneColoredLily

My Heart or My People by TheDragonWithAPenOfFire

Back to You by mautrino

The Nose Knows by Nenaro

Welcome Home Lucy by Nenaro

I Am Become by Kemnam

Also A Form of Love by YukiMC

Heat by YukiMC (naughty)

What I Want? by YukiMC

Attack of the Anteaters! by Tchu-chan

Through Oblivion by Starstruck_MJ

Slip Of A Tongue by h1lovecupcakes

Unexpected by MissMisinterpreted

Request Board Romance by MorriganFae

Cage by moeruhoshi

Too Good For Just a One Night Stand by Hazel Roses (naughty)

The Nudity Theory by sugarpolis

Not A Rebound by nalunatics (naughty)

Natsu, The Friendly Demon by Akela-Nakamura

Departure by Satyrykal

How to Seduce a Lady by Aky-san

Flame's Desire by rougescribe

A Smile In The Embers by rougescribe

Quarantine Days by Angel_Of_Darkness_2004

Together Forever by Phoenix_before_the_flame

A Journey of Self Hatred by Reltic

Inukag

Instance by WitchyGirl99

That Flesh of Mine by WitchyGirl99

Deductions by WitchyGirl99

InuKag Kendo Club series Fawn_Eyed_Girl: The Way of Finding Each Other, Uchitachi/Shitachi, A Place to Call Her Own, A Little Late-Night Practice, and Having It All.

The Irony of Fate by Fawn_Eyed_Girl

Resurrected by A_Mad_Youkai_Tea_Party

Delicate by akitokihojo

Youkai In The Mirror by SugarRos

Million Dollar Man by InusSunflower

The Half-Breed's Wife by Gypsyn

The Princess Bride by CrazyPrincessCatLady

Before My Eyes by Sassybratt

One Last Ride by BrigidTheFae, and lemonlush

A Worthy Sacrifice by lemonlush

A Heart's Abduction by lemonlush

Making Waves by BrigidTheFae

Adverse Effects by FantastiqueParfait

Shards of the Sea by StarlingChild4

Lost & Found by A_Mad_Youkai_Tea_Party

Absolutely Smitten by chocolatecastleinthesky

The will to protect by OutOfThisTown

Your Lying Smile by Dawnrider

Soul Doll by Dawnrider

The Ronin by MamaBearCat

Jungle Fever by Dawnrider

Little by Little by LittleKnownArtist

Just to Be With You by Miss_Dyana

Everything's Okay by akitokihojo

A Not So Far Quest by BrigidTheFae (naughty fic)

Oblivion by meggz0rz

The It Couple by meggz0rz

Stranded by KeiChanz

Signs by meggz0rz

Enchanted by akitokihojo

No Names and Prompts by akitokihojo

For Her by akitokihojo

In Between by akitokihojo

Nothing's Changed by akitokihojo

A Moment by akitokihojo

Fault by akitokihojo

Manipulation by akitokihojo

Rage by akitokihojo

Plain as Day by akitokihojo

Another Day in Hell by KeiChanz

You Rescued Me by KeiChanz

She's Mine by shantie84

For Him by Silken Ink

The Town that Time Forgot by ArtisteFish

A Surplus of Stories by ArtisteFish

Do Your Own Stunts by ArtisteFish

Abnormalities by ArtisteFish

There She Goes by ArtisteFish

Pretending by ArtisteFish

Travelers by ArtisteFish

The Pilfered Bride by ArtisteFish

Freak Attraction by ArtisteFish

Freak Attraction: Seven-Man Circus by ArtisteFish

Nothing But You by One More Thing

Shikuro: A Caribbean Fairy Tale by Inuma Asahi De

Entrapment: A 21st Century Adventure by King Baka

Metamorphosis by King Baka

Tell, Don't Show by nanirain

#nalu #inukag #asks #rizzie says #fic rec #It's a monster #a combination of old new and faves #knock yourself out with these #might update in the future for more

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mamabearcat · 5 years

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INUKAG Fanfic Rec List - M

NSFW ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Over the last few years, I’ve suffered from on again/ off again insomnia, where some nights I go to bed, don’t sleep at all, and then get up again – rinse and repeat. Rather than spending all night looking at the ceiling and pondering my place in the universe, I pass the time by reading fanfiction. A LOT of fanfiction. And now you, dear reader, get to reap the benefits.

All M Rated by the writer – some for smexiness, some for violence and language (I mean, they all contain Inuyasha, so…) some for all of the above. Also, I’ve only included COMPLETED fics, so there will be some missing from this list that I would absolutely recommend. I have a huge ass list of uncompleted favourites also, but I understand that not everyone likes losing their heart to a fic only to find out that it was last updated in 2005. Log onto fanfiction.net and go through the fics I’m ‘following’ if you want to see those.

I don’t claim this to be an exhaustive list, or the best of the best. This is just a list of fics that I have really enjoyed and would happily read again, and thought others might enjoy too. There’s probably some that I’ve forgotten, in fact I’m sure there are, so please don’t be upset if you’ve written an Inuyasha fic and I haven’t put it on here!

I’ve also made a SFW list, rated T and under. M rated list under the cut!

SHORT FICS (Less than 20,000 words)

To Tame a Wild Heart By Merith - What would really happen if Inuyasha transformed into his youkai self and no one stopped him? Rated: Fiction M - English - Romance - Words: 10,966 - Reviews: 184 - Favs: 628 - Follows: 85 - Published: Feb 17, 2003 - Status: Complete

Health Homework By: Chione - A funny little tale of embarrassment and intrigue. Love and lust. Homework and something not appropriate in school. Kagome and Inuyasha. Tetsusaiga and possessiveness. Rated for language and mature themes. Light and fluffy. Rated: Fiction M - English - Humor/Romance - Kagome H., Inuyasha - Words: 2,712 - Reviews: 51 - Favs: 175 - Follows: 13 - Published: Aug 6, 2004 - Status: Complete

Strange Bedfellows By: FrameofMind - Oneshot. Inuyasha's never been much for village festivals, but this "night-crawling" celebration turns out to have a few strange surprises in store... Rated: Fiction M - English - Romance/Humor - Inuyasha, Kagome H. - Words: 8,716 - Reviews: 31 - Favs: 228 - Follows: 24 - Published: Jul 9, 2012 - Status: Complete

Wallflower By: Fenikkusuken - Ater three years, Inuyasha has to admit his feelings for Kagome...or lose her to Hojo. Rated M for citrus. Rated: Fiction M - English - Romance - Inuyasha, Kagome H. - Words: 4,671 - Reviews: 69 - Favs: 390 - Follows: 38 - Published: Jun 11, 2006 - Status: Complete

Body Language By: Fenikkusuken - Kagome still needs some convincing that Inuyasha doesn't see her as a replacement for Kikyo...Rated M for citrus content Rated: Fiction M - English - Drama/Romance - Inuyasha, Kagome H. - Words: 8,862 - Reviews: 77 - Favs: 593 - Follows: 66 - Published: Jul 8, 2006 - Status: Complete

TwoTimer By: Fenikkusuken - A willing hanyou, a girl and a convenient cave. Why's Kagome hesitating? Rated for Mature content. Rated: Fiction M - English - Romance/Drama - Kagome H., Inuyasha - Words: 7,018 - Reviews: 102 - Favs: 604 - Follows: 61 - Published: Oct 6, 2007 - Status: Complete

The Score By: Fenikkusuken - OneShot. When the InuCru fall victim to mischievous kitsune magic, hard truths are revealed. Contains spoilers for manga volumes 505 and 506. Rated M for citrus content. Rated: Fiction M - English - Drama/Romance - Inuyasha, Kagome H. - Words: 13,829 - Reviews: 47 - Favs: 290 - Follows: 17 - Published: Oct 29, 2007 - Status: Complete

Take It Slow By: Patchcat - Having recently taken her as his lover, Inuyasha is eager to get Kagome alone again; and he knows just where he should take her. Rated: Fiction M - English - Romance - Inuyasha, Kagome H. - Words: 6,176 - Reviews: 8 - Favs: 156 - Follows: 16 - Published: Mar 15, 2008 - Status: Complete

Revelation By: Fenikkusuken - OneShot. Inuyasha has some relationship repairs to make after he takes advantage of Kagome's generous heart. Rated for citrus and mature themes; contains spoilers for the manga. Rated: Fiction M - English - Drama/Romance - Inuyasha, Kagome H. - Words: 11,309 - Reviews: 50 - Favs: 284 - Follows: 23 - Published: Oct 9, 2008 - Status: Complete

Erectile Dysinformation By: King Baka - Inuyasha has a run-in with a little blue pill. Rated: Fiction M - English - Humor - Inuyasha, Kagome H., Sōta H. - Chapters: 2 - Words: 10,537 - Reviews: 24 - Favs: 85 - Follows: 11 - Published: Dec 13, 2010 - Status: Complete

The Teahouse By: Jessibelle811 - Inuyasha and company spend the night at a strange teahouse. Inu Yasha and Kagome face startling realizations while under the influence of a demon's spell. Inu/Kag one-shot Rated: Fiction M - English - Romance/Fantasy - Inuyasha, Kagome H. - Words: 7,534 - Reviews: 22 - Favs: 196 - Follows: 21 - Published: Jul 9, 2011 - Status: Complete

Dancing Slowly in an Empty Room By: WitchyGirl99 - When Kagome's life shatters before her, she's sure that she'll always be alone. What she doesn't expect is the ghost of a silver-haired, golden-eyed man standing in her library with a smirk, InuKag. Oneshot. Rated: Fiction M - English - Tragedy/Romance - Inuyasha, Kagome H. - Words: 8,626 - Reviews: 73 - Favs: 118 - Follows: 24 - Published: Feb 5, 2012 - Status: Complete

I Knew You Before I Met You By: KeiChanz - Kagome has been talking to her online best friend Inu for nearly two years and feels like she's known him for much longer. When her friends convince her to go out with them one night, Kagome ends up in an unfortunate situation and pleads for the help of the one person whom she trusts the most above all others. Rated: Fiction M - English - Romance - Inuyasha, Kagome H. - Words: 19,758 - Reviews: 79 - Favs: 515 - Follows: 75 - Published: Jun 6, 2013 - Status: Complete

Lemon Tree By: Angelhart79 - The long awaited Inu/Kag sequel to Claim. Enjoy! (one shot) Rated: Fiction M - English - Romance/Humor - [Inuyasha, Kagome H.] - Words: 7,242 - Reviews: 10 - Favs: 177 - Follows: 30 - Published: Mar 23, 2015 - Status: Complete

Learning Curve By: StoatsandWeasels - Post-canon One-shot: Nighttime activities and internal musings of the newlywed couple. Rated: Fiction M - English - Romance - [Kagome H., Inuyasha] - Words: 2,679 - Reviews: 15 - Favs: 157 - Follows: 29 - Published: May 6, 2016 - Status: Complete

Claiming What is Mine By: StarlingChild4 - A request from Keichanz. Post-canon. When Kagome takes care of a strange man, who'd collapsed ill outside their village, Inuyasha is wrought with jealousy and desire to reclaim what is rightfully his... Thankfully, Kagome couldn't agree more. Rated MA for graphic, shameless smut. [COMPLETE] Rated: Fiction M - English - Romance/Humor - [Inuyasha, Kagome H.] - Words: 6,112 - Reviews: 17 - Favs: 187 - Follows: 42 - Published: Aug 28, 2018 - Status: Complete

Manipulation By: akitokihojo - Kagome is kidnapped by a malevolent and ruthless demon that gets off on terror and drawn out death. He wants to taunt her lifeless body over Inuyasha's head for pure enjoyment and revenge. Will Inuyasha make it in time or will Kagome be fighting for her life alone? Rated: Fiction M - English - Angst/Suspense - [Inuyasha, Kagome H.] - Chapters: 3 - Words: 17,968 - Reviews: 8 - Favs: 44 - Follows: 12 - Published: Dec 12, 2018 - Status: Complete

The One With The Fantasy Type Thing By: shinidamachu - InuYasha reveals one of his sex fantasies to Kagome. What, oh what will happen next? Post-canon. Rated: Fiction M - English - Romance - Inuyasha, Kagome H. - Chapters: 2 - Words: 6,339 - Reviews: 17 - Favs: 70 - Follows: 14 - Updated: Jul 8 - Published: May 6 - Status: Complete

The Language He Speaks By: akitokihojo - Inuyasha thought he knew pain after experiencing so much loss in his life, but it wasn't until he was separated from Kagome that he discovered how sharp pain could really be. Now that he had her back, he wasn't willing to take any risks, but Kagome was so fearless against demons. What was it gonna take to get his point across? When would she finally see how badly he needed her? Rated: Fiction M - English - Hurt/Comfort/Romance - [Inuyasha, Kagome H.] - Words: 7,489 - Reviews: 15 - Favs: 89 - Follows: 19 - Published: May 12 - Status: Complete

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Dangerous Admirer By: FireTigerSoul - Kagome seems to have picked up an admirer, one of the dangerous sorts. After battling various youkai in Sengoku Jidai, taking care of a stalker should be a cinch, right? Complete Rated: Fiction M - English - Adventure/Romance - Inuyasha, Kagome H. - Chapters: 33 - Words: 92,963 - Reviews: 810 - Favs: 476 - Follows: 70 - Updated: Feb 13, 2005 - Published: Sep 6, 2004 - Status: Complete

This Can't Be Good By: Ithilwen K-Bane - COMPLETE. Hojo becomes trapped in the Sengoku Jidai: Chivalry isn't dead, but it sure seems to be asking for it... Rated for Inuyasha's mouth and Miroku's mind. Rated: Fiction M - English - Humor/Adventure - Inuyasha, Kagome H., Miroku, Hōjō - Chapters: 51 - Words: 131,852 - Reviews: 2,492 - Favs: 1,585 - Follows: 206 - Updated: Jul 18, 2005 - Published: May 2, 2003 - Status: Complete

Dog Skin By: sublimetrickster - Kagome loves her father, King Naraku. Unfortunately, he starts loving her in the wrong way and disguised, she escapes. A kindhearted hanyou prince rescues her, but can he protect her from the darkness that pursues her? A Grimm Fairytale. Rated: Fiction M - English - Adventure/Romance - Kagome H., Inuyasha - Chapters: 22 - Words: 111,889 - Reviews: 1,278 - Favs: 1,656 - Follows: 384 - Updated: Jul 28, 2006 - Published: Jan 5, 2005 - Status: Complete

The World Through His Eyes By: The Purple Ghost - When a failed attempt with a minor spell causes Kagome to loose her sight, she gets the unique opportunity to see the world through our favorite hanyou's eyes...literally...Now Complete Rated: Fiction M - English - Romance/Angst - Kagome H., Inuyasha - Chapters: 20 - Words: 143,812 - Reviews: 1,129 - Favs: 1,468 - Follows: 403 - Updated: Jul 30, 2007 - Published: Jul 30, 2003 - Status: Complete

The Pain By: Captain applesauce - With Naraku's new incarnation comes an obsession to destroy Kagome, who is becoming more and more powerful as she unleashes new powers and her relationship with Inuyasha is strengthened. Rated: Fiction M - English - Romance/Drama - Inuyasha, Kagome H. - Chapters: 66 - Words: 350,826 - Reviews: 1,211 - Favs: 987 - Follows: 303 - Updated: Nov 19, 2007 - Published: Oct 1, 2004 - Status: Complete

The Phoenix Blade: Time Lapse By: Fenikkusuken - COMPLETE. An AR riff on the anime. Rated for coarse language, violence and citrus. Kagome Higurashi, recent graduate of the Imperial Military Academy, finds all of her skills seriously tested when the Shikon Jewel summons her to the Sengoku Jidai. Rated: Fiction M - English - Adventure/Romance - Inuyasha, Kagome H. - Chapters: 86 - Words: 787,420 - Reviews: 2,175 - Favs: 1,652 - Follows: 532 - Updated: Jun 28, 2008 - Published: Jun 28, 2005 - Status: Complete

Something Real By: Angelica Pierce - While staying over night in a village, Kagome is confronted with the full truth about Inuyasha’s hardship regarding his social status and heritage. Will she be able to find a way to help him see through the pain? Rated: Fiction M - English - Romance/Drama - Kagome H., Inuyasha - Words: 30,044 - Reviews: 136 - Favs: 579 - Follows: 92 - Updated: Jul 28, 2008 - Published: May 10, 2005 - Status: Complete

Metamorphosis By: King Baka - *COMPLETE* "Sometimes in the winds of change we find our true direction." An unusual youkai attack transforms Kagome's very being. Can she come to terms with her new self, and can Inuyasha accept, perhaps even love, the new Kagome? Rated: Fiction M - English - Romance/Adventure - Inuyasha, Kagome H. - Chapters: 64 - Words: 401,136 - Reviews: 351 - Favs: 575 - Follows: 148 - Updated: Mar 7, 2011 - Published: Dec 9, 2010 - Status: Complete

Playing With Fire By: FrameofMind - AU. When Chicago's finest Teppanyaki chef meets his first female peer, there is some friction. When they're sent to New York to represent the restaurant in a high-profile competition, sparks are inevitable... Rated: Fiction M - English - Romance/Humor - Inuyasha, Kagome H. - Chapters: 19 - Words: 88,628 - Reviews: 432 - Favs: 457 - Follows: 255 - Updated: Jan 8, 2012 - Published: Jun 5, 2008 - Status: Complete

To Summon a Mate By: Penthesileia - On Halloween night, Kagome is tricked into releasing a possessive, dangerous, hotter then hell demon from his prison of 500 years. She's in danger, but it's not her life she's worried about…yet. Sequel out NOW! Rated: Fiction M - English - Romance/Supernatural - [Inuyasha, Kagome H.] - Chapters: 42 - Words: 216,965 - Reviews: 3,311 - Favs: 3,039 - Follows: 1,880 - Updated: Nov 1, 2013 - Published: Nov 1, 2008 - Status: Complete

Blackout By: King Baka - *COMPLETE* A night of celebration yields life-altering consequences for Inuyasha and Kagome. Can they weather the storm, or will the consequences of their actions prove too much to handle? Rated: Fiction M - English - Romance/Adventure - Inuyasha, Kagome H. - Chapters: 48 - Words: 343,594 - Reviews: 537 - Favs: 370 - Follows: 309 - Updated: Sep 4, 2015 - Published: Dec 25, 2013 - Status: Complete

Out of Time By: KeiChanz - Inuyasha and Kagome are in a race against time as they rush to save their friends from an uncertain fate. While being pursued through a dark forest and fighting to stay alive, at times it seems hopeless, but together, they can overcome. Rated: Fiction M - English - Drama/Romance - Inuyasha, Kagome H. - Chapters: 2 - Words: 26,268 - Reviews: 35 - Favs: 76 - Follows: 33 - Published: Jun 8, 2018 - Status: Complete

Real By: KeiChanz - Kagome is acting...not like herself, and Inuyasha doesn't quite know what to think. But then after a battle, Kagome unknowingly reveals a wicked secret and suddenly for Inuyasha, everything clicked. Rated: Fiction M - English - Romance/Hurt/Comfort - Words: 26,076 - Reviews: 24 - Favs: 146 - Follows: 29 - Published: Feb 16 - Status: Complete

When I Almost Lost You By: Corpses playing poker - After a fight with Kagome Inuyasha storms off. But when he doesn't come back the group begins to worry, and finds evidence that something terrible has happened to him. How far will Kagome go to get him back? InuxKag. Rated for violence and language. Rated: Fiction M - English - Drama/Hurt/Comfort - Inuyasha, Kagome H., Sango, Miroku - Chapters: 24 - Words: 73,467 - Reviews: 91 - Favs: 43 - Follows: 50 - Updated: Apr 21 - Published: Jun 15, 2018

In Between By: akitokihojo - Each step, each breath, each smile and tear was unknowingly documented. Cameras were watching, culprits were laughing, a wild game was ensuing, so who could Kagome trust? Certainly not the well-armed, ex-friend, pigheaded detective, Inuyasha. No thanks. But when questions go unanswered and chaos flares, how will she fend? She's not the only victim in this equation. Rated: Fiction M - English - Mystery/Crime - [Inuyasha, Kagome H.] Naraku - Chapters: 10 - Words: 93,223 - Reviews: 101 - Favs: 61 - Follows: 62 - Updated: Aug 18 - Published: Apr 8 - Status: Complete

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hellooo! can you rec me good inukag fics ? xx

Yes I do... But these are just a few, some of these are NSFW if that’s a problem don’t read those ones. But I hope you enjoy!

Pennies and dimes by Witchygirl99 https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12646481/1/Pennies-and-Dimes

Tell Me I’m Crazy by Witchygirl99 https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12187132/1/Tell-Me-I-m-Crazy

Phony Digits by Stoats and Weasels https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11769484/1/Phony-Digits

Hot For Teacher by Keichanz https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12551843/1/Hot-for-Teacher

The Pheonix Blade by Fenikkusuken https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2458570/1/The-Phoenix-Blade-Time-Lapse

The Delinquent Boyfriend by ArtisteFish https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12124033/1/The-Delinquent-Boyfriend

The Half Breed’s Wife by Gypsyn https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11940303/1/The-Half-Breed-s-Wife

Dizzy Defense for an Underdog by ArtisteFish https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11811854/1/Dizzy-Defense-for-an-Underdog

Youkai in the Mirror by SugarRos https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8605596/1/Youkai-In-The-Mirror

Sachi by Quillwing https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4158283/1/Sachi

Abnormalities by Artistefish https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11975232/1/Abnormalities

13 Years Later by Eternalnight8806 https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13091730/1/13-Years-Later

The Lady and the Rogue by StarlingChild4 https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13062654/1/The-Lady-and-the-Rogue

Please I need the Distraction by Eternalnight8806 https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13106525/1/Please-I-need-the-distraction

Welcome to Swan Lake by Eternalnight8806 https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13179971/1/Welcome-To-Swan-Lake

The It Couple by Meggzorz https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12711242/1/The-It-Couple

The Importance of Ramen by BearPlusCat https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13089379/1/The-Importance-of-Ramen

Only You by XfangheartX https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13269908/1/Only-You

Her First Apartment by Writerofthewanderingsuns https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12470347/1/Her-First-Apartment

You Rescued Me by Keichanz https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12966386/1/You-Rescued-Me

Mysterious Want by 65InuKaglover620 https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12882480/1/Mysterious-Want

Elementary Love by Wolf Blossom https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13254555/1/Elementary-Love

Talk Dirty by FeudalPriestess98 https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13306998/1/Talk-Dirty-A-Tale-Of-Many-Languages

In Between by AkitokiHojo https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13254857/1/In-Between

The Maid and the Bodyguard by Just Dyana https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13045018/1/The-Maid-and-the-Bodyguard

Oblivion by Meggzorz https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13058498/1/Oblivion

Writing on the Wall by AbsentAngel https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13296002/1/Writing-on-the-Wall

Mocha Latte by KittyKatz https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13076291/1/Mocha-Latte

That Flesh of Mine by Witchygirl99 https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12777783/1/That-Flesh-of-Mine

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Muchness and Impossible Things

Posted on: AO3 Word Count: 2,031 Fandom: Alice in Wonderland (Tim Burton) Pairing: Alice x Hatter

Dedicated to my best friend @risingfire17-in-wonderland-blog who can't see it on Tumblr (but I also sent it to her personally, so it's fine lol). This is the start of a LONG project ahead of me that I am doing called "12 ship fics for 12 years of friendship." Basically it's both a tribute/gift for my bestie, as well as an attempt to break my writer's block lol ^^"

Enjoy! ❤

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Ever since her father died, Alice made it a personal habit to think up Six Impossible Things before breakfast. The Impossible Things varied from obvious facts to bizarre imaginings. She wrote them down in her diary, hundreds of them, the more nonsensical the better.

Sometimes her Impossible Things were only Impossible by the standards of her society. Things she found to be utter nonsense that were “Impossible.”

“I will have a seat in Parliament.”

“I will get a job that isn’t a secretary, teacher, nanny, or heiress.”

“I don’t have to get married and won’t be judged for it.”

But mostly, her Impossible Things were of the Absurd kind. The Otherworldly, Against All the Laws of the Natural World.

“I can bounce fifty feet in the air and become airborne for miles.”

“I can eat a cake and shrink down to the size of a thimble.”

“I can talk to flowers and caterpillars and rabbits wearing waistcoats.”

Alice’s Impossible Things often coincided with her childish nightmares. She wrote them down at first under her father’s gentle behest, but then it became her routine. Her Six Impossible Things were abnormal to the world and wonderfully wholly “normal” to her. It was the “real” world that was strange. Not her. Nor her Impossible Things.

The first day she went without writing down her Six Impossible Things was the day she went to Hamish’s Garden Party with her mother.

The day she returned, unwittingly, to Underland.

Before she killed the Jabberwocky, she spoke aloud her Impossible Things for the first time because the world she was in was finally Impossible. Instead of confining them to the page, to her mind, to keep her safe from the strange, normal real world, she spoke the words into existence.

And then, the Jabberwocky’s head rolled onto the giant chess board from her hand and sword.

She, Alice Kingsleigh, did Six Impossible Things in Underland because in Underland, Impossible Things happened every day.

And returning to the “real” world to sort things out would be brief. Just enough time to tie up some loose threads, say her goodbyes (her mother and sister never knew where she’d be going, only that it was “very far” and “impossible to reach by boat or train.”) Her resolve was firm and though they protested and begged her to stay, she disappeared in the morning.

The only thing she brought with her was her diary of Impossible Things.

Over the years since her father’s death, Alice allowed herself to repeat Impossible Things if her mind was feeling clouded or if she needed silent encouragement from her father’s spirit. But they always had to be Impossible.

Just like her Impossible Thing she wrote in her new diary after living one year in Underland:

“I will kiss the Mad Hatter.”

She stopped writing, the color-changing ink dripping onto the page, a red as blood splat next to her blue words.

None of her Impossible Things had ever, well, startled her before.

Never frightened her.

They emboldened her. They defined her. They were the reason she had killed the Jabberwocky and ended the Red Queen’s tyranny. They were the reason why she had been able to turn down Hamish’s proposal and set boundaries against her family and society and return to the only world that accepted her and her Impossible Things.

So, why, then?

Why did she think of that Impossible Thing?

Alice was very fond of Hatter. She understood his moods and haunts better than anyone, despite not knowing him for as long as Chessur or Mally had. And ... she couldn’t deny that she felt things that she never felt before when spending time with him. Sometimes, mid-conversation, his eyes would gaze at her with such a burning intensity it made her legs turn to jelly. Usually, the spell would be broken by him suddenly getting distracted by one of his hat projects or the prospect of teatime.

Of all the things Alice Kingsleigh imagined, falling in love never crossed her mind as an Impossible Thing.

Which was very curious, when she considered it now. After all, Alice never swooned over boys or the possibility of courtship and marriage the way other ladies did. She never even found the “handsomest” of men particularly pleasing to the eye. She often found their clothes to be more interesting than their faces, or rather, their hats. Men’s clothes were as boring as women’s clothes were bothersome, but at least she could imagine whatever Impossible Things they could be wearing instead. Like a smiling cat perched on their top hats.

Hatter was not “handsome.” If Alice even knew what that meant. He certainly would not fit what her society would consider “handsome.” Perhaps that was why she found him to be the only interesting man she had ever known.

She remembered, with an unpleasant shudder, Stayne, the exiled Knave of Hearts. He was, she supposed, “handsome,” in a rugged sort of way, but not at all pleasing to Alice’s eye. His gaze had also been intense, but so unlike Hatter’s. Stayne’s one good eye was leering, frightening, hungry, and foul. Alice thought she would vanish under his stare and become a shell of herself. Their encounter had been short, but it still haunted Alice’s mind whenever she was left alone with her thoughts.

Whereas Hatter’s eyes filled her with warmth and curiosity. They were the eyes of zeal and joy, unrestrained emotion that would most definitely not have been allowed in a man’s eyes in Victorian England.

Alice raised her writing hand and wrote six words to complete her Six Impossible Things for the day:

“I am in love with Hatter.”

Yes. Yes, that must be it. Only.... it didn’t quite match what she always thought love was supposed to be.

Margaret once tried to explain to Alice what “love” felt like.

“Goodness, Alice, you’re sixteen years old already and never even felt a hint of girlhood love?! Well, dear me, how do I explain it.... It feels... like a fire in the hearth. Warm, enveloping, swells and burns if it’s fed, but flickers and dies if left alone.”

Alice always found it curious to compare an emotion like love to an element that hurts when touched. Fire was useful, in a pragmatic sense: it cooked food, it kept homes warm, it ran machines, and cast light unto the darkness of night. But it also was easy to lose control. It harmed and even killed, sometimes. It was frightening, the idea of burning up with Love.

Alice thought about Hatter. He was mad, absolutely around the bend, bonkers. He firmly believed that Time stopped at teatime. He often babbled nonsensical words that even made Thackery’s eyes twitch in confusion. But he was also surprisingly grounded. His artistry as a hatter was unmatched, the way he could churn out hundreds of beautifully decorated hats in what felt like mere seconds. His gentleness towards his friends was on par with his ferocity towards his enemies.

Perhaps.... love could also be of the earth.

Steady, quiet, slow, constant. So subtle you don’t even register it’s there until you scoop up a handful and feel the soil between your---

“Is everything alright, Alice?”

Alice shrieked uncharacteristically, jumping and upsetting her ink bottle. The feather pen she had been mindlessly caressing fell onto the floor and crunched under her heel. Cursing quietly, she snatched a nearby tea towel and mopped up the mess on her desk, determinedly casting her eyes down and firmly away from the man who was standing inside her living room.

“Hatter! You—you gave me such a fright! Please, do knock next time you pay me a visit! My heart won’t stop pounding!” Drat! Why did she have to add that sentence? Alice winced at herself, gripping the ink-soaked tea towel in her fist onto her chair’s back. It was the only thing keeping her upright at this point.

“Oh, my stars, my Alice, don’t tell me you hurt yourself?” Hatter’s voice was nervous and fluttering, resembling a butterfly’s wings the way it always did when he was flustered. Alice heard his footsteps cross the room as he closed the distance between them, making her heart thunder in her ears. She stared stubbornly at the carpet, but soon Hatter’s boots came into view. Oh no. He was wearing the forest green pair that he always wore with his purple and orange coattail and trousers and polka-dot tie. It was an incredibly garish outfit, one that would receive nonstop mockery in her world.

And Alice absolutely adored it.

He, of course, was oblivious to her turmoil.

“By the White Queen’s glove, you look as red as that nasty Red Queen! Come, a spot of tea will do you wonders! I have just the thing: a rose white tea with a hint of wishful thinking. It soothes the burning red and leaves you at peace with nothing but lovely tea and wishful thinkings in your cranium. It’s precisely the sort of tea that our dearly departed Bluddy Behg Hid should have kept in her atrocious castle. I never did like staying there, you know. So much red and not near enough blues and greens and saffron. I like red well enough on its own, but too much of it is like too much upelkuchen. Eventually you outgrow liking it.”

Despite herself, Alice couldn’t help but smile slightly. Hatter kept fluttering about as he spoke, straightening up things that didn’t need to be straightened and “crookening” things that were upright.

Alice raised her head and looked straight at the man who captured her heart. His hair was orange, like Hamish, only wilder and far more interesting in its brightness and electric-like state. His clothes were absurd and hideous and beautiful and outlandish and nonsensically colorful. His hat was faded with Time (and was a surprisingly comfortable ride, Alice recalled, during the time she was extremely small), and looked to not quite fit his head, or rather to not tame his brushful of hair.

He wore paint on his face that resembled the clowns in a circus Alice visited once as a child. Only he did not perpetrate a fake smile, but rather extenuated his features for all his emotions. It just so happened that Hatter exuded delight and zeal in nearly all his movements and words. He was so different from the quiet, reserved, strange Alice Kingsleigh.

And she loved him for it.

But Alice wasn’t wholly quiet and reserved, was she? Any more than Hatter was solely happy and carefree. Alice had something deeper inside, something that she had almost lost living in repressive England before Hatter confronted her with a sentence that resonated in her soul.

“You’ve lost your Muchness.”

“Lost my Muchness, have I?” Alice murmured now, just as she had before she crossed the moat of severed heads. Steeling herself, Alice crossed the room to Hatter, who was completely lost in a new tangent on the importance of separating ravens from writing desks as he dusted a bookshelf with a dead bouquet of flowers that Alice forgot to toss out.

“Hatter.”

“..... on contrariwise, as the Twins would say, it is most certainly not a good idea to write on a raven’s back for they have no room to put down your tea cup! And that is most inconvenient---”

“Hatter!”

Alice seized the opportunity faster than she could think. When Hatter turned around, she grabbed his cheeks with both hands and tilted his head down till they locked eyes. He blinked and gazed down at Alice expectantly. He was neither annoyed nor shocked at her sudden actions. He simply waited. Alice took a deep breath.

“You know I always think of Six Impossible Things before breakfast?”

“Aye, that you do, lass.” Hatter’s thick Scottish accent took over. It only appeared when he was deeply serious.

Alice licked her lips nervously. “And that in Underland, Six Impossible Things are nearly always Possible, correct?”

“By the grace of our good White Queen and Oraculum, yes, that be the case, my Alice.”

“Well, then...” Alice stood on tiptoe, her nose touching Hatter’s. “Today, I will kiss the Mad Hatter.”

And so, she did.

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