Hello! Sailor Moon Fandom i have decided to join but I need guidance please seeing as I’m new and I don’t really know anyone but glad to be here! ❤️✌🏻If you have discord Sailor moon Servers let me know so I can join!

@reispinkoveralls do you guys still have a discord? You're the only one I know that has a safe space these days.

Historical AU idea where Inuyasha is a Japanese Matagi hunter. A dying trade that hunts winter game with traditional Japanese dogs. (Modernly known as the Shiba, Kishu, Kai, Shikoku, and Akita) He keeps the village safe by hunting the bear and boars that would mess up their fields, but is a recluse by nature. The only one who visits him is Kagome, who is the only person besides him that his dogs like either.

@shnuggletea I summon thee! spread the word that this AU is free for the taking!

@imjustheretoseetheprivateblogs spreading as asked. Although, it does make me feel a bit easy spreading so…accessibly.

How to show emotions

Part IV

How to show bitterness

How to show hysteria

How to show awe

How to show shame

How to show being flustered

Part I + Part II + Part III

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What is... Plot Bunny?

There are two different things that are called plot bunnies.

Plot bunnies can be story ideas that don't leave an writer's brain (gnawing at it like rabbits do) until they get written down.

It also refers to writers having multiple ideas at once that basically multiply like rabbits.

Here it is folks, my problem in a nutshell.

My Response To “Why I love the Toxic Romance of Sailor Moon”

I came across this video online: 

My short response: I disagree. 

My long response: Buckle UP

     It should be noted the video isn’t presenting the argument for just the 90s aspect of the Usagi x Mamoru relationship but is lumping Crystal and the Manga into the argument and insisting it's a toxic romance. The creator of this video breaks down their argument into pointing out three different aspects of the Usagi X Mamoru relationship: 

     Let’s tackle all three of the points and see where the argument breaks down. First off the age gap…sigh…

The Age Gap

     At this point I’m sick of even going into this aspect of the argument. Frankly over the years it comes off as far too personal for many individuals and they can’t separate these feelings when they enter into fiction. If you can’t get over the aspect Usagi is dating an older (4-5 years) man and are uncomfortable with the power dynamic this presents in a relationship then this isn’t the show for you. 

     Still, can people stop acting like it's a huge age gap? This isn’t like the age gap that comes like Bunny Drop (that series really took a turn later in the manga) so can we all stop acting like Mamoru is riding around in a van offering Usagi candy? Moving on…

The Lack of Choice in the Relationship

     The video argues even if you look past the reincarnation element of the Mamoru x Usagi relationship, the introduction of Crystal Tokyo and them becoming King and Queen causes the relationship to become toxic. With this expectation to reach this status, the two are pressured to stay together whether they are ideal for each other or not. This lack of choice is described by the video as being toxic. 

     While the aspects of destiny are prevalent in Sailor Moon, it is important to distinguish the difference between fate and destiny. Fate are the events that will happen when someone doesn't take responsibility. Destiny is what can be achieved through growth and one's own actions. Usagi and Mamoru are shown to be willing to fight for their goals and each other. Usagi wants to be a bride. She wants to be Mamoru’s bride. Mamoru wants to have a family with Usagi so he never feels alone like he did when he was a kid (the movie Sailor Moon R: Promise of the Rose shows this in detail). They support and nurture each other and fight against the forces of evil in the process. 

     It should be noted despite knowing their destiny they still have moments where they need a reminder they need to keep fighting. Usagi has to be reminded at the end of Sailor Moon R to continue the fight. She is reminded of her need to step up by talking with Naru who has no idea she is Sailor Moon.  

      This doesn't just apply to Usagi. Mamoru, upon seeing Usagi with Haruka, feels jealous and is shown to be depressed by it. Only by working together on a project not related to fighting evil but something as simple as helping Chibi Usa with an assignment are they able to reconnect. 

     Also the future they are shown isn't terrible or apocalyptic. The two are shown to be happy, have achieved peace, and are still in love. Why wouldn't they work to achieve it?

The Illusion of Choice With Seiya

     A recent argument I see a lot of Seiya x Usagi fans using is “Seiya offers Usagi choice. Something Mamoru never did.” While it can be argued Seiya is offering Usagi a choice, it is not necessarily a good choice. Look at the hard facts of Seiya’s mission: they are dedicated to Princess Kakyuu and planned on leaving the planet as soon as they found her. Under these aspects, the choices Seiya is offering are not in Usagi’s favor.

At best, Seiya is offering Usagi to leave the planet so they can be together, meaning Usagi would have to give up all her friends and family just so she could be together with Seiya. At worst, Seiya is asking Usagi to engage in a long distant relationship to be together. Considering how critical Seiya was about Usagi engaging in a long distance relationship with someone who was supposed to be on the same planet, the idea of even suggesting such a thing to Usagi makes Seiya a hypocrite. 

In conclusion:

Here are a few examples of ACTUAL toxic relationships in anime: 

These are Toxic relationships where people are legitimately being hurt by being a part of it. Though the future Usagi and Mamoru witness is imposing, their interactions are actually supportive in nature. In summary, I don't agree with this video and continue to express that Usagi and Mamoru have a relationship others can and should ascribe to obtain.

I mean, ship who you please. But don't come after another ship because you disagree. And if you do, have a stronger argument than “its toxic”. Seiya honestly gave me such anxiety when he starts advancing on Usagi. His “moves” were cringeworthy for me. And even if you do feel there's a power issue with an age gap, that's why Usagi is as powerful as she is. That evens it out.

Yeah, @master-ray5 does an amazing job with his argument, I don't need to add anything to this 😂

tagged by @orla-mccoolgirl!!

Three Ships: Marceline/Princess Bubblegum, Sonic/Amy, Peach/Toadette

First Ship: Ash/Misty

Last Song: "The Deal" by Mitski

Last Movie: "The Faculty"

Currently Reading: "Mexican Gothic" by Silvia Moreno-Garcia; "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End" by Kanehito Yamada & Tsukasa Abe

Currently Watching: someone playing "Super Maro Maker 2"

Currently Consuming: water

Currently Craving: breakfast sandwich

I'm tagging @foxgirlmilf, @its-wormtrain, @koopadumpling, @jhenne-bean, & whoever else wants to do this!

I'm whoever else wants to do this

Three Ships: Rosegarden, Makoneph, Twiyor

First Ship: unofficially it was Raikim from Xiaolin Showdown

Last Song: "Walk on Water" by 30 Seconds to Mars

Last Movie: Predators

Currently Reading: New X-Men by Grant Morrison

Currently Watching: Transformers: Earthspark

Currently Consuming: Nothing

Currently Craving: release from the worries of trivial minutia

@firstdove15 @rainbeauwritten @master-ray5 @linlamont @desi-pluto and whoever else wants to do this

Let's give this a shot.

Three Ships: UsaMamo, Entrapdak, Doomguy x Isabelle

First Ship: Probably Spiderman x MJ. I remember having a deep concern for their marrage back when I read the comic in the 90s.

Last Song: "Falling Towards The Sky" from Red vs. Blue

Last Movie: Dune (2022, I waited to read the book first before I watched it)

Currently Reading: Kaiju No. 8 Volume 8

Currently Watching: Amphibia (rewatch)

Currently Consuming: Melona Melon flavored ice cream bars

Currently Craving: A coke. I'm always craving a coke.

Let's see if @random-mailbox, @reispinkoveralls and @shnuggletea have any input.

Okay, I've been MIA from the community for a minute. Thank you @master-ray5 for the tag and not forgetting about me 😅

Three ships: UsaMamo, KagomeInu, HanaTakane

First ship: Although I was heavily into romance from a young age (blame Disney) I'm pretty sure the first couple I knowingly shipped was UsaMamo.

Last Song: Balconies by Paper Route remix by Jorgen Odegard.

Last movie: Spy kids 2 (family movie night)

Currently reading: my TBR is full but I don't have time to read right now 🥲

Currently watching: Shark Tank

Currently consuming: nothing. It's bed time.

Currently craving: I've been craving real writing time for a while now. Like, elbows-deep writing. Music on, no distractions, I'm lost in the world of my story writing. Haven't had that in almost a year now 😂

And there's the hard part, picking people to tag. Idk who's still into this but @astraearose93 @reispinkoveralls @riverlethe if you're down.

Term 3 2023 Winners!!

As always, us mods here at FeudalConnection want to give a huge thank you to everyone who participated in the Third Term 2023 Inuyasha Fandom Awards! Your participation and support for this fandom is simply incredible!

As a reminder, the winners have evolved into First, Second, and Third place awards. We are allowing ties for first place winners, rather than go into a run off period.

- For categories with up to four nominations, a First place banner will be awarded to the winner.

- For categories which received five to six nominations, First and Second place banners will be awarded to the winners.

- For categories which received up to seven to ten nominations, First, Second, and Third place banners will be awarded to the winners.

We also want to give a shoutout to the beautiful and wonderful @elevenharbor for gifting us her time and talent with creating banners for the fandom. They are absolutely breathtaking!

And now, without further delay, here we are!

Winners for Term 3 2023 Inuyasha Fandom Awards, hosted by FeudalConnection!

Best Action/Adventure Fiction

First Place: “Always By Your Side” by Niahime98 (AO3)

Best AU/AR Fiction

First place: "Photo-Shot through the Heart" by @mrfeenysmustache / AshMish111 (AO3) Second place: "273" by @skyelara Third place: "The Engaged Princess" by @shnuggletea

Best Canon Universe Fiction

First place: "Whispers in the Wind" by @ruddcatha

Best Angst Fiction

First place: “Deep Waters" by @elkonigin Second place: "The Donor" by @moon-ion Third place: "Pictures of Happiness" by @memilylove

Best Dark Fiction

First place: "First Born Sons" by @artistefish Second place: "No Refunds" by @superpixie42

Best Drama Fiction

First place: "You and Me After All" by Chiaztolite (AO3) Second place: "If We Fall Anyway" by @soliska / Evilillusions (AO3) Third place: "A Destiny Worth More Than Over A 500 Year Wait" by Novemberwanderer (FFN/AO3)

Best Humor/Parody Fiction

First place: "Big Rigs" by @roseheartwhitefox

Best NSFW Fiction

First place: "Bronze, Silver, and Gold" by @neutronstarchild / NeutrInu (NeutronStarChild) (AO3) Second place: "To Mate with a Hanyou" by @shnuggletea Third place: "Atelier" by CloudsCloudlet (AO3)

Best Oneshot Fiction

First place: "Snow on the Beach" by @lavendertwilight89

Best Character Portrayal Fiction

First place: “Three Knocks on the Door" (Sesshomaru) by Chiaztolite (AO3) Second place: "Always By Your Side" (Inuyasha) by Niahime98 (AO3)

Best InuKag Romance Fiction

First place: "'Til Death Do Us Part" by @elkonigin Second place: "The Debutante and the Dog" by @fawn-eyed-girl & @ruddcatha

Best SessKag Romance Fiction

First place: “Day Dreaming" by @mrfeenysmustache / AshMish111 (AO3)

Best Romance Fiction

First place: “April Showers May Bring... Inuyokai" by @dawnrider Second place: "Aftermath" by @violetasteria

Best Fluff Fiction

First place: “Snow on the Beach" by @lavendertwilight89 Second place: "A Moment, Together" by @yukinon-writes

Best Serial Fiction

First place: “Affections Touching Across Time" by YearoftheCatFan922 (AO3)

Best Ficlet

First place: "Desire" by @skyelara

Best Original Plot Fiction

First place: “Chocolate and Raspberries" by @neutronstarchild / NeutInu (NeutronStarChild) (AO3) Second place: "You and Me After All" by Chiaztolite (AO3)

Best Completed Fiction

First place: “Demons and DJs” by @thisdumbbitchcantspell / MenacingMenace (AO3) Second place: "Three Knocks on the Door" by Chiaztolite (AO3)

Best Action/Adventure Fanart

First place: "⚔sɪʙʟɪɴɢ ʀɪᴠᴀʟʀʏ⚔" by @pachworldx-1

Best AU/AR Fanart

First place: “Orgullo & Prejuicio" by @m2moon94

Best Canon Universe Fanart

First place: “the dumb shit dad told u not to do" by @stillunderyourbed

Best Angst Fanart

First place: "Rain" by @elevenharbor

Best Dark Fanart

First place: “INUYASHA 📿” by @masonkaye

Best Humor/Parody Fanart

First place: “Battle Couple" by @clearwillow Second place: "Sesshomaru as Drake Meme" by @ridiqlumdrum

Best Kiss Fanart

First place: “Final Conquest" by @eliza-faust-diary Second place: "Wisteria" by @razdazberry

Best Character Fanart

First place: “Moonlit Kagome" by @theundeadfandom Second place: “𓆩✧𓆪 Midoriko 𓆩✧𓆪” by @inusmasha

Best Duo/Pairing Fanart

First place: “It’s been a while 💛❤️🧡” by @geda-art Second place: "girl crush girl crush" by @moonnue

Best NSFW Fanart

First place: “Keep Me Warm" by @mamabearcat

Best InuKag Romance Fanart

First place: “Welcome Home" by @katballesteros

Best SessKag Romance Fanart

First place: “First Comes Marriage" by @rannyunny

Best Romance Fanart

First place: “Aftermath" by @eliza-faust-diary

Best Group Depiction Fanart

First place: “Pink Bellflower" by @tmetta

Best Doujinshi

First place: “Make a Wish" by @len-barboza

Best Redraw

First place: “Redraw manga” by Lucky_chandl (X, formerly known as Twitter)

Best Traditional Fanart

First place: “Cuddles from a demon cat" by @the-lone-huntress

Best Overall Fanart

First place: “Kikyo" by @geirahood

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

Please note, the winner ban only applies to the first place winner(s) in each division; second and third place winners will be eligible to be nominated again in the next term.

As this term comes to a close, FeudalConnection will be taking a short hiatus. This time is always spent reviewing the process and seeing what can be revamped for next term.

An immense thank you to everyone who voted on next terms roulette categories!

Roulette Fanfiction Category for Term 1 2024 will be Best Plot Twist. This is defined as: A sudden reveal in the storyline that was unexpected or clever in nature. Does not necessarily need to have "shock" value.

Roulette Fanart Category for Term 1 2024 will be Best Fluff. This is defined as: Artwork depicting a positive and happy moment. Generally includes cheerful themes.

We will officially be back in full swing January 1st! Remember, we will now only be hosting three times per year, and thus the time between terms has extended. We will still be around in case you have questions or concerns, but feel free to take this time to read new fanfiction and find new fanart. We strongly encourage everyone to review/comment/reblog so to spread the love of this fandom around. 

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

As the day gets closer to the start of the first term of 2024, we will be keeping everyone in the loop when it comes to changes and updates. Thank you all again for making this such a wonderful experience! See you soon!

- FeudalConnection

saw a post this morning that got me thinking about bookbinding and the inherently transformative and collaborative nature of fandom, so:

edit: i guess i should have clarified: hand-bound books for PERSONAL use, not for profit or resale! i think that's something obvious to me as a bookbinder but not to writers/artists so i thought i'd clarify

If you want to make it easy for your fellow fans to create things based on your work - things like hand bound personal copies or podfics or fanart of your OCs etc - then I recommend you consider editing your AO3 profile to include a permissions statement.

In your statement, you can say what types of works you give permission for others to do based on your work. You can also say what you refuse permission for. If you have caveats like "but please link back to my original fic" or "but please let me know it exists" etc. then you can add those onto your profile as well.

Doing this makes it clear to others what they can and can't do with your works, and it cuts down on the social anxiety that can sometimes be involved.

You can also add yourself to the Fanwork Permission Statement List, which is a wonderful resource. They even have a browser extension that will highlight on AO3 any authors who are listed within the FPSlist.