#InuKag-Week

[dawnrider]

By the skin of my teeth! For the Heat Prompt for @inukag-week 2023 and inspired by THIS PIECE by @katballesteros. A canon-divergent... compliant... complicit. Whatever you want to think of it as... short angst and fluff and smut-ish fic!

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[inukag]

『 INUKAG WEEK 2024 』 ➥ Day #5: Personal Space

[foxchasingshadows]

@inukag-week DAY 2:

MOONLIGHT

/his inky hair melts into the darkness of the waning moonlight and she is hypnotized/

[bluebelledmoon]

personal space for @inukag-week :)

((op has not finished watching inuyasha so no spoilers please :)!))

[cringefiend]

INUKAG WEEK DAY 1/2: YEARNING/MOONLIGHT

Quick comic for day one of Inukag week

Some 3 yr separation angst from Inuyashas human night for inukag week day 1 and 2

Im always reading angsty fics so cooking up an evil plot came kinda naturally lmao

I’m not used to the comic format so If anyone has tips on how to make them look better pls share 😛😛

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[courtesanofdeath]

Love That Transcends Time

@inukag-week: Day Four - Seasons

[jess-oui]

💖 InuKag Week - Day 6: Courting 💖

Honestly, Inuyasha just walks into these situations and it just makes him even more cute and hilarious 😅😘

[katballesteros]

@inukag-week Day 3: Safe

[shinidamachu]

inuyasha, kagome and jealousy: why their feelings were justified

disclaimer: I'm aware there's a debate about whether or not inukag was officially, canonically dating during the series and that the answers tend to change according to the source material embasing them (manga or anime), but despite using manga panels to write this, I did it purely out of practicality and have no intentions of opening this particular can of worms right now. The point I'll be trying to make for @inukag-week's bickering prompt is that their feelings were valid regardless.

Inuyasha and Kagome get criticized a lot for the jealousy they feel of each other.

People seem to think that Kagome is not entitled to that sentiment because she chose to stay by his side knowing what it entailed and, more often than not, was the one telling him to go see Kikyo, so it's not fair of her to resent him when he actually does.

On the other hand, they claim that precisely because Inuyasha goes to see Kikyo, it's hypocritical of him to get mad at the fact that Koga is constantly showing just how much romantically invested he is on Kagome, as he has no ground to stand on.

Their feelings, however, are completely justified and no other scene proves that better than this manga interaction Sunrise mercilessly cut out:

Inuyasha is once again jealous of Kagome and Koga's proximity and he lets his frustrations out in no uncertain terms, but then Kagome makes a good point: what righ has he to be upset about it when he is also close to Kikyo? It's exactly why he gets flak in the first place. And his answer to that question is very interesting:

She may think Inuyasha is diverting, but he's really not. That's the briliance of this exchange: they are both right and they are both wrong on their assumptions.

Of course that, from Kagome's perspective, Koga putting his arms around her is not that big of a deal. They have no history whatsoever and she made it clear since day one that she wasn't interested. If he still wants to shoot his shot, it's all she can do to lay a friend and ally down gently.

Plus, it doesn't hurt that Koga's interest on her is such an ego boost...

Or that it turns the tables on Inuyasha to make him feel insecure and worried for a change.

Or that, in a twisted way, it actually reassures her of the feelings he tries so hard to be nonchalant about.

It might be a little petty of her, but how any of that even compares to Inuyasha kissing Kikyo? To Inuyasha meeting her alone even though she did terrible things to the two of them? To everyone constantly talking about how he still has feelings for her?

Surely he must know, after everything they've been through, that it can't compare, that he is the one Kagome is in love with. And since he does know, how dare he ever doubt her?

And of course that, from Inuyasha's point of view, Koga putting his arms around her is a huge deal. She complains about how every time he sees Kikyo they "float off into their own little world" but the truth is that except for the kiss she laid on him and the goodbye one they shared when she passed away for good — none of which had romantic conotations —, his interactions with Kikyo were pretty sterile, especially if juxtaposed with Kagome's interactions with Koga.

Kikyo is dead and isn't romantically interested in Inuyasha, nor is he romantically interested in her, but Koga certainly is into Kagome. Just because it isn't reciprocal yet, doesn't mean it hasn't potential to be.

Koga is the one regularly inserting himself into her personal space and she lets him, even though he did terrible things to the two of them. And so how can he be sure she doesn't like it? And how exactly is that different from the dynamic they share? Was she, after all, just being nice with him too and nothing more?

Surely she must know, after everything they've been through, that he only leaves because he has a duty to fulfil, but that he will always come back to her, that she is the one whose shoulders he puts his arm around. And since she does know, how dare she ever doubt him?

It's a classic case of miscommunication, but one that actually makes total sense, because they're just two teenagers navigating through extremely complex feelings in the worst possible circumstances.

They don't have the bigger picture the audience has and even if they did, their judgement would still be clouded by their jealousy, which keeps they stuck into their own perspectives.

And what makes even hard for them to get over these feelings is that they don't come from a place of ownership at all, but rather from a place of insecurity.

That's why Koga and Kikyo make up for such formidable rivals for Inuyasha and Kagome: it's not about the competition — the audience knows there isn't really one —, it's about the insecurities they bring out of the pairing, because they were carefully designed to do just that.

From the very beginning Kagome was being compared to Kikyo for being her reincarnation. She starts the story already having to measure up to her in power and once Kikyo actually enters the scene, Kagome is also taken aback by her beauty and elegance, but more than that: she feels like she can't compete because Kikyo "died for Inuyasha." One day he might return the favor.

For his part, Inuyasha has Koga to deal with. A good looking, uncomplicated man who has taken a like to Kagome and has absolutely nothing holding him back from pursuing her, while he has nothing to offer but a difficult past, an unstable present and an uncertain future. One day she could grow tired of it all and realize that Koga could give her everything he couldn't and leave for good.

In conclusion, all that jealousy is rooted in insecurities and in the fear of losing each other, which are completely understandable and absolutely valid .

The differece, I think, is that the narrative lets Inuyasha express his feelings of jealousy directly towards Koga, from insults to actual physical fights, without grand repercutions, while Kagome is never allowed allowed a similar outlet

But that's a topic for another day.

Special thanks to @kitramune for helping me with the panels.

[prayantis]

Inukag week day 1: yearning

[inukag-week]

CALLING ALL INUKAG FANS: INUKAG WEEK IS BACK FOR ITS 9TH EDITION!

The 2024 edition of  #INUKAGWEEK; will start on July 1st and end on July 7!

This event is meant to celebrate the relationship between our beloved Inuyasha and Kagome ❤️

➳ ABOUT:

All kinds of fanworks are accepted, including fanarts, graphics, fanfictions, playlists, amvs, headcanons, etc.  Everything that is put in the #inukag week tag will be reblogged to this blog (or preferably tag us using @inukag-week​!)

➳ FAQ

➳ RULES

➳ PROMPTS:

Thank you for sending us prompt ideas and participating in the prompt poll! The best one ended up being used for this year's event. Here they are:

July 1. Yearning

July 2. Moonlight

July 3. Bickering

July 4. Seasons / Cherry Blossoms

July 5. Personal Space

July 6. Sacrifice

July 7. Contrast

Note: Feel free to use the banners above in your posts if you want to!

If you need inspiration, we explained the prompts in our PROMPT PAGE.

➳ OTHER SOCIALS:

AO3: InukagWeek2024 Collection

Twitter: @/inukagweek

Instagram: @/inukagweek

Remember: For all the posts that you want to share for the event, please tag them with #inukag week or preferably @ us directly using @inukag-week

We hope to see you there! 🏹

[pocketpencils]

𝙸𝚗𝚞𝙺𝚊𝚐 𝚆𝚎𝚎𝚔 𝙳𝚊𝚢 4: 𝙲𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚛𝚢 𝙱𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚜

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[inukag]

『 INUKAG WEEK 2024 』 ➥ Day #4: Seasons

[foxchasingshadows]

@inukag-week DAY 1:

YEARNING

/He yearns to know what it’s like to love openly and without reserve like that human boy/

[hycopank]

Inukag Week - Day 2 : Possession

[cringefiend]

INUKAG WEEK DAY 5/6:PERSONAL SPACE/ SACRIFICE

The hurt/comfort demons struck again 😈This is set after Kagome almost gets killed by the band of 7. In the show I feel like they got over the fact that she literally died very quickly (idk though I may be mis remembering) either way there’s a lot of angst potential.

One of my fav headcannons is that Inuyasha is more dog coded then he seems and he likes when Kagome pets his ears.

I usually don’t do such blatant angsty shipart but I’ve been emboldened bc of all the love on the last comic strip I did. I also tried out writing dialogue, I hope it’s at least a little bit in character.

I’m rlly liking tumblr so far bc it’s letting me reach my cornball potential. Lowkey making things for Inukag week is the most I’ve enjoyed making art in a while,,,, this fandom is one of the best I’ve ever been in.

Last panel is based off of this: https://pin.it/5vqba5z05

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