Sometimes, he feels like he's been forgotten in all the messes.

Ishida Uryū returns home from Hueco Mundo, but not triumphant. Laboring under a sense of inferiority and his promise to his father, he tries to cope with a strange illness and Kurosaki Ichigo's incessant presence. Slash.

Ishida lies, wounded, in Hueco Mundo and lets his mind wander. Ishihime, Ishida and Renji friendship. Rated for language.

To prove himself to one man, he strived to be the best in everything. Too much indeed that he wreaked his self. But a parent's love is eternal, isn't it? Like every other father, Ryūken was perturbed when news of Uryū's deteriorating health came to light.