"I can stop anytime I want to." My intention was never to purposely write a fluffy story because neither Shikamaru nor Temari appear to be purposely fluffy people. It's more about depicting the type of relationship I could see them having and all the things that come with it. Watch them grapple with reality and either sink or swim. Popular or not, it's all mine. I don't own Naruto.

26: Ichigo waits. — ichiruki, drabble collection.

Temari might not have counted cards, but she could always tell which ones he held. ...A collection of various one-shots and anecdotes. Themes and ratings vary. ShikaTema.

His eyes never left her, a constant breeze on the back of her neck. He lingered through it all like a shadow at her heels, always on the cusp of coming into focus. And she ached to see him clearly. [Reylo; ForceBond]

After being personally requested for a highly unusual mission, Kakashi discovers some family treasure - and along with it, the fact that he isn't quite as satisfied with his place in life, as previously he thought. KakaSaku.

She doesn't see that all along, what he wanted was her. Her, not a perfect wife. Just Sakura. — SasuSaku, AU.

Revolutions, bending of reality, creation of life, and the fall of happiness. Does war ever end for those known as Shinobi? Will they actually change the past? [Includes Minato, Kushina, the Uchiha clan, etc.] [Naruto, Sakura, and Kakashi go into the past]

Sakura knows the anatomy of a human heart like the back of her hand—as if the dark, green veins that snake across her bony knuckles made up a map to the various chambers of the organ. Her own heart is more of a mystery. All she knows about it is that two idiots make the whole of it, and she will not let one die, when the other has just come home. [sasusaku, team 7]

But he is also the reason her heart is broken and she dares not offer it again. [Vignettes, NejiTen.]

What does it mean to be a ninja? This is the question that guides Uzumaki Naruto through his life as a shinobi of Konoha. Along that path, witness as he meets friends, fights evil, and keeps his eyes fixed on the ultimate dream… [AU beginning at the bell test, where differences in Team 7's choices lead Kakashi to take their training more seriously.]

She'd dreamt longingly of the city, once. But she never dreamed her rural life could end so brutally. Kidnapped. Orphaned. Avenged. Tenten swore she would never be a victim again. AU [Naruto/Skyrim]; Eventual NejiTen; Rated M for violent themes.

"But she beat my high score.." - Neji was a sore loser. AU; NejiTen [Other Pairings].

Temari is certain that she will never learn to swim – especially with Shikamaru as a teacher. ShikaTema; Oneshot

Temari refuses to let a weird pony-tailed customer buy a hideous plaid shirt. AU; Oneshot; ShikaTema

The Konoha Leaves are in concert, and Tenten is just a spectator in the crowd – though she wishes to be so much more. Especially to the bassist. AU; NejiTen; [Slight] SasuSaku; Oneshot

Tension mounts when Tenten finds a surprise in her shower. NejiTen; Oneshot.

When asked out on a date by Kiba, Tenten never could have imagined the twist the night would take. NejiTen; AU; Oneshot; Fluff

Kurosaki Ichigo's first mission to the living world doesn't go quite as planned when he meets the very human Kuchiki Rukia. — Ichigo, Rukia, and switching places.

For Ichigo, it ends when he loses his powers. It takes Rukia much, much longer. — ichiruki.

Sakura finds Sasuke again in Wind Country five years after the war, when he is supposed to be dead and she is supposed to be beyond caring. Neither have been very good at meeting expectations. — SasuSaku