Morino Ibiki on appearances and life in ninja villages. Especially on late afternoons, key word, late.

Naruto's demise won't be Sasuke, it will be Sai. SPOILERS. PG to be safe here.

Five reasons why Naruto will never be like the Fourth Hokage and other tales.

ONESHOT. Ichimaru Gin's POV. Some Spoilers. The confessions of a man who seemingly gave up everything. The reasons why and the reasons how. All the words he couldn't say aloud.

Shuuhei wonders how he didn't see it coming, how he missed all of the signs. OneShot. Warning for spoilers for the Soul Society Arc.

ONESHOT. Companion to Blind. Shuuhei's contemplations encourage him to seek out some answers from a most unlikely source Zaraki Kenpachi. Warning: Slight spoilers for the Soul Society Arc, some Alcohol use

Gin has reasons for keeping his eyes closed.

Hanatarou vs the captains of Soul Society. Soifon and Hanatarou have to escape Hueco Mundo and... dun-dun-duuun each other!

Each of the men of Soul Society have had their hearts ripped out, in different ways than each other. And somehow, they always manage to blame themselves. Multiple Pairings, Drabbles

There's more than one way to die. Each of the shinigami has learned this the hard way.

“He can’t even do that, really, because nepotism is a dangerous word, and he’s always tried his best to not play favourites.” Yamamoto thinks of them as his children, sometimes. [Spoilers for the Soul Society arc]

In Kenpachi Zaraki's life he has always known that he needed two things: Yachiru and a sword to fight with. He has also known that he has several constants in his life, such as Ikkaku, Yumichika, and his subordinates. One of those he had to kill today

Disher had planned for the ad thing to go much differently. Inspired by Disher's personal ad in Mr. Monk and the Paperboy.

l Orihime, Zaraki, Yachiru l Explaining drinking to a fish.

An Izzy angst fic (Wow, there aren't many of those around, are there?) Izzy has found out something about himself recently that he feels will make his friends see him differently.

Izzy makes a passionate choice--and his friends are left to pick up the pieces. Character death, language--very much an angst story. Long oneshot. Serious subject matter.

When everyone in a certain noble house tells you that you were taken in because you looked like the late wife of its master, there are several ways you can interpret it.

He called her, and got her answering machine. He finally stopped trying at 2 in the morning. 2 in the morning was when her house went up in flames.

Kira is a paranoid basketcase.

Sirius is bored, Remus is ill, Peter has holes in his socks and James is blowing bubbles. Frank just wants a single dormitory. And Alice.

Interpretations of death. [Byakuya, Kaien, Isshin, their wives]

Tousen Kaname is blind, but he sees his goal very clearly. A short introspective look into what motivates a man unaware of his own ironies. See author page for spoiler warnings.

Speculation on motives. A letter Tousen wanted to give to Komamura, but couldn't. 'I know that you would not only refuse this path, but destroy it.' SPOILERS for the end of the Soul Society arc.

[He followed a blind justice. For some reason, it was sickeningly appropriate.]

What was Aizen thinking when he asked Tousen to join him in his little endeavor? Angst, AU, slight shonenai suggestion, corruption