Winter War Index

[incandescens]

This story is now also available on AO3 here.

Index of Winter War posts.


This is a Bleach AU written by incandescens, liralen, and sophiap. It diverges from canon, mostly after Ichigo's party departs for Hueco Mundo.

Aizen has won. Seireitai is occupied. The Resistance is weak. Winter is here.

There may not be a spring.

Nothing is sacred and no one is safe.

Diverges from continuity somewhere in the Hueco Mundo and Fake Karakura arcs.

TV Tropes page at http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/FanFic/WinterWar

1. Nanao: Winter
2. Ukitake: Waking Up
3. Ikkaku: What Is, What Was
4. Kuukaku: Holding Ground
5. Nanao: Morning, Interrupted
6. Ukitake: Chance
7. Orihime: Despair and Hope
8. Karin: Keeping Up Appearances
9. Yoruichi: Hunting
10. Momo: Trust No One
11. Soi Fong: En Garde
12. Gin: On Top
13. Karakura: Waiting
14. Iba: Hurry Up And Wait
15. Isane: Present
16. Nanao: Looking For A Blonde
17. Hanatarou: Underground
18. Lisa: Prisoner's Dilemma
19. Hinamori, Takano, Ichimaru: Taking The Bait
20. Ensemble: The Day Before
21. Nanao: Going Down
22. Hisagi: In Too Deep
23. Ensemble: First Contact
24. Byakuya: Necessity
25. Hanatarou: Signs Of Life
26. Ensemble: Mad Science In Motion
27. Momo, Isane: We Have Met the Enemy
28. Iba: Defense
29. Ensemble: Retaking Seireitei
30. Ensemble: Who Are You?
31. Orihime: Into First Gear
32. Ukitake: Sacrifices
33. Ensemble: Splitting The Party
34. Karin: At Bay
35. Retaking Seireitei, Part 2
36. Grimmjow: Trauma
37. Ensemble: Haste
38. Ichigo: No Hiding Place
39. Ensemble: Crossfire
40. Ensemble: Sneaking About
41. Nanao: Prisoners
42. Ukitake: Falling
43. Nanao, Renji: Tunnel Vision
44. Yoruichi: Smokescreen
45. Nanao: Dark Songs
46. Ensemble: Making War
47. Ensemble: Tactics
48. Ensemble: On Three
49. Ikkaku, Yumichika, Lisa: Use Me While You Can
50. Ensemble: Broken Mirrors


(Banner by ravens_rising, with many thanks.)

Comments

[crazyarsonist.livejournal.com]

Believe me when I say that this is one of the most well-written Bleach fanfictions out there. The pace is slow, but the in-depth character development more than makes up for it. Sometimes, you have to sacrifice speed for substance and I think you three have pulled it off quite nicely.

A special mention I'd like to give here is the way you fleshed out Sasakibe. I think your stories show more of him than what is revealed in the actual series, which is a good thing, since I'm very curious on as to what he can offer to the series. Good job on giving the spotlight to the side characters and I can see the irony in allowing Ukitake to live on and take command, seeing as he was much physically weaker than the other (dead) captains.

Thanks for posting a great series. The suspense is nail-biting, so I hope you update soon.

(I was supposed to sign up for LJ just to post a comment and let you know how I feel, but I suddenly remembered I made an account so many decades ago. So don't bother looking at my account- it's long dead anyway.)

[incandescens]

Thank you very much: we're very glad that you're enjoying it, and hope to have more soon. :)

[liralen.livejournal.com]

*dances* Yay for character development! I've been having a blast with that in this series. *grins*

The irony was pretty solid when we started that way with Ukitake, and I've always wanted to know more about how Sasakibe would work if given the spotlight. It's been great fun.

Thanks for the lovely comment!