Reform of the Soul

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• Shortcake by pastel_medicine

  Fandoms: Bleach (Anime & Manga)  

  • Mature
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • M/M
  • Complete Work

  24 Mar 2025

  Tags

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  • Aizen Sousuke/Hirako Shinji
  • Aizen Sousuke
  • Hirako Shinji
  • one-shot kind of
  • AU where Aizen reforms and now he's stuck living with Shinji in the Living World
  • they were definitely gay for each other in my insane mind
  • Enemies to Lovers
  • Events take place a few years after Aizen's defeat
  • Redemption and personal growth is important here
  • I like my ships soul crushing
  • Tw small moment of heavy drinking
  • Started out as fluff and then it all went downhill :P
  • Lot of unresolved emotions get brought to light here
  • Plenty of angst to go around ;w;

  Summary

  Shinji's not great at baking :P

  Totally not a deeper emotional fic with character development

  Series

  • Part 1 of Reform of the Soul

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  4,493

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  4

  Kudos:

  44

  Bookmarks:

  7

  Hits:

  768

• Life Cycle of a Mantis by pastel_medicine

  Fandoms: Bleach (Anime & Manga)  

  • Mature
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
  • M/M
  • Work in Progress

  14 Jun 2025

  Tags

  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Major Character Death
  • Nnoitra Gilga/Zaraki Kenpachi
  • Nnoitra Gilga/Tesla Lindocruz
  • Nnoitra Gilga/Szayel Aporro Granz
  • Nnoitra Gilga
  • Zaraki Kenpachi
  • Tesla Lindocruz
  • Nelliel Tu Oderschvank
  • Kusajishi Yachiru
  • Unohana Retsu
  • Kotetsu Isane
  • Ayasegawa Yumichika
  • Madarame Ikkaku
  • Grimmjow Jaegerjaques
  • Matsumoto Rangiku
  • Other characters not listed may also appear!
  • Trigger warnings:
  • Suicide
  • Suicide Attempt
  • Internalized Homophobia
  • Internalized Misogyny
  • Trans Nnoitra Gilga
  • Nnoitra's going through it ;w;
  • Also in this fic Nnoitra starts off with feminine assests I promise it has importance characterwise later
  • Even tho Nnoitra's an asshole Tesla and Nel still try to be supportive!
  • Tesla/Nnoitra if you squint
  • Implied Sexual Content
  • Tesla is confirmed dead in later chapters btw ;w;
  • Also if it wasn't clear before this is also an au where Nnoitra does survive
  • This is basically my own telling of Nnoitra's story
  • Unrequited Love
  • Character Development
  • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
  • Dead Dove: Do Not Eat
  • No srsly if any of these warnings above make you uncomfy pls DO NOT read/read at your own risk!!!
  • Slow Burn
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Nnoitra identifies as bigender later!
  • Sexual Content
  • Mild dubcon in some places but I promise it isn't malicious!
  • Also simultaneously drawing and posting art illustrations for the chapters of this fic!
  • For the sake of the story the timeline is tweaked just slightly
  • Kenpachi is also a very bite affectionate guy
  • Enemies to Lovers

  Summary

  Despair eats away at the soul until all that's left is an empty shell

  Series

  • Part 2 of Reform of the Soul

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  129,499

  Chapters:

  14/?

  Comments:

  3

  Kudos:

  25

  Bookmarks:

  8

  Hits:

  1,233

• Play With Fire by pastel_medicine

  Fandoms: Bleach (Anime & Manga)  

  • Mature
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • M/M
  • Complete Work

  07 Apr 2025

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Nnoitra Gilga/Zaraki Kenpachi
  • Nnoitra Gilga
  • Zaraki Kenpachi
  • Kusajishi Yachiru
  • One Shot
  • well kind of
  • Trans Nnoitra Gilga
  • Nnoitra identifies as bigender here!
  • mild descriptions of injuries
  • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
  • Also Nnoitra gets a cute petname from Zaraki hehe
  • Other characters may be mentioned - Freeform
  • Mild topics of internal transphobia and misogyny
  • Also Tesla is sadly dead in this qwq
  • This is a small spinoff oneshot of my main fic Life Cycle of a Mantis
  • Events take place after Aizen's defeat
  • Very light dubcon
  • Mild Sexual Content
  • Implied Sexual Content
  • And by mild I mean mostly neck kisses and mentions of arousal
  • Also a little bit of biting :3

  Summary

  Nnoitra is too prideful to admit that he cares about his former enemy, but his pride is challenged when the rugged captain shows up at his room door covered in blood

  Series

  • Part 3 of Reform of the Soul

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  4,610

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Kudos:

  10

  Bookmarks:

  1

  Hits:

  156

• Keep Your Eyes On Me by pastel_medicine

  Fandoms: Bleach (Anime & Manga)  

  • Mature
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • M/M
  • Complete Work

  28 Sep 2025

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Nnoitra Gilga/Zaraki Kenpachi
  • Zaraki Kenpachi
  • Nnoitra Gilga
  • Madarame Ikkaku
  • Ayasegawa Yumichika
  • Kusajishi Yachiru
  • Kyouraku Shunsui
  • Trans Nnoitra Gilga
  • predator/prey but made it super sappy
  • look I just like the idea of kenpachi chasing after nnoitra's affection and love
  • Kenpachi is a relentless bastard when it comes to love hehe
  • takes place after arrancar arc
  • kenpachi and nnoitra already have a developed relationship here
  • aka they're familiar with each other
  • also surprise! tesla is alive in this fic!
  • parallel connections to my main fic Life Cycle of A Mantis
  • Nnoitra is still snarky but has become a better person
  • Nnoitra identifies as bigender in my fics!
  • hence the nickname Yachiru keeps giving him
  • Also Kenpachi calls Nnoitra princess cuz he's a bit of a demanding brat òwó
  • One Shot
  • Character Development

  Summary

  Kenpachi is enamored with his arrancar rival and isn't shy about it, but Nnoitra likes playing hard to get. So a bet was made ;P

  Series

  • Part 4 of Reform of the Soul

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  9,760

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Kudos:

  11

  Hits:

  125