When visualcomplex posted a request for requests (hee), Shelagh and I of course leaped at the chance to get some more ByaUlqui love flowing.

In no time at all, she whipped up a ficlet from my request. Read it here!

Thanks again for taking the challenge!
 

My fanart tag is getting quite the workout! Apologies for the spam today, but I figure I'm allowed since I hardly ever post. :)

Some of you may remember jetsmith, who drew fanart for Nexus and Apotheosis. Well she's been awfully busy and has moved on to a new fandom, but she took the time to read a new Bleach pairing, and liked my pre-slashy Bya/Ulqui story 'Giving Ground' enough to draw fanart for it. ^_^

 

Go see what xshelaghx has done. :)

http://community.livejournal.com/bya_ulqui/3011.html
 
 

When xbringthenoise needed art prompts, I decided to challenge her to draw Byakuya and Ulquiorra together as chibis. They're so adorable, and it turned out amazingly funny. :D

Thank you! ^_^

Please leave your comments on her LJ post. :)
 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SHELAGH! ♥

This is part one of your gift this year. :)


Title: Regrouping
Author: Akuni
Universe: Bleach
Series: Sequel to ‘Giving Ground’
Genre: Drama/Romance
Rating: R
Pairing: Byakuya/Ulquiorra
Spoilers: through manga chapter 198, anime episode 116
Word Count: 1018
Summary: Byakuya and Ulquiorra make some adjustments after the battle.

Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach, I'm just borrowing it for a while.
Distribution: This is just for Shelagh, so no. :) Crossposted eventually to bya_ulqui, kurosaki_clinic, asterisk_plus, and bleach_yaoi.

Dedication: For Shelagh, on her birthday. It’s all your fault that I like this pairing, and it’s all your fault that I’m finding our version of these two so darned sexy! You’re not the least bit sorry, I can tell. *grin* That’s ok, really – neither am I.

A/N: Since so many people wanted to see more after I posted the ‘Giving Ground’ ficlet, and because I wanted to write a new ByaUlqui piece for Shelagh’s birthday, I decided to do both at once. The parallels between this story and the initial ficlet are deliberate; call it an artistic whimsy, if you will. Many thanks to moshesque for the beta and encouragement. :)

   

This is going to surprise a lot of you, I'm sure. You can blame Shelagh, she's the reason I'm writing this at all. :D This is our way of introducing a new community, bya_ulqui.


Title: Giving Ground
Author: Akuni
Universe: Bleach
Genre: Drama/Romance
Rating: PG
Pairing: Byakuya/Ulquiorra
Spoilers: through manga chapter 198, anime episode 116
Word Count: 291
Summary: Sometimes you have to step back a little to get ahead.

A/N: We’re working on a bigger project for this pairing (surprise!), but having the new community sitting there empty was driving me bananas, so I did up a ficlet to go with one of Shelagh’s new portraits. As always, thanks to her and moshesque for the review.