SWA
is a Bleach fanfic written by MetaDash on FanFiction.Net.
Synopsis: Post-SS arc. Yachiru Kusajishi, the Vice-Captain of the 11th Division, loves her club, the Shinigami's Women's Association, more than anything. All it took was one stabbing to set in motion a series of events that would expand and change the group. After all, isn't it a president's job to watch over her members? Various pairings. Starts close to main story but diverges, semi-AU.
The story can also be read here on Archive of Our Own.
The fic has a sequel which can be read here or here
This work contains examples of:
- A Mother To Her Girls: Yachiru takes her role as the SWA's President very seriously. She wants everyone to be happy, and as such declared a vendetta against Aizen and Mayuri, for hurting Momo and Nemu respectively.
- Badass Boast: "I know you were trying to go for my daughters. I can't think of a dumber way to die."
- Berserk Button: Don't even THINK of harming one of Yachiru's friend.
Yachiru: Declare war? Bee-chan, you're silly. [...] That sounds like a warning. Why give him that?
- Broken Masquerade: As of Chapter 14, Yuzu, Karin and Orihime's friends are all aware of the events of the Soul Society Arc and the existence of Shinigami and Hollows.
- Calling the Old Man Out: Both Ichigo and Ishida do this to their father, one for letting his wife die and the other for (apparently) not giving a shit about his own father's murderer.
- Curb-Stomp Battle: Isshin one-shots Shaz Domino, Ururu traumatizes Askin Nakk le Vaar... Most of Chapter 12's battles end like this.
- Disproportionate Retribution:
- Mayuri's answer to Nemu being taken from him after his abuse is discovered and getting his lab trashed by Yachiru? Blow up the 12th Division and join Aizen. Damn.
- No matter how badly your subordinates screwed up, giving him to Mayuri to experiment on is this trope.
- Enemy Mine: Mashiro and Yachiru bond, among other things, over the fact that they both "wanted to break Aizen's face".
- First Kiss: Hinamori and Hitsugaya, Chad and Isane.
- Five Stages of Grief: Hinamori goes through all five of them as of chapter 14 as she tries to come to term with Aizen's betrayal.
- From Bad to Worse: The story begins as Aizen betrays the Soul Society. A few chapters later, Mayuri Kurotsuchi destroys the 12th Division and joins him. And if that wasn't bad enough, the Vandenreich is making an appearance already.
- Let Us Never Speak of This Again: Soi Fon's drunken one-night stand with Kuukaku Shiba.
- Manic Pixie Dream Girl: The relationship between Yachiru and Nemu is a lot like a non-romantic example of this trope. It is utterly adorable.
- Mythology Gag:
- Shaz Domino is one-shotted while giving exposition. Again.
- Grimmjow almost begs Aizen to cut off his arm after screwing up his attack on Karakura Town, as an alternative to becoming Kurotsuchi's first Arrancar test subject.
- The Nicknamer: Yachiru, same as canon.
- O.O.C. Is Serious Business: To quote Chapter 1, "a not smiling Yachiru was 100x more dangerous than a smiling Kenpachi Zaraki."
Yachiru: No one is allowed to hurt those in the club.
- One-Steve Limit: Yachiru calls both Yoruichi and Orihime "Boobies", for obvious reasons. People get confused, especially if Rangiku's around.Yachiru: The other Boobies!
- Parting-Words Regret: After learning Isane has been captured by the quincies, Kiyone is driven to tears over the fact that the last thing she ever said to her was to bring her back a present, compared to her sister’s “I Love you”.
- Shout-Out: In chapter 38, Kisuke plays out the song The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny to all the fighters in the fake Karakura Town to refer to the battle between the various factions.
- Stylistic Suck: Yachiru's drawing skills seem to be about equal to Rukia's. That is not a good thing.
- True Companions: The SWA were already closer than you could expect from a group so diverse, and they keep getting closer as the story progresses.
- Underestimating Badassery: Both Yachiru and Ururu are underestimated because of their childish appearance. They prove them wrong. Horrifyingly wrong.
- Wham Line: In-story, there's this one in Chapter 12 : "Yeah. He's a Shiba. Know them, Ichi-nii?"
