Title: Rock Bottom
Summary: "Humans are strange creatures, aren't they? When you hit rock bottom, you can't stop laughing." ...And oh, how Izaya laughs.

( But Izaya was only human, and a pathetic one at that. )

Title: In Actuality
Summary: Five truths about Heiwajima Shizuo.
Chapter: 4/5 - Happiness
( Heiwajima Shizuo is basically content. )

Title: Trust
Summary: -or, a moment of unbelievable stupidity brought to you by the usually quite intelligent Orihara Izaya.

( This impulse is among the stupider ones Izaya has ever had, and he regrets it instantly. )

Title: In Actuality
Summary: Five truths about Heiwajima Shizuo.
Chapter: 3/5 - Pain

( Heiwajima Shizuo forgets to feel pain. )

Title: In Actuality
Summary: Five truths about Heiwajima Shizuo.
Chapter: 2/5 - Love

( Heiwajima Shizuo kisses like a girl. )

Title: In Actuality
Summary: Five truths about Heiwajima Shizuo.
Chapter: 1/5 - Anger

( Heiwajima Shizuo does not get rage blackouts. )

Title: psychic and strongman
Summary: -life is a circus, and these two draw the best crowd.
Warnings: A bit of a narrative mess, attempted Shizaya gone weird.

( and it feels like the start of a spiral )

Title: take a deep breath:
Summary: and count to ten. Izaya's first kill.
Notes: Inspired by Simon's awesome speech (you know the one). Could be seen as vaguely Shizaya if you want, but mostly gen.

( It happens like this: Izaya laughs crazily. )

Title: i carry your heart with me(and cut it apart)
Summary: Saika loves, and longs for him. That man-- someday she will reach him...
Spoilers: Anime through episode 17, light novels through volume three.
Notes: Title derived from the quoted poem. Written because Saika is too awesome to not write about, especially with Shizuo, and yet no one seems to ( Read more... )

Title: Love
Summary: ...lasts forever. But so does hate. In the end, does it really matter what you call it?
Notes: Not so much a story as a character study.

( Izaya loves all of humanity only and because they mean absolutely nothing to him. )