#I thought Shinigami was on her own side if that makes sense

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Hi!!

What are your favorite ships besides Jonatello(Caseytello)?

P.S. I love your artistic style!! Donny is a cutie(~˘▾˘)~

Hello ! 👋✨

Thank you so much for the compliment !! I'm glad you enjoy my art ! 🥺

Some of my favorite TMNT pairings that aren't 2012 Jonatello are:

2003:

• April O'Neil and Casey Jones (Capril) ! They're a classic, I love them so much- 😭🫶

2012:

• Raphael and Y'gthba / "Mona Lisa" (RaMona) !

They're the only canonical relationship with one of the main Turtles that I actually enjoyed and thought wasn't as poorly written- 💀👍 Lmao

• Karai and Shinigami (ShiniRai) !

You honestly cannot convince me that there's not something going on between them canonically- Plus, I don't have the image anymore and I don't know where to find it again, but somebody on Twitter a while back who (I'm assuming??) did the concept art for Shinigami referred to her as, "Karai's girlfriend" in the caption of that post- So Like- 😭✨

• Leonardo and Casey Jones (Caseynardo / "Hockeyblades") !

I think they had a lot of potential if Leo was allowed to interact with Casey more (And honestly April as well, because he didn't get a lot of interactions with her either imo-),, It felt like the writers were allergic to having Leo form significant bonds with any character that wasn't his Brothers / Splinter. Lmao || I also feel like they could've bonded over having younger siblings, since Casey is the eldest compared to his younger Sister (Who we never got to see-), which could have been a great way to start that bond between them since Leo would feel like he has somebody who can relate to his problems or struggles with being the eldest child ! I've also said this many times in the past, but is Casey not just the male version of Karai (As well as the less problematic version of her since he's not related to Leo- 💀)?? Leo found Karai interesting because she was rebellious and impulsive and challenged authority and was very charismatic / flirty (Which in Karai's case was purely just a form of manipulation, but I digress-), and radiated confidence in herself, and was a, "Lone Wolf" that never stuck around long, etc. All things that Casey is / does-?? Like, dude- How does this not make sense? 😭

• Michelangelo and Casey Jones (Caseangelo / "PepperoniPucks") !

This pairing is very fun in my opinion ! But I find it challenging to make any content with them in a romantic sense, because everything that I try to come up with for them that's meant to be a ship thing just comes off very platonic and "dude bro" because of their personalities- 😭 Lmao || But I honestly can see them because they had one of the most organic friendships within the series in my opinion ! Not that I'm trying to say that Raph and Casey weren't friends in 2012, because of course they were, but I feel like their friendship was very poorly handled by the writers in comparison to Casey and Mikey whose friendship felt so effortless / not as challenging on screen-? If that makes sense?

• Raphael and April O'Neil (Raphril) !

This one is purely fanon and based on my own interpretation of what April could've been like as a character if she was written better- Lmao || I know a lot of people find it kind of circumstantial and not as damning as it could be, but I feel like April and Raph had a lot of similarities within the series that go kind of unnoticed? Mostly referring to the fact that April had a lot of anger behind her that I feel gets overlooked with her character- She's always making the same facial expressions that Raph makes during situations in my opinion (Some examples below-), she's constantly shown to have a fiery attitude and (usually) has no problem talking back to people or making her opinion very clear when nobody asked for it which is something Raph does as well. Episodes like, "The Kraang Conspiracy" or "City at War" really showcase her anger or her angrier side as well. When she grows incredibly frustrated during her sparring match with Shinigami, that mirrored Raph a lot in my opinion, since we've seen him react similarly during episodes like, "The Good, the Bad, and Casey Jones" and "Mutant Gangland" with Leo.

They're also other things, not to harp on the anger that they both share too much- Like their clear love of and connection with animals, the way they're not the most physically affectionate people (Both have been shown to be kind of uncomfortable with hugging sometimes-), they both seemingly have their walls up to be honest, they both struggle with friendships (Despite these being writing issues, Raph's friendship with Casey was handled very poorly and April's friendships with pretty much all the characters felt very non-existent or not given enough attention-?), they both constantly complain about the others not taking things seriously enough, they both can be very competitive, they're both incredibly skeptical of other people, they both act on their own sense of justice (Meaning they'll do what they want even if Leo tells them no- Lmao), they both have high pitch screams (LMAO), etc. There's also narrative things such as both of them unintentionally starting the alien invasions of Season 2 and Season 3- 💀 LMAO

I just think that, if given the opportunity, Raph and April could've been really cool on screen ! Like April developing the same sense of humor that Raph does through constantly being around him (That sarcastic / snarky kind of humor-), those two building an animal shelter of some kind after seeing all the unhoused uncared for animals roaming around NYC, April being allowed to be unapologetically angry / frustrated around Raph and him not making her feel bad for that or like she needs to be this "composed / lady like" individual all the time, Raph recognizing April as a person and valuing her individualism and autonomy (Something I feel Donnie didn't do canonically- Raph's a girl's girl in my eyes. Hands down. Lmao), having those two play competitive ping pong since April enjoys ping pong (According to, "Target: April O'Neil"-), Raph 100% being the reason why April's combat skills improve since he wouldn't treat her like some "fragile thing" and I think it would be interesting for him to kind of see himself in her which is why he wants to see her rise above it?? You know??

I just think they could have been really special, I don't know- 😭👍 (They can also be the "smart + not as smart" trope like 2012 Jonatello is for me, since April technically would be the smarter out of the two of them- ❤️💛)

• Master Splinter / Hamato Yoshi and Tang Shen !

I know this one is a canonical established relationship / marriage, so it's not really like a, "ship" per se? I guess?? But I've always loved Splinter and Tang Shen ! I thought they were a cute couple ! Obviously their relationship needed some improvements from Splinter's end, but I don't think Splinter was ever incapable of fixing that, and I feel like if he had their relationship would've been THE relationship of 2012. Period. 😔🫶✨

Some honorable mentions??

• Leonardo and Timothy (Leothy) !

I'm putting this one in honorable mentions because it's more of a one-sided thing in my head-! I just can't help but think of how adorable and sweet it would have been if Timothy had this sort of crush / strong admiration for Leo as the Leader of the group, you know? Not that that crush would be super obvious though-? Since it mostly would just come across as Timothy fanboying all the time- LMAO || Something about their personalities just makes this "pairing" really cute to me !

• Karai and April O'Neil (AprilRai) !

This one is an honorable mention because I'm still 50/50 on it. I really like the art that people make about it, and that is what influences the positive 50 the most ! But then I remember their dynamic within the series and how (in my opinion) Karai was torn down by the writers whereas April was lifted up by them, despite both of them struggling in their own ways / being victims of things they genuinely weren't in control over. Not to mention April's just overall behavior and treatment of Karai even during Karai's redemption Arc during Season 4. Like, it boils my blood- Lmao || So I'm a little torn tbh,, !

Rise!:

• April O'Neil and Casey Jones (Capril) !

This is another instance where the art of these two really sold me on the pairing and I now think that they're very cute ! 😭🫶 || It also makes rewatching episodes like the one about the Girl Scouts cookies feel very different as far as April and Casey goes- LMAO

• Master Splinter / Lou Jitsu and Baron Draxum (BaronJitsu) !

Their interactions in the series were not helping their case at all- LMAO || I also totally get / respect Splinter and Big Mama as well !

• April O'Neil and Sunita (I'm unsure what their ship name is-??)

Again, it's mostly just the art that I see of these two that really sells me on it ! But their friendship within the series was one of my favorite things as well ! ✨

Mutant Mayhem / TOTTMNT:

• Leonardo and April O'Neil (Aprilnardo) !

THIS IS HOW YOU DO ONE OF THE BROTHERS HAVING A CRUSH ON APRIL IN MY OPINION, OKAY- 🗣️ (Looking DIRECTLY at 2012-) || Nothing on this Earth could ever convince me that these two are not the cutest thing imaginable. I'm totally fine if nothing comes of it in either the TOTTMNT series or the upcoming Sequel film ! I just think how Leo is when he talks about April and what not it's just super adorable and what I feel should be expected of a teen having a crush on somebody?? Like, it's so innocent and harmless- 😭🫶✨

(However, if Casey gets introduced anytime soon and I enjoy the dynamic between Casey and April more, I feel like I honestly wouldn't hesitate pushing Leo to the side and being like, "Yeah, sorry-" LMAO / But that depends on what the writers decided to do with Casey and how Casey interacts with April, etc. !)

Honorable mention:

Any MM / TOTTMNT Jonatello interpretations, cause I love those sm- 🫶✨ Lmao

IDW Comics:

• Jennika and Sheena !

I just love their relationship and how it was executed in the comics ! 🫶

• Donatello and Mona Lisa !

I don't really have much to say here, I just think that they're cute to look at / their personalities seem to mesh well with each other in my opinion !

Honorable mention:

• Raphael and Alopex !

I guess I was a little indifferent about them for a while, but I don't think they're a bad pairing ! They definitely felt a lot stronger when they were first introduced to each other in my opinion !

• April O'Neil and Casey Jones (Capril) !

Another situation where I enjoyed them a lot more at the beginning of the story, but then we got to the comics centering around the road trip to Cali and it made me start disliking the relationship personally,, 💀

I didn't put them under a specific category, but LeoSagi pairings for any version are also cool (As long as it's appropriate / not problematic as far as ages and whatnot- For example, I have a version of Usagi that I made that's completely separate from the Usagi that we see during S5 of 2012 to pair with 2012 Leo ! I like him a lot, he's a hare instead of a rabbit ! I need to draw them again sometime- 😔👍) ! Lmao

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I made a joke about Shinigami being hired by the Detective Agency, but the more I’ve stewed on it the more I think that might be the case…?

While I was looking for clearer references of her, a description on the Spike Chunsoft website states that she was contracted to help Yuma specifically.

Aside from that, in the first Famitsu interview, in the gameplay shown Halara Nightmare seems like they’re already used to both the Mystery Labyrinth and Shinigami.

While that might be because they dropped us into the second Nail Man case, it makes me feel like the chance of Shinigami being contracted by the World Detective Organisation itself isn’t 0. The Forensic Fortes feel supernatural in nature, so why not get help from an equally supernatural source to hone them?

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Plz tell us more abt ur swap AU :)

the yomi/yuma swap? ohoho you sly dog! you'll have me monologuing! ;)

(rain code spoilers below. also strap in because this is Long)

so one thing i like to do with these aus is make it so the characters themselves are still... themselves. so instead of a simple "what if yuma was fucked up and evil while yomi was a good detective" it's more like "what aspects of these characters would make them take this different path?"

first off ill give the general roleswaps i think would occur in this au, which go like so:

yuma <--> yomi

shinigami <-> martina (who would be called shinigami in this au since she's the death god, but i will be calling her martina and calling shinigami... shinigami to avoid confusion)

halara <--> swank

desuhiko <--> guillaume

fubuki <--> dominic

vivia <--> seth

yakou <--> aide/hitman

i wont be going too much into detail about the others who aren't yuma and yomi because, trust me, this manifesto is long enough, but i think that the detectives in this au would be a ragtag group of assholes who slowly grow into a found family while the peacekeepers are already a cohesive, established, competent unit of people who all get along quite well, because there is something very scary about the enemy having the power of friendship on their side.

the detectives:

ill start with yomi. so, he's number one in this au. but he's got a different attitude than our canon number one- his methods have little to do with just solving everything on your own. in fact, he believes a good detective takes advantage of everything and everyone at their disposal to reach a solution. canon yomi is real good at hiding behind people and using them for his own means, which is how i think this yomi develops coalescence- he depends on others by using them. in this case, i think coalescence wouldn't require any consent as long as yomi manages to make hand-to-hand contact at any point. amnesiac yomi won't know this, though, as martina will tell him he needs consent and to hold hands the whole time, like canon yuma (i actually think the rules are the same for canon yuma and that number one just lied to shinigami about the rules to force himself to depend on others, but that's like a whole other unrelated thought process lmao).

as number one, he's also got a real strong sense of justice (at least, his definition of justice) and punishes criminals with sadistic glee. though, he doesn't care for punishing innocent people. it's not as fun, and he hates making mistakes.

he's essentially a fanatical megalomaniac leader who still chooses to do the right thing, enacting righteous justice while using the tools at hand... even if said tools are people. a very "end justifies the means" kind of guy.

he makes a pact with shinigami martina for similar reasons as canon number one does- to not only solve kanai ward's ultimate secret, but also to circumvent the police corruption in the city and take justice into his own hands. after selling his memories, he reverts back to the person he was before he rose to the top as number one- a spoiled brat delinquent with a huge ego, but too rough around the edges when it comes to his detective skills. i think he'd spend a lot of time throughout the events of the game brashly trying to do everything on his own, as if he has to prove himself, and that backfiring on him so he has to learn instead to humble himself and gain the help of his colleagues

martina would be a much more serious shinigami, but she'd also be,,, pretty much the same amount of sadistic, smug, and horny lol. yomi is also more enthusiastic about martina coming onto him as opposed to yuma's very Kodaka Protagonist™ reactions to shinigami's advances. yomi could also just be coldly indifferent too, but i feel like he at least gets a little something over being called "Master" all the time.

also. yomi is probably not nearly as upset about using shinigami to kill people as yuma. he still gets his philosophy on justice challenged when killing the aetheria academy girls and his chief zilch, because... well, they had some Pretty Understandable Reasons to do what they did. it could teach him something about how it's wrong to just go about killing people, even if they are criminals. or something nuanced like that.

anyway, as for the other detectives in this au, i think they have an overall arc about learning to get along. the canon WDO already has this vibe where the master detectives are fairly pompous and off to themselves, so the NDA being a group of selfish, antagonistic assholes isn't too far off. over time, however, they form some close bonds with each other. they also have the fortes of the detectives they swapped with, just flavored to their style. sorry i dont feel like coming up with new fortes. for example, dominic might have a more mechanical clock flavor to his time rewinding instead of a natural bloodline related skill (this could also play into fubuki being a forteless clockford and feeling some jealousy towards a detective who can do exactly what she's always wanted to be able to do)

speaking of fortes, guillaume gives us girl yomi in chapter 2 💖 her motivations aren't the same as desuhiko's- she just likes the idea of dressing yomi up and sneaking into a place. and for the rest of ch 2... it's safe to say that kurumi is definitely not a love interest in this case lmao. yomi doesn't strike me as someone who would get a crush at first sight, especially not for someone like kurumi. maybe this au's kurumi is into bad boy detectives and has a one-sided crush on him. idk. i don't even care about the romance in canon.

each chapter, yomi has to lean on his colleagues for help and (very reluctantly) softens up as a person when hanging out with them. by the end of the game, they're all good friends who respect each other, even if they still get on each other's nerves.

imagine how fucking funny all of the gumshoe gabs would be.

now for the bad guys:

yuma is a little trickier to address in this au because him being a villain requires a level of narrative complexity that canon yomi just,,, doesn't have. but they still have to play the same role in this story as a threatening and ruthless antagonist to keep the tension. for this, i think yuma takes more after canon number one, because frankly, number one has all the tools to be a villain but simply chooses to be good (through... questionable methods)

so this yuma, above all else, is a perfectionist. he hates crime, chaos, and unsolved mysteries more than anything. he, just like yomi, has a very strong sense of justice and even has good intentions: he wants to create a city in which everyone is happy. to him, kanai ward should be a utopia, a little piece of heaven in this shitty world.

but the way he tries to achieve this is through absolute control. he figures, as long as he's in control, there'll be no crime. too many differing opinions of what is and isn't justice and happiness exist, so he thinks it's simpler to stick to his own "perfect" ideas on the matter. he has to make all of the decisions for this city on his own. no one else can do it.

(and there lies irony in the fact that he cannot control his own happiness, no matter how much he forces a smile. abandoning emotions for the sake of his job includes even the positive ones, and it's miserable. not that he has time to unpack all that.)

the sweet, kindhearted yuma we all know is still in there too- it's actually how he ends up recruiting his loyal peacekeepers into his ranks. he manages to gain halara's trust over time as they work under him, learning about their secret affinity for cats and deciding to even assist in their cause. he gives desuhiko the platform he's always wanted to perform on, and now he has a show similar to how canon guillaume has one. fubuki, despite being an heir to the clockford family, lacks any powers and feels inadequate, so yuma grants her cybernetic enhancements to become the powerful protector she wants to be. vivia was basically standing on the ledge, ready to meet his end before yuma came along to show him the kindness he needed to keep going. through this, he creates a cast of people who are devoted to doing his bidding, even his more morally dubious requests.

and yakou, his loyal hitman, has essentially the same story as canon: his wife died, and he got his revenge. though, this time, he survived. despite this, he feels unsatisfied with his revenge. it's a hollow victory, and it doesn't make up for what he lost. the murder he committed was investigated by yuma, who solved the tricky case on his own after the peacekeepers couldn't crack it. but yuma didn't feel right punishing the man after learning why he did it (and, as far as yuma was concerned, huesca was a blight upon amaterasu corporation anyway... this is a convenience). yakou's murder plot was clever, impressive, and nearly impossible to solve, so yuma decides to show him mercy at the price of taking on a "cleanup job." yakou, unsatisfied with his revenge, agrees to yuma's terms, hoping that with each kill, maybe, just maybe, it'll make up for the loss of his wife.

also i suppose i also have to address his right hand, shinigami. yuma is completely emotionless in this au because, despite how much he cares for all of his underlings, he also knows better than to get too attached. even if they all may be convinced he loves them, the truth is that if they disrupt peace in kanai ward, they, too will be disposed of. that being said, i think he and shinigami are still in some freaky ass relationship like canon yomi and martina, though shinigami is very obviously way more into it. would this yuma cube her? perhaps not. he doesn't like unnecessary cruelty, nor does he care to keep a compressed corpse on his person. but i can still see him sending her to be executed for failing to perfectly run an investigation on top of failing to quietly get rid of the detectives (he told her to get rid of them, so she thought showing off with a big Boom-Kill would make him happy! ... it didn't)

yuma may care for the people of his city, but ultimately, he understands that peace and perfect justice cannot always be achieved by being nice.

he doesn't enjoy it, but he still carries out the executions of criminals because it's a "necessary step towards peace." he tortures people because he "has to." because there's "no other way to get them to talk." and while yuma wants the peacekeepers to carry out their jobs with perfection and truth, he pressures them too much, and this attitude leads to the peacekeepers trying to make their first assumptions seem correct while refusing to acknowledge the flaws in their investigations.

... also, he quietly disposes of people who challenge his position or his methods because they simply wouldn't understand. he can't trust them to understand. how could these common people determine what's right and wrong on their own?

that last group of people are the worst to him- those who try to disrupt the order in this city, because disruption leads to imperfection. imperfection leads to injustice. injustice leads to chaos. and his biggest disruptors are detectives, which is why he hates them.

i think yomi would start off not scared of yuma at all, but over time he realizes just how cold and cruel yuma can be. all the while, yuma takes a little joy in teasing the detectives and getting the upper hand. he likes to be right, to watch them squirm as their shortcomings justify all of the sacrifices he's making. and, more importantly, their little rivalry almost makes him feel something.

when yuma eventually gets arrested in chapter 4 for his corruption (i don't think money would motivate him, but he simply sees bribery as another tool to keep everything under strict control), he doesn't throw a fit like yomi does in canon. instead, he's very calm and quiet. he almost drops his constant smile. almost. it twitches a little, but remains the same as always. he concedes that he lost, and tells the detectives they've done well.

yomi gets the feeling this isn't the last they'll see of him.

anyway, chapter 5 plays out similarly where yomi and makoto duke it out. i'd imagine their rhetoric and dialogue would be super different but they still come to the same "let's have kanai ward decide for itself" solution because, at this point in the game, yomi has enough respect for others to say that. wait... makoto...

OH YEAH. MAKOTO CHANGES TOO

so obviously, being number one, his appearance resembles yomi now lol. i think he keeps yomi's natural blue hair color and slicks it back so he's not rockin the emo bangs. also, he's way better than yomi at holding in his anger, so he comes off as a lot more put-together, even if he seems really smarmy. he's real manipulative and slippery like canon yomi, but his theatrics lie more in being off-putting rather than throwing temper tantrums. basically, he's yomi if he was actually charismatic lol. he gets his way not through sheer power and money, but through careful social navigation. sometimes, much to his own chagrin, that requires being polite

aaand that's all the stuff i can think of for now! thank you for asking! i know it's A Lot but when i start thinking enough about hypothetical changes that'd happen from a swap, i get super into it lmao. there's also something interesting to be said about if yuma and yomi were the only ones that swapped (we love unexplored character dynamics) but i thought it'd be more fun to touch on the others and how they'd be in their new respective roles because, at the end of the day, both detectives and peacekeepers are a bunch of cops lmao. it's a lot more interchangeable than it seems, y'know?

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                             🌸  ┊ plotted starter for    𝑲𝒖𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒂𝒌𝒊 𝑰𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒐    @ikurosakii​       

          the sounds of nature could be heard around her, from the waterfall that lingered near her cabin to the chirping of the birds that flew in the air around her. it was a peaceful moment in time, one of which she had grown to cherish ever since she had attained her freedom and escaped the sōkyoku ━━ a sealed weapon that had trapped her within the soul society. she was unsure of how long she had been trapped within that form, but knew that it had been a while based on the fact that all of those of whom she had cared for were long gone. she wished she could remember how they had captured her and how they had sealed her away ━━ but each time she tried to reach for the memories, they seemed to dissipate as if they were smoke. a small bitterness still stung her heart as she thought of all that she had lost, especially as the only memories fresh within her mind was the faces of those she had been forced to execute within her phoenix form and of the boy who had saved her.

          even now in her solitude she could still remember the boy with spiky orange hair, who's blade stopped her from killing the shinigami she had been summoned to kill. she could still feel the power of his swing ━━ the way that in a single instant he had broken the spell that had bound her and set her free. she could still remember the taste of blood on her tongue as she had awoken on the ground, the sound of chaos made from his disruption of the ceremony. though partially ashamed of it, she had used it to make her escape from that place and justified the reasoning to her being to weak after her transformation back into human form.

          though it had been a while now since she had found this place, she still feared that one day the shinigami might try to find her, especially sōsuke aizen who seemed to want her power for his own gain. as such, she imposed herself into isolation and focused on re-honing her skills so that when they came for her, she could protect herself. little though did she expect that someone would dare to venture this far into the forest, that was of course until she sensed another powerful being nearby.

          curiosity had gotten hold of her and so acting upon instinct, she went to find the source while sticking to the shadows of the tree. she half expected a patrol of shinigami, most of whom she could easily take care of should the need arise. but she had not expected him ━━ the boy of whom haunted her dreams and the savior of her harsh fate. mulan wondered for a a moment what he was doing here, especially since he seemed to have fought so hard to remain by his friends side. yet as the seconds passed, she began to realize that he was traveling alone and from the looks of it, he seemed lost within thought.

          without meaning to she had begun to follow him. she worried that something was wrong, especially given the troubled expression twisting at his lips and brow. biting down on her lip, her fingers moved to grab hold of some of the fruits in the branches before she silently used her chi to help her glide down from the top of the tree. her landing was silent as was her steps she began to move closer to him.

        ❝  you should eat something ━━  ❞    she spoke up at last, her voice soft though it took her a moment to realize she had started her sentence in the middle of her thought. awkwardly she paused within an arms length of him, her hand lifted as she presented an apple to give. her brows drew together as she berated herself mentally though she tried her best to give him a small smile,      ❝  我很抱歉 ( wǒ hěn bàoqiàn - I'm very sorry ) i meant to greet you more properly... but i was worried that your spirit might be low because you are hungry...  ❞

          her small smile faded as she felt a small frown turn down her lips. mentally she began to question herself, especially as she felt silly for having her first words to him come out so awkward. doubt began to form in her eyes as her hand slightly lowered. her mind began to race in thought as she wished she could turn back time to fix her mistake, but figured that it was too late as she had already committed to trying to bring him some form of comfort.

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2k12 tmnt for the fandom asks

(sorry i haven't answered yours yet, been having an off day but i'll get to it soon 🙏)

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The first character I first fell in love with:  I feel the answer is well know XD I love Raph! I mean makes sense he was my favorite in 03 but I turly loved what 2012 did with him as well. He such a cocky shit at the start of the show and its not that he stops that trait but you do see how he develops for the better as the shown went on. Him feeling he was better and should be leader to how he more takes to his role in his team. You see him go from someone who cracks under pressure when given leadership to making sure he's always prepared, how he makes sure none of them esp Leo are left behind how he lets his softer side come out more when Chompy comes in. HE's also a little smart ass and people need to let him cuss he's had it u-u

The character I never expected to love as much as I do now: 

Shinigami, I sort of dropped off watch 2012 during season 4 so I didn't see her much outside a few epsiode I caught here and there. I havent quite gotten to when she is in the show now either outside clips and such I have seen. But I expected me to feel as I do Renet shes fine but there. Honestly though? I love her. I like how she isn't the usual gloom and doom but even laughs at Mikey's jokes i dunno I just enjoy her.

The character everyone else loves that I don’t: 

Renet, I wouldn't say I hate her. Much how I just wasn't much for the 03 version I would say gose the same in 12. I like her just fine shes a fun charater for the episodes she comes in for and such mostly love the season 5 monter arch. I personlly love her most for the fact she shares a VA with Terra from Teen Titans so it was like getting Beast Boy and Terra back. She just there she's fine I dont find her annoying but Im not hyped about her personally myself.

The character I love that everyone else hates: 

I wouldn't say he is hated but I do see Casey tends to not get much love or people will makes statments about him I just don't agree with like saying he is selfish and uncaring. When you do see that isn't ture. You learn that he and raph talk about stuff like what happened to spike. You see hes the one April talks when at the time who she thought was her mom wanted to leave and she had to pick to stay or go with her. Casey dose care about the turtles he often right there when they need help, he covers them in their battles and like the nightmare episode from the farm house arch he was ready to beat an old man for possibly being the reason they were going to die. I genuinely just love Casey my re watch has made me love him even more I just can't get over his stupid laugh sometimes XD

The character I used to love but don’t any longer:

Slash, NOT that I hate him either I thought he was villain longer though? but he had such a sudden turn around and it felt like such a waste to me. I felt like he could have been good as Raph arch enemy over Xever. Could been used to add to Raph and Casey friendship/partnership. I still like Slash I just wish he had been a villain a bit longer just for all untap story he had to offer.

The character I would totally smooch: 

Give all the turtles smooches on their heads they been through it in this shown u-u

The character I’d want to be like: 

hmmm mr murakami? I dunno dude seems to be enjoying live got hos own businesses willing to make stuff for the turtles he seems chill despite getting dragged into stuff from just knowing the turtles.

The character I’d slap: 

-Raph I love my boy but he needs to be slapped u-u

-Leo also needs a slap sometimes

-Casey he exsits hit em

-Donnie i love him to but smack this boy A pairing that I love:

Rasey uwu I love these two no matter the series I gotta ship these idiots im a sucker for the best friends to lovers trope A pairing that I despise:

hmm I don't think I have any sure theres some I dont ship or personally like much but eh cant say I have a ship I like hate you know? Besides I rather spend time enjoy what I love anyway.

[xiaongh]

[ greedy. ]

➤ pairing: light x fem!reader

➤ cw’s: light’s kind of an asshole, misa doesn’t take a hint, reader takes matters into her hands, lingerie, suggestive near the end, jealousy, drinking, and kissing.

➤ summary: light was not noticing you or contacting you anymore, you had to do something about it. even if you had to step out of your comfort zone. 

➤ w. count: 2.5k+

➤ request by @420vampire​: Fanfic request. Can I please get a light Yagami x reader smut where y/N tries to impress light by wearing a slutty outfit she only does it because she's jealous of Misa I hope this makes sense lol

➤ a/n: yo, i love this man so much. like you have no idea. also, this takes place after the timeskip because it makes more sense since misa was all over him in that episode. you know, when they were on the couch staring at the fire? yeah. reader is bisexual. gif isn’t mine.

misa meant well. you knew that, the only reason she was ‘dating’ light was because she had the shinigami eyes, and light was just using her. but sometimes, the ‘act’ would get too realistic just like now and it was pissing you off. 

oh how you wanted to just go over there, grab light by his tie, and show misa that he was yours and yours only. but for the sake of yourself, you kept cool as misa smothered light with kisses on the cheek, sometimes aiming for his lips just for him to dodge her attempts because he knew you wouldn’t forgive him so easily. 

the grip you had on your cup was starting to hurt your fingertips. light gave you a side eye glance, “you okay, (y/n)?”

misa stopped her smothering for a second to look over at you. you and misa were friends. she was the one that introduced you to light even thought you had already been dating by then. misa also told you he was kira after he said she could even though you already knew. you were in the room when light kissed misa so she could shut up. she told you that they started dating, and you could do nothing but be ‘excited’ and smile for her. you didn’t want to ruin light’s plan, but it was moments like this that made you rethink your beliefs. 

“she’s just jealous that she’s single. right, (y/n)?” misa teased. 

“so jealous,” you agreed while giving her shoulder a shove to let her know that you knew she was teasing you. you smiled at her and misa smiled back before going back to her smothering. 

misa put her hands on either side of light and began kissing him. you could hear the sound of their lips smacking together, and you just wanted to grab light by his hair and smack the shit out of him. he was letting her kiss him. maybe to get a rile out of you, knowing that he liked when you got jealous.

you pulled your phone out to distract yourself, but that didn’t stop the sounds of misa giggling and the kissing sounds. 

deciding you had enough you got up from the couch and looked at them after they stopped to see what you were doing, “i’m gonna get going guys. my friends want to hang out, and i can never pass the idea of going out with them. and misa, maybe i might find a boy or girl i can hook up with,” you winked at misa and she grinned. 

if light was going to be an ass, why not give him a taste of his own medicine?

misa never liked when you were single, so this made her happy.

light’s eyes narrowed. “have fun, (y/n)! let me know all the details!” she smiled at you. 

you gave her a small smile, “will do, blondie,” you walked out the door, and called your friends, asking if they were up to go to the club you were going to. 

luckily, they all had said yes, which is where you were now; in a tight-fitted [f/c] dress, grinding back up against a stranger to the beat. your friends were hanging around a cocktail table, all of them cheering you on silently. 

once the song had ended, you excused yourself and walked over to the cocktail table with your drink in hand, “why’re you guys staring at me?” you had to yell over the blaring music.

one of them chuckled, “it’s nice to see you have fun. you don’t normally like to go out with us, so it’s nice to see you like this. especially after you started dating that kite guy,” you punched them on the shoulder playfully. 

“his name is light, you dunce,” you rolled your eyes with a smile.

“and you’re very hot,” the other said. 

“yeah, like very,” the other two agreed with the one on your right. 

“i know i am, thanks,” you smiled at them, “let’s go dance, you’re all been a bunch of losers just standing here.”

the friend in front of you let out a dramatic gasp and put a hand on her chest; as if you just shot her, “do you know who you’re talking to? i am (f/f/n), i am that bitch. do not underestimate me,” she walked over to the dance floor with your friends, yourself trailing behind them.

and there you danced for what seemed like hours, you had drank a little too much than you could take and you were stumbling on the dance floor, giggling.

one of your friends’ eyes widened when they looked over your shoulder, “your boyfriend’s here,” you scoffed. 

“you’ve got to be kidding me. it’s like he can’t live without you or something.”

“c’mere,” you slurred. you grabbed the friend on your right and grabbed them by their nape, pulling them close and locking lips with them. you gave your drink to the other friend next to you, and ran your fingers through their scalp with one hand while the other held the side of their neck. your tongue grazed their bottom lip before she opened her mouth, allowing you to exchange tongues, both of them meeting them in the middle as you turned your head to the right, hers tilting to the left.

light spotted you in the crowd. he wanted to get out as soon as he got in. it reeked of sweat, alcohol and weed. he pushed people out of the way occasionally since they didn’t hear him from the loud music.

your other two friends just stared with astonished faces as light saw what you were doing and walked over to you. 

when light was beside you, he tapped your shoulder. 

you pulled away and made eye contact with him. your lipstick came off and was present on your friends lips, and her lipstick was on yours. your eyes were dilated, and your cheeks were warm. you took a simple glance at light, just to get back to kissing your friend again. light didn’t like this at all. 

but then again, you were next to light and misa when they were being all gross. 

you pulled at your friends hair towards you, pulling her to you while she gripped your hair; both mouths opening and closing against each other sloppily, saliva going down your chin with your tongues flicking at each other. 

light pulled you away by the shoulder, and you wiped the saliva on your arm, “you okay, light?” you mocked him. 

“okay, let’s go,” he grabbed your wrist. 

you pulled it away, “hold on. i’m not done,” you grabbed your drink from the table and chugged it before locking lips with your friend once more, the alcohol present in your mouth and tongue.

“now i’m done. i’ll see you guys later,” you waved goodbye at them. 

the two girls stared at each other, the girl you kissed, and then at your retreating figure, “what the actual fuck just happened.”

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light seemed rather composed on the way back to your apartment. the only sign that showed his anger was the grip he had on the steering wheel and your thigh. his knuckles were white and the hand on your thigh was playing with the flesh, squeezing it rather harshly.

when he got to your apartment, he turned off the car after parking and sighed. he looked at you, “want to explain to me what that was?”

you simply ignored him as you undid your seatbelt and got your phone from the cup holders. you weren’t in the mood for any of this, you were tired and you just wanted to take off your heels, take off your dress and lay down.

you opened the door and got out, slamming it shut. you fumbled to get your keys when you didn’t even have them. you groaned before opening the car door again and got your keys from the cup holder, not sparing a glance at light.

light quickly got out and followed you, balancing you whenever you stumbled on the way to your apartment; the alcohol kicking in.

luckily you lived on the first floor, so you didn’t have to go on stairs. when you got to the door you unlocked it and entered; throwing the keys on the kitchen island.

light knew you wouldn’t forgive him so easily so he let you be. although he followed you around your apartment like a lost puppy.

you walked down the hallway; stumbling on your feet on your way to your room, hands reaching out to the walls to balance yourself. light saw this and came up behind, placing his hands on your waist. you scoffed, “don’t fucking touch me,” you slapped his hands off of you.

light grimaced. he wasn’t going to have it easy this time around. deciding that you needed your space, he left and went into your living room; switching between a few channels. he knew you would come back, one way or another you would.

and while he was waiting in your living room, you immediately plopped down onto your bed; not bothering to take off your heels since you really didn’t want to get up.

light normally wasn’t like this, and to be honest, it was kicking at your stomach like you did something wrong because you wouldn’t have done what you’d done if light didn’t do it first. you were petty. 

you felt your eyes fluttering, barely being able to keep them open. oh well, you’ll make it up to light later, but now that you laid down you didn’t want to get up.

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light’s eyebrows furrowed, weren’t you supposed to be out here by now begging him to forgive you? although his eyes were trained on the screen in front of him, he was thinking. had he crossed the line this time? yes, light was manipulative and very narcissistic, he loved. the last thing light would want was for him to hurt you in some kind of way. 

he stood up from the couch, taking slow steps towards the door; fearing that you were awake and in fact angry at him. his hand shook as he grabbed the handle, twisting it slowly. the door made a creaking noise and light peeked his head into the room. 

and there you were, on your stomach with your face pressed against the mattress -- drool dripping down your lips to the sheets. your back rising and falling; signaling that you were sleeping. 

light sighed. 

he knew that if he attempted to wake you up, it would make it harder for you to forgive him, so he let you be. light would just have to wait until you woke up. 

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your body shot up. it was one of those mornings where your body would just shoot up for no reason.

you groaned immediately, your whole body was hurting and you had a headache. hangovers are lovely. 

you looked around and light was nowhere to be found. and as much as you wanted to go back to bed, you wanted to look for light. but before you were able to even get up, a glass of water on the night stand caught your eye, along with a pain killer.

you grabbed the glass and chugged it. and when you finished drinking your water you were breathing heavily -- water after being hungover hit differently. 

you set the glass down and got up, leaving the room and entering the living room to see that light was sleeping on the couch. his forearm was covering his eyes and his feet were crossed. 

now was the time to make it up to light. you scurried back into your room - a grin etched onto your face as you opened your closet and grabbed a box from the very back. he would definitely forgive you now.

after you had put it on you left the room and peeked your head from other hallway to see if he was still sleeping; he was. 

you tiptoed your way to light, removing the pillow rested on his lap and sat yourself there. 

you leaned down and removed his forearm, pressing light kisses against his lips and face. light stirred and his eyes opened -- blinking a few times. 

when light finally registered what was going on he smirked, “oh? what’s this, darling?” he asked, watching as you unbuttoned his shirt and pressed kisses against his neck and chest. you sat on top of him with the lingerie set that you were when you and light first had sex.

“i’m sorry about yesterday, baby,” you whispered, looking him in the eyes. 

light hummed. “i am too, i crossed the line yesterday,” he picked up one of your hands and pressed his lips against your knuckles, “forgive me, my love?”

“mhm,” you nodded your head and leaned down’ connecting your lips with light. light placed his hands on your hips - sitting up and up against the cushions of the couch. 

you hummed into the kiss, smiling with both of your hands on both sides of his face. one of your hands trailed down his face to his chest, and to his belt. you hooked your finger on the loops and pulled him closer - making him sit up more straight.

light tilted his head, wanting to make the kiss more deep. he snuck his tongue in your mouth after letting it graze your bottom lip for a while, and knowing that you had no objection towards his action - he took action. light’s hand that was on your hip went to your thigh; squeezing the flesh. 

“give me more, please,” you spoke through the kiss as it got more desperate. hands wandering each other’s body, teeth clashing with one another, noses bumping against each other while breathing heavily. 

“whatever you want, love,” light pushed you down and attached his lips to your neck. 

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as soon as misa saw your state, wobbling legs, the afterglow, disheveled hair, a smile on your face and mascara running down your face; she squealed while grabbing light’s forearm and leading him to you, “who was it! don’t leave anything out.”

light hummed, “you two can chat about that, i’m gonna go get a drink,” after you and light had very rough and makeup sex, you told him he had to go back and you would also follow behind him after about 20 minutes so misa didn’t suspect anything. 

you sat her down, “his dick was big, and his tongue- my god misa that was the best sex i’ve ever had-” and you rambled on and on about the sex you had with light - misa oblivious to the fact that you were telling her what you had done with light who was across the room now with a drink in hand - his fingers were cramped up. 

[garoujo]

emmie!! okay i been meaning to send u an ask with one of my infamous thirsts for several days now but kept forgetting or got busy but here i am😭 i think i mentioned this a while back and i wanted to do a full fic on this but i present to you: grimmjow + scent kink <3

before i talked about garou with a scent kink but i think this fits just as well, if not more so with grimmy 🙈he just has this inherent feral nature about him that makes me go feral, UGH i miss him so bad i might have to go back to the arrancar arc just to see him again :( but ofc we all know that grimmjow is very possessive— as he should bc that’s so sexy of him— and he gets really…territorial almost, with this pretty human gworl that’s close with ichi ‘n crew and can also see spiritual beings like hollows and shinigami. back when he led his lil group to karakura town for the first time, he spots us trying to go home and avoid all the chaos and for some reason, some primal rationale deep within his being, felt immediately attracted to you, but ofc being prideful as he is, rebuked those lingering thoughts/curiosity/attraction because you were human for crying out loud. you didn’t even seem to have any powers like chad or orihime despite them being ‘human’ too. so at first he ignored you and carried on with what he initially came here for: to find a worthy opponent and fight them.

we all know his adjuchas form was a panther right ? and the moment that he kind of…passed by you , or passed by a sidewalk that you just recently walked on— God his mind literally blanked like…his train of thought momentarily went off the rails and he lost concentration on the fight he was currently engaging; he swore blood from his brain rushed down to his cock and with the way he actually lost his balance for like a split second. ‘what was that smell? and why the fuck does it smell so…so good?’ he wondered, completely enraptured and finding himself wanting to fulfill the instantaneous urge to follow the scent, like a fucking dog. when he knew it was you, that the tantalizing aroma was coming from you and that plush body, he nearly lost his senses and abandoned the whole fight with carrot top as a whole, just to seek you out, and take you for himself. and he’s not good with impulse control either so the fact he has so much self restrain to focus on the current task at hand was a feat in itself .

but when he returned to his own quarters in hueco mundo and had time to process everything? he was really going crazy with you swirling in within senses . he needed you— no, he needed to smell you again (it would be very soon when he’d realize he needed your entire being, your soul and your body). anyway grimmjow being grimmjow, he was already plotting on when to go back to the world of the living and— he didn’t even know what he was going to do but he just knew that he had to satiate these thoughts he’s been having. he could feel his dick getting hard when he remembered how you looked (something he didn’t think he was paying attention too but he was; he’s very observant) and then that luscious figure paired with how you smelled? within a few seconds his pants were at his ankles and his large hand was wrapped around his girthy length. he cursed himself through deep groans for being so depraved to even do something like this but poor baby couldn’t help it <3

eventually, around the same time ulquiorra (🥺) coerced orihime and kidnapped her, grimmy used that opportunity to ….well basically kidnap you as well💀 this was his own reward for losing his position as an elite espada and then getting it right back. because he deserved a prize. you were scared of course, but then became less scared when you recalled just where you’ve seen him from , and saw how handsome he was. you were still off put by his behavior though, because he always seemed to have his nose way too close to you for comfort. ‘was he sniffing me?’ you contemplated when you side eyed him as he dragged you to his own room. every opportunity grimmy got (when he was alone of course) he would embrace you, from behind most of the time, nuzzled his nose behind your ear and take a not-so-subtle to whiff. his hands damn near groped your body; you’d hear him release something like a growl and deep purr from the back of his throat, and he didn’t miss the way your fists and thighs instinctively clenched together. he smirked wickedly into your skin as he took another, pairing it a long stripe of his tongue up the side of your neck, grumbling something along the lines of “fuck, you smell so fucking good,”

normally he would have judged people who acted this ill-composed and depraved but now he was no better than them with the way he acted around you. he was like a feral animal that needed to be kept on a leash. if anybody’s gaze even lingered on you for too long, he himself would feel offended and glare, giving them a “the hell you staring at? huh?” since he was always around you. that’s another thing too, grimmjow with a scent kink was so clingy 😭 you found it cute the way he’d want to hold you close all the time , esp when it was time to sleep . he always felt the need to bend you over and fuck your brains out literally anywhere you went, but he didn’t bc he still had a little bit decency n self control left.

but when he does??????? GOD when he does, it’s the most….you feel so many things when you’re havin sex with grimmjow . you feel the possessive nature of his personality with the way he gripped your hips so hard, the way he constantly inhaled your scent as he drilled his hips wildly into your dripping cunt (he’d always tease you for that, despite him purposely provoking you to embarrass you). his favorite position is back shots bc he likes to watch his cock impale you over and over, as well as seeing your fat ass ripple and bounce against his hips. “pussy so—shit—so fuckin’ good…all that time before i came and got you, you were keeping her tight for me yeah? fuck, yeah. this cunt was made for me.” he’d say the most filthy things when he had your legs spread open for him. he also loved missionary just so he can watch your face scrunch up in overwhelming pleasure and good hear you whining his name better. grimmy with a scent kink also gets drunk on cooch OBVI! he can spend hours down there until there’s a lake on his face and the sheets, he’s actually insane. he’d edge you by stopping on the verge of your orgasm just to SMELL ur pussy like. baby is addicted!!!!!!

and don’t even get me started on period sex and the faint smell of metallic iron mixed in with your natural aroma🤧 grimmjow damn near falls in luv w you fr <3 and you were the only human he liked .

SOSA ! FOR FREE ? pls i have literally just woke up and i’m akhakaka >//< i need him so bad ! sooooo bad ! between garou n grimmjow . ur making my brainrot 4 both of dem even worse than it already was <3_<3 like ur taking me back 2 my roots i’m gonna eat them whole ! i need this man so much . like akhajaka he makes me feel feral ! ur brain produces such G O L D i’m literally in bits here !

[leichefrau]

'But at what cost? did she know that?' What an interesting thing to ask her.

"Extremely~ You're among the first zombies to be taken from me, but you're not the only ones who have returned to normal. Your little Captain did it his OWN way, and so youre actually probably worse off than the examples I'm familiar with. But I'm quite aware of the process." She chimed. Yes, her casualness with which she addressed the subjects was simply by merit of how familiar she was with the subject matter. How many exterminations had the quincy suffered? She'd lived through most of them.

"As for you and the others. You were all taken cold turkey, not getting weaned off. And sooo I imagine..... Seventy... Eighty percent? Maybe more depending on the job the Captain did. But then again I'm more familiar with human lifespans." She shrugged her shoulders.

She paused as that hand went up. Oh? Guilt? that made sense. She waited patiently as Rangiku took her words in stride. Ahhhh, who would have thought she'd made such a good talking partner! Perhaps she shouldn't have turned off the woman's brain after all. She seemed rather cognizant of a lot of things most would just gloss over.

"Nope~ I don't blame you in the slightest. Assigning Blame is a pointless exercise. I say you killed my friends. you say I killed yours. I say you decided to genocide my people. You say we were destroying the balance. We could spin this back to all the conflicts our people have had. But will that really accomplish anything? No. we both fought as best we could in a war. You were gifted with your Zanpaku'to. And any number of soldet found themselves being shredded to pieces by little particles of ash they might not have ever had the chance to see. And me? Well I have my own share of unfair qualities." She abstained from a more descriptive foray as the woman seemed to be squeamish about the subject.

Her head canted a bit to the side as the woman hissed in response to her nickname. And she ... pondered how to respond. "Hm. Well I think Friends is a bit much to expect at this point. I'm content with working on 'not enemies'. Dontcha think?" She smiled and held her hands behind her back, tilting her head to the side.

"I've already been attacked. And its super annoying having to use my quincy powers to make it so I don't bleed on people when they do it." She paused for a moment and folded her arms thoughtfully and tapped her chin for a moment as she ...regarded the woman.

"You seem like you're going through a lot. So I'm kinda at a conundrum here. I'm very curious about my zombies, especially ones who aren't mine anymore. Buuut I have a feeling that you don't like being around me. But I ALSO totes get the feeling that If I decide to go looking for one of the OTHERS You'll like that even less. And I'm gonna run into them eventually anyway." She hummed and rocked back and forth on the balls of her feet.

"So how about this? If you want, I'll leave you alone. I won't go near you. I can even try to avoid you as much as I can. And I'll just turn my attention elsewhere. OR. IF I know you shinigami well enough. You probably don't want me going anywhere near Kenny, Rosie, or Shiro either huh? Thats a little too many people for me to go tip toeing around soul society away from. So as an alternative, if you don't mind me coming, talking to you now and then and visiting you, I'll do my best to avoid the others. Alrtnatively, I can just keep doing what I'm doing, I'll do where I please, and we'll run into eachother now and then probably. I'll say Hi~ You'll scowl and glare at me. So waddaya think?"

There had been too many casualties – the unranked squad members, lower ranked officers – divisions had all but been decimated. Too many names of her own squad, members she had seen cheer and rally at their appearance on the front lines – were now on the list of those they lost. Ones she failed to protect, save; some they were never able to recover their remains.

As much as she hated to admit it – she was technically right – or rather, Kurotsuchi-taichou had merely deemed their lives, the lives of three captains and a lieutenant more important than soldiers for fodder.

That remark ‘you could also just be dead’ delivered so casually, so nonchalant, had her triggered once more. Nails dug into palms as her arms uncrossed, dropping to her sides – swearing she saw the faintest tint of red growing at the corner of her peripheral vision – her jaw clenched, brows knit together as her pale gaze aimed draggers at Giselle.

“But at what cost. Do you know that? I lost my life…” Her anger veiled the emotion that had managed to creep into her tone, pausing to settle the raging torment within her, “And I paid for a new one at the cost of my lifespan – how long? No one can tell me that. Kurotsuchi-taichou doesn’t have any idea, but he tells me every opportunity he gets that I should be grateful for his genius. Don’t get me wrong, I am. Because you’re right I am a live, I’m not one of your zombies. But what you did to m–” stopping a syllable short, the admittance lodged like a brick in her throat. “–them, my captain…” She scowled, shaking her head as her lips drew into a thin line.

She was quick to raise her hand, a sign for her to stop. She knew – she had read about it, for weeks she could hardly make eye contact with her friends within those divisions. The thought of raising her blade against fellow Shinigami was unbearable thought. “Stop. They may not matter to you but there were good people in those squads. I don’t want to hear about the blood I have on my hands.”

But her justification? That tinge of red was growing now as she took a step forward, but paused before she could bridge too much of the distance between them. She feared what she might do if she got within striking distance – justified or not. An unamused, sarcastic laugh escaped her, her sneering smirk returning. “Oh right, cause we’re at fault for defeating an invading force,” she shot back. “And it was four captains, including Captain-Commander Yamamoto, not to mention three vice-captains and countless officers. But who’s counting, am I right?” She snapped.

She knew she should walk away, storm into her barracks and demand the door be barred, with stern instructions to not allow anyone resembling Giselle’s appearance to be allowed to cross the threshold – but she failed to follow her own sense of logic. “Rannie?” She hissed back, “Don’t. You don’t have a right to give me some nickname like we’re friends.”

[lo-55]

Beyond Dreams of Avarice

The first time Kisuke meets him, he’s barely a hundred years old, and Ichigo is a stranger with an ocean of power with two blades to his name. Which does not explain why he looks at Kisuke with a heart broken fondness, or why he always seems to return.

UraIchi Time Travel with a mild twist.

The first time Kisuke meets him, he’s barely reached his first century. 

Kisuke is all skin, bones and ragged clothes he’d ripped off drying lines years before. There’s bruises peaking out from his torn left sleeve, in the distinct shape of finger prints, but his stomach doesn’t hurt with hunger so much from the prize he’d won at the cost of them. The bread had been dry and brick hard, but it was better than the nothing he’d had before. 

The nothing he had now. 

Kisuke can recall roughly ninety years, or what he thinks is ninety. Time tends to blur when he’s focused solely on the years of survival. He was a child when he first found himself in outer rukongai, newly dead with puppy fat rounding his cheeks and curiosity that nearly got him killed in his first decade. 

Now he’s coming into adolescence, not yet big enough to be a gangly teenager but no longer small enough to be a child. 

Kisuke is at a strange precipice when he finds the river. And the stranger who sits at her banks. 

The river is not so remarkable that he would remember it later, besides as a source of water that is cleaner than most in these upper districts. There doesn’t look to be filth floating through it, or carnage from Zaraki tinting the waters red and pink. 

Enough for him to remember the location of clean water. Not enough to really make an impression. 

The man is. 

He’s sitting by the water, a very young man with hair that burns like candle light in the broad day sun. His Yukata, a blue so dark it was nearly black, hung loosely on his body. Kisuke thought he might have been a shinigami. He had a sword at his side, and Kisuke could see a smaller dagger tucked into his clothes. 

There’s something about this man that doesn’t belong here. Not a horrible wrongness, or a threat that would make Kisuke’s hair stand on end. It’s like seeing the moon in a daytime, pale in the blue sky, and knowing that that is not where it’s supposed to be. 

It takes Kisuke a minute to realize he’s been caught staring. 

Brown eyes. They should be plain, but they’re nearly fathomless, the darkness of the night somewhere within them. It feels like looking into a ravine and not knowing what waits at the bottom. A river? Stones? A bed of clover? 

Kisuke takes a step back. 

The half smile, tinged with sadness that crosses the man's face stops him in his tracks. 

There’s not a lot of things that can stop Kisuke from running when he feels he must. He hasn’t lived this long by being stupid, or by being so stubborn that he won’t duck out when he’s outmatched. 

It’s still, to this day, his curiosity that gets him in trouble. His mouth which always asks ‘why?’ and ‘how?’. Now he has a million questions and he doesn’t know how to ask a single one, just by looking at this man. 

Why is he here? Who is he? Why does he carry a sword? Why is there also knife? Why does the air around him ripple like the street in the summer heat? 

Why does he look at Kisuke with fondness? 

No one does that. 

Kisuke is just another skinny little shit from the rukongai. If anyone looks their way it only means trouble, as he knows all too well. 

There’s nothing threatening about this man. 

Even though he’s armed, even though Kisuke and physically see the power trying to leak out from his pores, nothing about him makes Kisuke want to run away and save his own skin. 

Maybe that’s why. 

Or maybe his curiosity, his want to know all there it, to pick things apart by their threads and drag the answers out of the seams of the world, finally overtakes his common sense. 

He walks forwards. Towards the river. 

The nearest settlement is a half days travel to the east. If anything happens, no one will hear him scream. 

Not that they would help if they did. 

“I was wondering if you were going to sit with me,” says the man, turning a smile of incomprehensible fondness towards Kisuke. 

He tries to understand. He does. 

But he can’t. The closest he’d ever known was the leering of older men when he strayed too far towards the redlight districts. This holds none of the oil-on-his-skin feeling, it does not make the threads in his chest stitch up and his fingers itch for a knife to drive between their ribs. 

This is what Kisuke imagines friends look at eachother like. 

“I don’t even know who you are.” The words feel strange on his tongue. He does not know this man, but this man looks like he knows him. Had they met before and Kisuke couldn't recall? No, he would remember that flaming hair and the power that threatened to sear Kisuke when he came close enough. He stopped just shy of the heavy air that sunk around the stranger. 

The smile grows sadder. 

“No. I guess you don’t. I’m Ichigo.” 

“Ichigo,” he turns the name over. It’s a girls name. He doesn’t say as much to the man with two blades and a blanket of power around him. 

“How did you know I was there?” Kisuke asked then, those dangerous questions burning across his tongue. He waits, tense and ready to take a blow that doesn’t come. Ichigo’s eyes, plain brown compared to his brilliant hair, catch the tension in his shoulders and the hard lines in his legs. Ready to bolt, like a deer. 

“I could feel your reitsu,” Ichigo says. “You have a lot of energy, you know. You could be a shinigami.” 

“How can you ‘feel’ someone?” Kisuke frowns, trying to puzzle it out. 

Ichigo shrugs. “I just do. I’m not sure how to explain it. It’s like…. Hearing, and smelling, and feeling something against your skin all at the same time.” 

Ichigo’s head cocks and something pushes against Kisuke. A weight of some sort, the heavy press of darkness on summer nights. It’s not cold or oppressive or the fear of the dark. 

Kisuke swallows thickly. The weight settles across his shoulders like a blanket. 

It disappears after just a moment. 

“Did you feel that?” Ichigo asks. 

Kisuke can only nod mutely. His stomach tightens. The stale bread is gone and his limbs feel weak without the blanket of power pressing down on his bones. 

“Good. That’s what I could sense with you.” 

“You could not,” Kisuke snaps immediately, and bites his tongue as soon as the words are out of his mouth. He knows he doesn’t have as much power as Ichigo does, he knows because Ichigo looks like a wolf and he a rabbit at his side. 

“Could so,” Ichigo says. It sounds so normal that Kisuke gapes at him. Ichigo cracks a faint smile. 

“Not that much, no, but you have the potential to be powerful. It’s there. Trust me.” 

“Trust is for fools, blinded by faith.” 

He can’t fathom why that makes Ichigo look so terribly, horribly sad. 

“Maybe.” Ichigo produces a loaf of flatbread from a handkerchief in his yukata. Without even seeming to think about it he breaks off a piece and hands it to Kisuke. 

Kisuke freezes for all of a second before he snatches it from his hands. 

(Sword calloused, long fingers, every single aspect of him speaks of power) 

“We didn’t make any deal,” he says swiftly, before shoving the bread into his mouth. It was the softest thing he’d ever tasted, and it makes the hard brick he’s scrounged up earlier even worse. 

“Nope.” Ichigo agrees. He turns his attention away from Kisuke to look out over the river while he eats. On anyone else Kisuke would be irritated by the fact that Ichigo thinks him so little a threat he’d turn his back on him. On Ichigo, it’s not an insult. Kisuke would turn his back on a butterfly too. 

The wind changes, and Ichigo stands slowly. He brushes his dark clothes off and looked back at Kisuke over his shoulder. 

“I’ll be seeing you.” 

Kisuke watches his walk off into the shadows of the trees. 

He’s not wrong. They will see eachother again. 

~ 

Kisuke is nearly grown when he comes across Ichigo again. 

He’s different now, Kisuke is, dressed in the uniform of the Shihoin clan, and the onmitsukido who serve them. The dark clothes cover every inch of his skin save his eyes, and a small flash of pale bangs. Shihoin Yoruichi, the princess herself, sees something in him. She beats him into the ground daily, tosses him into walls and laughs at him where he can’t keep up with her. 

Yoruichi is a whirlwind and too casual for decency, but there is a wall between them that Kisuke can never let himself cross, that she won’t let him cross either, even though they’ve known each other for almost a century now. Flashes of smiles, teasing pokes on the cheek and slaps on the shoulder, but she is still a princess and he still- 

Well. 

Perhaps Kisuke is not so different as he imagined himself, for he strikes down hollows with instincts learned in the rukongai not in the Shihoin household, dodging and hitting weakpoints without the fluid control and perfect angles he’s expected to know. 

His instructor would beat him bloody for it. 

His instructor lays dead behind him, along with two thirds of the little group that he’d come with. 

They’d been sent to Hueco Mundo, to hunt a particularly devious hollow, one that can multiply itself, and now he stand surrounded by a half a hundred copies, and more on the ground at his feet, while his fellows steadily fall. 

Then the sky goes black. 

The moon vanishes entirely, like a blanket had spread across the entire world. The white sands fade to grey and Kisuke and the hollow both freeze in their tracts as an ocean falls upon their shoulders. 

It curls around Kisuke, familiar and flowing and it teases at the strings that hold his chest together. Benihime hums in his hand, shining red in the darkness. She is a riot of blood against the black of night. 

Deeper red curls closer, visible to him now, and familiar too. 

Kisuke follows the threads of energy to his left, where they lead to a flash of orange hair and a dark black overcoat that trails behind its owner. 

It’s impossible to mistake those brown eyes. 

“Ichigo.” 

“Take a step to the left, would you?” 

Kisuke complies, breathless and exhausted, but it fades into exhilerations when the black-red energy spikes past him. The hollows evaporate into nothingness, shards of energy that vanish, and Kisuke is left standing between two canyons in the sandy floor. 

He’s the sole survivor now, and Ichigo grimaces when he steps over the bodies of Kisuke’s fallen comrades. 

“I was late. Sorry about that.” The sword in his hand is dark and hollowed out, and he holds it as if it isn’t half as long as his body.  Kisuke looks down at his fallen comrades. He didn’t know their names, they all operated in code, and he is too old now to have cared for them. Grief cuts deeper than swords, and Kisuke keeps both at arms length at all times. 

“Where did you come from?” Kisuke asks, looking at Ichigo. A small creature, a six legged dog with a hollow mask, bounces at Ichigo’s heels and nips at the edges of his coat, as if Ichigo hadn’t just slaughtered fifty some-odd of it’s own kind in a blink. Ichigo doesn’t seem to notice, or mind the creatures presence. 

“Here and there,” he says vaguely, waving his free hand. The hilt of the knife he’d had all those years ago sticks out of his overcoat. 

“That’s not an answer,” Kisuke shouldn’t push the man that just saved his life, he knows that, and he treats Ichigo to a glare that even Yoruichi would chide him for but- 

Kisuke is not afraid of this man. 

(Is a man or a monster in human skin? He’d killed them all, his power is dark and heavy and it wraps around Kisuke like it had all those years ago, cool and warm equally somehow, like sunlight in winter) 

Ichigo cocks half a smile and lays his sword across his back. 

“You’d get bored if I gave you all the answers at once, you know. C’mon,” he taps the air beside him and it splits neatly into the gaping maw of a garganta. “I’ll take you back to the seireitei. Unless you’d like to stay here longer?” A fiery brow raises and Kisuke shakes his head. 

“I should return.” He doesn’t tell Ichigo that he is tempted to accept that offer. He’s curious by his own nature, he still wants to unravel the threats of the world and find all their secrets, and that includes hollows and this desert that he has barely seen. But Kisuke had just suffered a brutal reminder that though he is one of the most promising trainees, and though the Shihoin heiress herself has taken a vested interest in his future he is still green, he is still young, and he cannot survive here on his how. 

(Which begs the question, how does Ichigo? Does he? Or was he just in the right place at the right time? Only hollows live in hueco mundo) 

“Are you a shinigami?” he asks when they step into the gap between worlds. 

Ichigo doesn’t answer immediately. He makes a sound like he’s thinking very hard about what to say. The hollow dog is still at his heels, trotting amiably beside him. It’s the most docile creature Kisuke has ever seen. 

“It’s complicated. Do you want me to tell you?” 

“Yes.” 

“I was a shinigami. And I will be again. But I’ve never been only that.” 

It’s not an answer at all and Kisuke feels jittery in his skin. Ichigo has just handed him a riddle and challenged him to solve it, and the flash of a smile tossed over his shoulder says he knows exactly what he’s done. It’s gone a minute later. The smile come like spring rains, swift and gone a second later. 

Ichigo still looks at him with that strange fondness, and it makes Kisuke’s stomach tighten again, but it's not hunger there this time. 

They step out into the rukongai. 

The river they’d met by rushes past. 

“I’ll see you around, Kisuke.” 

Kisuke watches Ichigo step back into the inky blackness of the garganta, and he knows now that it’s the truth. Even if Ichigo does not come to him, Kisuke will find a way to meet again. He wants to know Ichigo, and why Ichigo acts like he knows him too. 

~ ~ 

The first time Kisuke meets Shiba Kaien he nearly has a heart attack. 

He’s two paces behind Yoruichi, his head dipped up instead of dipped in a way that borders on insubordinate and they walk into the Shiba compound together. Kisuke has met Kukaku Shiba dozens of times, would even consider her to be a friend of sorts if he was pressed (as much as he has any friends, in any case) but those were all at Yoruichi’s behest. Now they come to call on her, the middle daughter of the clan head, with a rather official invitation to a party for all of the Great Clans and several of the smaller ones. 

The paper the invitation is written on is thick, the ink sparkles like it was written in actual gold, and just one sheet is worth more than anything Kisuke has ever owned in his life. 

He lays Benihime carefully on a rack of other zanpakutou when they enter, and walks behind Yoruichi unarmed. It wouldn't stop him from fighting, or killing, but let the Shiba think they had blunted his teeth. 

Kukaku greets them in the courtyard, her wild hair tied back while she pours something that smells like blackpowder and pepper into a firework. 

It’s not her who catches Kisuke’s attention though. 

Sitting on the other side of the courtyard with their young brother, Ganju, and a sweet looking woman, is a familiar face. 

The coloring is all wrong. Black hair instead of fiery orange, crystal blue eyes instead of calm brown, but the resemblance is unmistakable and impossible. 

“Ah, little Kisuke,” Kukaku grins at him. “Are you admiring my big brother? And in front of his wife, no less!” 

Kisuke startles out of whatever trance he’d fallen into, feels heat rush across his skin and wishes it wasn’t so stark a contrast. 

“Forgive me,” he bowed, like he was supposed to, and it was no surprise when Kukaku slapped his shoulder. 

“Forget it. All Shiba are too pretty for our own good, don’t you know?” 

Kisuke offers her a helpless smile and resigns himself to the fact that Yoruichi is going to tease him for the rest of the decade about him. 

“Do many look like your brother?” he asks, swallowing his pride and ignoring the way Kukaku howls with laughter at him. 

Still, she humors him. “He’s got the main branch look, so yeah a good few of us.” 

And that. 

Can’t be right. 

But it explains a lot. 

Ichigo was a powerhouse, and the Shiba are known for it. He said he “was a shinigami. And will be one again.” So perhaps a Shiba sent out on some specialized assignment? Or a deserter from the main branch? 

Even a bastard would explain quite a bit. 

Yoruichi pokes Kisuke’s cheek suddenly, snapping him out of his thoughts and he goes still lest he accidentally lash out at her. 

“Awe, I think he’s got a crush. He sure looks like it.” 

Kisuke ducks his head, sheepish and just a little stung when the pair of them laugh like its the cutest thing they’ve ever heard. 

(Why wouldn’t it be? Kaien is the married heir to one of the greatest clans in their world, and Kisuke still had dirt under his nails and rukongai blood) 

~ ~ ~

[midnight-in-town]

I checked your theory-list before asking this so.. I'm really sorry if you already answered. My question is: in the Campania arc, when the undertaker explained how bizarre dolls are created, Grell seemed upset. She too messed up in the living world, so I don't understand why the sudden shock. Even Ronald said "you're one to talk" when she tried to scold undertaker for tampering with the cinematic records. I guess there may be a reason I'm not seeing.. thoughts?

Hey Anon! Thanks for checking beforehand, I appreciate it a lot!! :))

So, about this scene...

First of all, I honestly think UT’s crimes can’t be compared to Grell’s, because the objectives and its consequences are on a much higher scale. 

Grell joined Madam Red’s side, touched by her madness (helping women abort even though she lost her chance to have a family in an accident) because she saw a part of her own predicament in Red’s folly...

...which, as UT put it in the Campania arc, resembles “being seduced by the lives of humans”, implying that Grell’s motive was personal. 

Secondly, while UT’s crimes are motived by personal desires, they’re also clearly about defying the system that the Shinigamis’ higher ups have put in place...

...a system in which Shinigamis are supposed to be “neutral between Gods and humans” (meaning they’re not supposed to be meddling with humans’ lives or deaths [x]), while they work like slaves to earn redemption and forgiveness.

As I’ve been saying [x][x], this system is likely something that UT’s actively against, probably because, as an old and skilled Shinigami, he’s aware of a huge pile of Dirt™ about the Organization and/or its higher ups. 

In other words, where Grell broke some rules, UT’s crimes are in open defiance to the principles of the system that created said rules. And in my opinion, that’s why Grell, who is still a loyal and obedient member of the Shinigami Organization, can’t help but be shocked by what UT is explaining on the Campania.

...How interesting that Grell and Ronald are both parts of the current arc though, with Grell working with Othello who knew UT before he deserted. ;)

I mean, maybe Yana intends to hint that there is a chance they’ll learn about what UT once found out, because if more Shinigamis were to know about whatever the truth is, it sure would be very helpful in order to denounce what a crappy system it is.

My take on it! I hope it makes sense! Have a good day Anon. :))

[cooliogirl101]

Either a Nobody AU but it's both Gin and Hisana that time travelled or WTL Hisana meets canon Ichigo? I can't decide which one I like more, so please pick your favorite. It's been a blast reading all the little snippets you have for WTL and TLM and thanks you so much for doing this!

(Nobody!AU where Gin falls through the time/dimension traveling portal a few months after Hisana does)

Tanaka Haru had always been rather average. The middle child, not particularly good looking but not ugly either, good enough get into the Onmitsukido (with the help of some family connections) but not good enough to make Seated Officer. So the last thing he'd expected was for him to catch up with the infamously elusive Nobody, when so many stronger, more talented shinigami had failed. 

Looking back, Haru rather wished he’d chosen to stay in bed that day.

The first sign that something was off was that Nobody wasn’t alone. Admittedly, the amount of data the Onmitsukido had on Nobody could fill less than half a page, but one of the few things they did know about her was that she operated by herself (when she wasn’t off rescuing Rukongai orphans or whatever). 

Whatever words Haru was about to say died on his tongue as the stranger sitting next to Nobody lifted his head at Haru’s entrance and-- holy shit that was a lot of scars.

The stranger was cloaked in a manner similar to Nobody, but the little that Haru could see of his face was disfigured horribly by severe burns, pale scar tissue twisting and distorting his skin until his original features were completely unrecognizable. One side of the stranger’s lips curved up sardonically at Haru’s reaction and he turned to Nobody.

“So this is what you’ve been doin’ all these months. Playin’ hide and seek with wannabe ninjas?” He asked, voice raspy from old smoke damage.

“Among other things.” Nobody looked towards Haru dispassionately and he felt his face burn as he realized the reason he’d found her so easily was because she hadn’t thought him a big enough threat to hide from. “Not that it’s any of your business what I’ve been up to.” 

“So cold,” the stranger said mournfully, before glancing back at Haru. Haru took an involuntary step back and the stranger’s grin widened. “You see how she treats me? You’d never guess that barely a year ago, she begged me to stay by her side. Ran into a fire to find me, pulled my burning body out, cut out her own skin to stitch onto my body when too much of mine had burned away...stole me from near certain death. Isn’t that right, my dear?”

“You’ve never forgiven me for that,” Nobody murmured, almost inaudibly. The stranger put his hand over hers in a parody of affection and suddenly, Haru felt the absurd urge to pull her away from him.

“Nonsense,” the stranger said faux-cheerfully. “I look forward to the day when I can return the favor. But enough about that, where are my manners? What can we do for you and the esteemed Onmitsukido today, little ninja?”

Haru cleared his throat, fighting the urge to hide.

“By order of Captain Soi Fon, Leader of the Onmitsukido and the Second Division of the Gotei 13, the individual known as Nobody is hereby ordered to report to the Seireitei for--”

“Wait, have you seriously been goin’ around calling yourself Nobody?” The stranger interrupted, laughing. “Sweetheart, we really need ta do somethin’ about your crippling sense of self-worth.”

“Oh, like you’re one to talk about names, Ing,” Nobody snapped. “Of all the stupid, unoriginal--”

“We’re not talking about me right now, darlin’, this is about you and your awful taste in names. Don’t try to deflect.”

“It’s better than those sarcastic pet names you keep calling me!” Nobody retorted hotly. 

“Who said they were sarcasm?” Ing asked, tilting his head to the side. Nobody shut her mouth with an audible snap, and Ing smiled wryly. “Until you come up with a better alias, I think I’ll keep callin’ you by them. Ain’t no way I’m gonna start callin’ you Nobody.”

“That’s who she is,” Haru spoke up, feeling irrationally defensive. At that, Ing’s lips curled into an unpleasant smile, pale blue eyes glittering. 

“Did I say you could speak?” He asked softly. 

“Leave him alone, Ing,” Nobody said, sounding abruptly tired. “He didn’t mean any harm.”

“Is that true, little ninja?” Ing asked, eyes glinting dangerously. Haru stood frozen, barely daring to breathe. Nobody was an unknown, a mystery, someone who knew too much and was endlessly frustrating, but she was never malicious. This man, however--

“See, my friend here thinks you mean her no ill will. That if I let you go, there’s no harm done,” Ing said conversationally. “I disagree, however. I think if I let you go, you’ll report straight to your captain and you’ll tell her everything you learned about us. You’ll keep coming back, bringing more and more people each time, until you finally get lucky. Maybe you catch us when we’re asleep, maybe when we’re injured. And when you finally do catch us, you’ll show my friend none of the mercy she showed you. What do you think, little ninja?”

“I--” Haru stuttered. He felt as if there suddenly wasn’t enough air in the room, or maybe like something was compressing his lungs from the outside. Squeezing tighter and tighter until his bones started grinding into dust. 

“That’s what I thought,” Ing said. He tilted his head to the side. “You’re a pathetic little thing, aren’t you? The barest hint of spiritual pressure and you’re ready to pop like a grape.”

“I’ll pop you like a grape if you don’t stop,” Nobody interjected, the annoyance plain in her voice. “I can take care of myself just fine.”

“Because you’ve been doing such a wonderful job at that so far,” Ing said sardonically. At Nobody’s continuing glare, he relented, drawing his reiatsu back with a sigh. “Fine, fine, I’ll let the little rat go. He should let his superiors know, though, that I’m far less forgiving of people hunting you down than you are. Next time they send someone after us, I won’t be so nice.” 

(Me the entire time writing this: hmm how can I make Gin and Hisana’s relationship even more complicated than it already is)

[rukia-simp]

Rukia’s Feelings

Let's discuss feelings in Bleach because there's a lot of double standards here and it hurts me to watch people think they've "debunked" arguments but they only told a vague fairy tale. That's why I'm saying that Rukia had fallen in love earlier than you think. In fact I would even say that she fell in love before Orihime. Orihime may have had a crush on Ichigo first, but she never said “love” until the arrancar saga.

Rukia fell in love first. In fact there's textual evidence for this. We all know this iconic scene. Kubo was never into romantic tales, however he wouldn't pull this BS out of his ass for shits and giggles. He's not that kind of writer. Every scene has purpose! Stop the disrespect!

This scene isn't meant for fanservice. It's meant for setting up motive. Why does Rukia want to leave?

Before I answer that. Ladies and Gentlemen, this is what literary analysis calls DRAMATIC IRONY. In which the audience knows something that characters might not know. For example like when we know Isshin is a Shinigami, but Ichigo doesn't know. We know Rukia's true feelings but Ichigo and other people don't because they obviously can't read her inner monologue. Ichigo can't read her motives until her tears tell him the truth. Now to answer the original question above. She left because she was afraid that if she stayed any longer in the living world, her already developing feelings would make it harder to leave later on. She needed to get out of Ichigo's proximity so that her attachment can't be used as leverage or puts him in danger. After all it was her emotional attachment to Kaien that allows her to identify every emotion that she's feeling at this moment in the story. She doesn't want to bring Ichigo the same demise as Kaien. It's because of her emotions that Kaien's death hit her so hard. Without emotions and that attachment to Kaien, it would have been just another death in the Soul Society. Why is this important? Because Rukia's trying to learn from her past. Ichigo's stubbornness messes up her plan, but it's also what ends up saving them in the long term. She runs away with the hope of forgetting all of her experiences with Ichigo. Ichigo did the same thing Kaien did with Rukia in the 13th division. Ichigo didn't make her feel alone or like an outcast. They both treated her the way she always hoped people would treat her. With respect, and as an equal. She never wanted to be put down nor be put on a pedestal because of her last name. Or because of her rank. But everyone did, even her future husband. The only two people who canonically didn’t was Ichigo and his cousin. Rukia just has a weak side for men like that. Rukia has a type unlike Orihime. We know why she loves Ichigo, but there's no clear reason as to why Orihime does. It's very broad, and not narrowed down to a specific reason. Which makes her crush easy to attack with no actual solid defense. I can tell you EXACTLY where Ichigo and Rukia's relationship changed from salty coworkers to immediately more than friends. I've reread Bleach multiple time, and have yet to see the exact moment where Ichigo and Orihime's feelings change. Most of it looks like it's offscreen.

Just so no one gets confused. I'm referring to this scene. This was where Ichigo and Rukia's relationship could never go back to being coworkers and friends.

Anyways, people like to argue that Orihime is the one that likes him so she is guaranteed that "happy" ending. I call BS because Nel and Riruka had just as much infatuation with our protagonist, but all I see is them getting the short end of the stick. Orihime IS NOT SPECIAL. But Rukia IS special. This woman "COINCIDENTALLY" has a paralleled past to our protagonist. She "COINCIDENTALLY" spent Ichigo's entire past arc as his only form of foundation and support. And she "COINCIDENTALLY" is the one to be asked about HER feelings because she's not as open about her emotions, since she's a SHINIGAMI. Shinigami have LITERALLY been taught to not be emotional. Duty before love. Rukia's characterization and occupation don’t allow her to confess straight up. Orihime has the privilege of no limitations. Rukia isn't as lucky! Why the hell would Kubo emphasize this so much for it be a fecking dead end?!

But that's why Rukia's confession is in the form of denial. Because in order to keep her IN CHARACTER, Kubo needs to write a confession that sounds like Rukia. He must emphasize how strong her feelings are. They are so strong that they overcome her usual stoicism, sternness.

Byakuya himself knew that Rukia only showed this much emotion towards Kaien. That's why he concluded that there's something special about Ichigo. He has identified the pattern.

All of this had purpose. I refuse to believe it was all for nothing. This scene was a confession, and just a sad reminder that unfortunately Ichigo and Rukia's ending was always on a tight rope. He put too much effort into their relationship. He put a freakish amount of effort into their relationship. And honestly this makes the story make more sense, in my opinion. Think about it like this. If Rukia was not in love in this scene then it wouldn’t be as memorable in the Ichiruki fandom. And Rukia would be a completely different character. By Rukia already having feelings they stimulate Ichigo into finding out his own feelings (which is in the Lost Agent Arc). And it makes sense because Rukia might fall easier, but she’s more passive when it comes to answering to her desires. Just look back at her past with Kaien, and her reaction towards his wife. She’s not the type to pursue feelings. But Ichigo is more aggressive than her. But he’s more dense as well. Ichigo is the type to initiate the relationship, but he has to be aware of it. How can you be aware of it if your dense? I mean the fact that Ichigo is dense about Orihime’s blatant feelings can’t be a coincidence. For me, it almost seems like Ichigo is dense, not because he’s not meant to see Orihime’s feelings, but because it makes it harder for him to identify his own feelings for a certain person (personally I thought and still think that it’s supposed to be Rukia). It delays endgames, and allows for more satisfying development. However, this could just be my optimism speaking, but I don't think Kubo is stupid. But that time frame for TYBW was ridiculous and I truly believe it was a factor in their final decisions. But I might be blinded by my optimism. Well anyway, this was another piece of analysis. Just want to call out some hypocrites. I'm right now putting on the table that Rukia arguably has just as much feelings for Ichigo. So the argument that Orihime is "obligated" to Ichigo's love is too vague. It's a horrible argument, but I'm always open to discussion. Respectfully of course. But then again this is social media so...

My next analysis is probably going to be on this gorgeous scene. I'm just going to explain its significance and what makes it an irrefutable Ichigo and Rukia moment. Please look forward to that! Thank you to everyone that read this far. Have a wonderful day!

Also no hate on Renji and Orihime. I know Renji thought he had good intentions, but if he's so special then he should have been able to fix it before 40 years of no interactions. And Orihime is a sweetie, but her unrealistic look on life is just too polar to my look on life. I'm a realist. I can't get behind that especially when she basically gets everything handed to her without much consequence. Reality would have hit normal women in the face if they were in Orihime's position. To me that's not a good message to teach to anyone.

Anyway thanks for reading! Love y’all!

[magical-girl-coral]

It's Gin's Birthday! Here are some HCs

- He made his own version of "the floor is lave!". In the Seireitei it was "the twelve worked there," while in Hueco Mundo it was "Szayelaporro spilled something here." Both times people would fly to the roof, and in both times, Gin will have a shoe thrown to his face.

- Things Gin is forbidden to touch during his pranks: Aizen's tea, Kaname's kitchen, anything that belongs to Unohana, Yumichika's hair products (a request from Kenpachi because the bitching was awful the last time it happened), anything made by the twelve division, anything made by Szayelaporro, Yachiru's candy, Soi Fon's knives, the ninth's yet to be published articles, Rangiku's makeup, Komamura's shampoo, and Jushiro's medicine (even Gin isn't heartless enough to mess with that).

- Gin's a surprisingly good cook. It makes sense once you remember that one, Kaname was one of the people who raised him, and two, he grew up with Rangiku and had to learn how to cook, or they would have died from food poisoning.

- He's an absolute fashion disaster. He wears the plainest and oversized clothes he can find. If it weren't for Rangiku, he would have the Shinigami equivalent of a closet full of hoodies. Just hoodies.

- Gin was lowkey crushed when he found out Shinji had a tongue piercing. It meant he couldn't have one of his own without people thinking he's copying his old captain.

- He's the only person in the entire world that can bring Orihime's Cain Instinct to activate. If you leave them alone in the same room, she will try to strangle him.

- He and Orihime have a fascinating dynamic because it's a battle between Orihime's ability to lower people's threatening aura and Gin's creepiness rubbing off on people. It's a pure unstoppable force v.s immovable object battle.

- Gin mostly gets sick during summer thanks to his sensitivity to heat. When they were kids, Rangiku only got sick during winter so they joked that they knew they would be screwed at the same time, so their bodies took turns of who gets to be sick this time.

- When Gin was a kid and got sick for the first time, Aizen had to trick him into taking medicine by putting them in dried persimmons. Gin understood the trick immediately and refused to ear dried persimmons whenever he was sick since then. Nowadays, a good chase around the barracks is the only way to make him take his cough drops.

- The reason why Gin refuses to take medicine is that he wants his immune system to get stronger on its own. He's constantly on survivor mod and doesn't want to become too weak and pampered. He doesn't have the same attitude when someone else gets sick though, like the hypocrite that he is.

- Jushiro once did the mistake of unexpectedly hugging a third seat Gin, awakening the latter's fight or flight instincts and Jushiro got a swift kick to the stomach as a result. No one tried to hug him since, at least not without warning.

- He has a really weird grasp on human pop culture. He gets to go to the human world on rare occasions and will try to catch a movie to pass the time if he finished his mission early. References with him are a hit and a miss.

- He also suffers from insomnia and is usually awake from one to three in the morning. He tries to do paperwork or read a book to help him fall back asleep, and takes a nap in is his office to complete some of the missing sleep.

- All of Gin's seater officers were originally from different divisions. His third was from the first, his fifth was from the eleventh and his sixth was from the sixth. They were unhappy with their positions, so Gin gave them promotions to make the transfer faster. It made his betrayal all the more painful.

- Gin is cursed with genre awareness. He knows exactly what kind of story he's in and what his role is. He figured it out around the time he became captain when Aizen was doing a Shounen protagonist version of Build a Bear with Ichigo's parents. He saw Aizen create his own downfall and thought "ah, I see. So this is where I stand." The reason why he gave Ichigo the mantel of taking down Aizen and why his last thoughts were in complete calm was because he knew he was going to fail thanks to his role as a side villain. He didn't quit with his revenge because he believed he was too far gone and understood that if he's going down, he might as well try to take the bastard that started it all with him.

(here are some "if he lived" hcs because I need to get these out of my system)

- Gin return the Gotei 13 is an uncomfortable reminder of how no one is invincible. Every time someone is like "we Shinigamis are too strong to be defeated," Gin lets out an awkward cough. This is also one of the reasons the head captain wanted him back; he knows they need Gin to remember to keep their feet on the ground.

- There are a few people (other than Rangiku and Izuru) that befriended Gin after his return:

Jushiro: Kinda felt bad for knowing Gin as a kid and not knowing how Aizen was slowly turning him into a weapon. Also, he needs more members for the Shiro club.

Shunsui: He usually goes along with whatever Jushiro's doing and this is no expectation. He was always pretty neutral about things anyway.

Nanao: She already felt like she had to give him the benefit of the doubt with how much Rangiku was happy with his comeback. They ended up bonding over picking up their drunk friends from bars.

Kenpachi: He finds Gin funny and Yachiru likes his snacks.

Unohana: They had some weird bonding and mutuals understanding as she healed him. Also, him being a captain again is a huge pain in the ass to the Central 46. That already makes her happy.

- I've already talked before about how if Gin had an inner hollow it would be a Kitsune, so I would like to add that his teeth would sharpen as a result and his hair would become softer, almost fur-like. It's because the stronger the hollow, the more one's body gets affected, almost like a type of mutation.

- Gin only broke the rules once with his restrains, and that was so Kaname could visit Kakyo's grave during her birthday.

- Even after Central 46 banned all interactions with Karakura town, Gin continued in contact with Orihime through secret burner phones. Only Rangiku and Izuru are aware of this.

- After his return, his first prank was dying all of Byakuya's clothes, furniture, and hair seaweed green. Byakuya had said something so goddamn insufferable that it snapped Gin out of his depression and straight into mischief. If Byakuya likes his Wakabe ambassador so much, Gin might as well help to bring it up to a whole new level.

- The wounds left by Aizen were so severe that Gin had to wait five years before he could get his right arm back without damaging something in the process. His prosthetic was overseen by Unohana herself to make sure no one was messing with any of the electronics.

- The first thing he did after his restraints were removed was to visit his old hut. He wanted to see it one last time before letting go of the past for good.

[tsukkishinata]

drabble: tsukishima dies*

ship: tsukihina (ish?) mostly tsuki centric

type: drabble

complete?: i guess?

word count: ~900

notes: *dies but not dead, it’ll make sense. i also drew this already (comic here) but this goes more into the happenings of tsuki’s accident.

Tsukishima is in middle school when he dies

He was on his way home when he gets hit by a car.

It was because he had been trying to rescue the cat that jumped into the road, he had thrown himself at it

When he wakes up he’s staring at the scene from above.

It’s exactly like the cliches in media. Somehow he’s disappointed.

What he did not expect to see was a young boy with flaming orange hair dressed in black. He looked panicked and is flipping through some notes mumbling to himself.

Tsukishima doesn’t know if the other boy can see him but judging by the way they were both floating, he assumes they’re in the same realm.

“Excuse me?”

The boy screams and throws his notes in the air. It lands on his head and back in his hands. Such a classic anime scene.

“Am I dead?”

“Um…” The boy is shifty eyed. “Yes but…”

“But?”

“You… weren’t supposed to…”

“...huh?”

The boy in black explains that his name wasn’t in his book at all and it was the cat that was supposed to go. The boy is panicking because this wasn’t supposed to happen and it’s probably his fault for this and oooh he’s in so much trouble. 

“Well, what’s done is done, right? I traded my life for the cat.”

“Yeah but… it wasn’t supposed to be you, you have so much to live for.”

“Not really.”

The kid in black sends him a look. It’s pity but also (sad). 

“Look, it’s my fault that I wasn’t watching properly so I’m going to make sure you get to live properly, okay?”

“You really don’t have to.”

“No! I’m going to!”

The boy introduces himself as the Grim Reaper. Definitely not what Tsukishima would have expected from someone who was the ferrier of death, what with the bright orange hair, energetic persona and name that means the sun. [wait but he goes by Shouyou not Hinata]

“What’s your name kid?”

“You don’t have it in your notes?”

He pouts. “I said already that you weren’t supposed to die, that’s why your records aren’t in my book.”

Tsukishima gives his name and the shinigami, Shouyou, smiles. Tsukishima knows that he’s ageless but he asks about Shouyou’s appearance anyway, saying he looks like a middle schooler as well. Shouyou pouts and says that’s not his fault, he’s been a shinigami for centuries, ever since he himself had died way back when. Tsukishima asks for details but Shouyou says he doesn’t remember.

Shouoyu ends up bringing him to the afterworld to see the King Enma. Tsukishima thought it was really funny watching Shouyou getting chewed out. Tsukishima wonders about if he really was ready to go. He was just a middle schooler but at the same time, it’s because he’s a middle schooler, he’s at the point in his life where everything kinda sucks. He doesn’t want to think too much about it because he’s probably end up wanting to live again. Lost in his own thoughts, he doesn’t hear what the conversation entailed until Shouyou is with him again. 

Shouyou tells him that he has a chance to live again and they should go back as soon as possible. Tsukishima asks if there were any draw backs and Shouyou hesitates but tells him that no there isn’t, because this was all a misunderstanding.

When Tsukishima wakes up, he’s at the hospital. His mother is by his side and she immediately holds him when he calls her. Strange to think he had actually died and came back to life, he doesn’t feel different at all. His physically body aches but that’s not too bad. He suddenly starts crying realizing he actually really wanted to live, there was still so many things he wanted to do. 

He continues to live his life. He takes up volleyball, even though he had originally quit because of the incident with his brother. But remembering that life is fleeting, he doesn’t want to regret not playing. He also makes up with his brother. Tsukishima doesn’t change too much personality wise, but he wants to keep the things he treasures closer. He thanks Yamaguchi for staying with him, and they get closer.

Tsukishima enters Karasuno High and joins the volleyball club. He’s on his way back with Yamaguchi when he sees the two figures bumping a volleyball back and forth. He catches the ball before the other person could reach it. His eyes were mostly set on The King in curiosity but when the familiar voice calls out to him to return the ball, he drops it.

“Shouyou?”

The orange hair boy pulls back and raises his hands defensively.

“Why are you calling me by my first name? Do I know you?”

“Tsukki? Are you alright?”

Tsukishima is pale. He leans into Yamaguchi’s hold on his shoulder. 

It had been a while and sometimes he thinks it was just a crazy fever dream from his accident. Like, who actually believe that one just dies and comes back to life. Tsukishima had kept the memories of being a spirit to himself, never mentioning to anyone. 

This had to be some weird coincidence.

“Shrimp, who are you?”

“Excuse me??? Is that how you ask for someone’s name? Who do you think you are??”

((I don’t think shinigami Shouyou and Hinata Shouyou are the same. I do want it to be that the person you see in the afterlife is your soulmate or something. 

Or if Shinigami Shouyou had to sacrifice his job and immortality to return Tsuki back to his body. Then Hinata and Shinigami are the same.))

[ruindunburnit]

@wanderstern The circle did try to hide their thoughts by thinking about the typical inane things they knew Neferet would expect them to, like crushes and homework, but we never find out whether that worked because this was in 'Untamed' and Neferet promptly upped the ante by raising Stark from the dead, using him to kill the High Priestess of Vampyres Shekinah, and summoning the magical rapist Kalona as "Erebus made flesh". I would also argue that it didn't matter because, if they're right and Neferet would expect them to have only shallow, inane thoughts in their heads, why would she bother to focus on listening to their thoughts in the first place? Neferet always thought of the circle, including Zoey, as silly little children -- mere things to be manipulated. And if she can't listen to Zoey's thoughts, it hasn't stopped her from manipulating her memories like she did in 'Betrayed'.

A lot of the plot lines in these books only work with one side over- or underestimating the other and so paying absolutely no attention to what the other is actually doing. It's the kind of cheap trick the Harry Potter books did constantly, only much more transparent and worsely executed (which is a talent in and of itself, I guess).

@wanderstern Yes, technically they are humans with a special genetic thing going on, but that special genetic thing is basically a ticking time bomb that on ignition gradually transubstantiates the human into a being so different as to call whether they still "count" as humans into question (however much they are still rational, sentient people capable of the same thoughts, emotions and compassion as before).

At this point it becomes a question of where you would draw that line, if you wanted to make the distinction. If it were me, I would suggest they are different (or at least that the Shinigami King would decree it so) for two reasons:

- Vampyres require human blood to survive, and in a sense perform the same ecological function as the shinigami themselves. Ergo, killing vampyres, who on occasion might kill humans to extend their own lifespan, would cause to many humans to live than even the shinigami can kill to maintain manageable growth without causing a population boom.

- As vampyres can conceivably live to more than 1000 years (aging 1 year for every 10 a human ages), killing a vampyre will give the shinigami so many more years to their own lifespan that they would be less likely to kill humans. Which, again, could cause a potentially devastating and unsustainable population boom while killing off the same vampyres who also perform their same function.

(The very fact of vampyres existing means that fewer humans are born by them being "taken out of the running", which itself us a form of control).

I admit, this logic only stands if we assume that shinigami do perform that function, which is like ascribing intent of design to evolution itself, when it is simply not designed with any kind of intent. (Also, before anyone questions the hypothetical, I don't think human populations need to be "controlled" -- just that all people have a right to everything they need to survive and while we have governments, they are the system obligated to provide for the people's needs.)

In short, I don't think they would work on vampyres, but if Neferet was smart, she would use a death note that only kills humans to her advantage.

@ladycathos I think Neferet would be unstoppable with or without the shinigami eyes, whether the death note worked on vampyres or not. She was only thwarted because the authors forcibly lowered her goals from "taking over the world" to "taking over downtown Tulsa by holding a fancy hotel hostage and making friends with the local cougar/paedophile." In the hands of a decent writer, she would be a much bigger fish.

With her telepathy she doesn't need the eyes, and whether the notebook works on vampyres or not, she is conniving enough to make it work.

Feeling bored. The next person to send me a House of Night (including NoHoper) and/or Death Note related question WILL get an answer.

[hezuart]

That anaversary aizen looks absolutely fabulous, he looks like a figure skater xd.

I heard along time ago the last arc of the anime was being animated finally bc they pulled a 90s sailor moon were the last season was not either animated or dubbed untill decades later.

I recall near the end of the current 366 episodes there was an episode were the creapy demon ppl woke up in hell and we're all bitter, and there was the other guy who was like, iM cOmEiNg FoR u IChIgO, but then is never mentioned again after and I'm like,why? Why is lt there just plopted randomly into a different arc that seams unrelated.

And locking aizen up underground seems ok, but It deff won't hold, and he will. Escape, and he will kill, you either need that one spell from star, dubbed, the darkest spell of moon the undaunted, a powerfull dark spell that killed immortal beings, that came from best character, eclipsa, the queen of darkness.

We need that.

Or stick him I'm crystal like eclipsa was in star. Is there no one who could trap him in ice or crystal for all eternity.

How about throw him into the centre of a volcano trapped and caged , forverr being killed by heat?

I assume there's space travel, send I'm into a black whole, were a black whole don't fuckin care if your immortal or fat, you will die

:3

Yes, I love anniversary Aizen. His original octopus-butterfly hollow design was ugly so I'm glad he's back to being the fashion icon he is.

Locking Aizen up underground once is one thing, doing it twice after saying he got more powerful by just sitting there, and he escaped to battle the Quincy Soul King God... is another. I think he should have escaped at the end of the Quincy arc. That is the only feasibility.

I heard the anime is coming back for the Quincy arc as well, but because of COVID its probably going to be delayed. (I'm not gonna watch it until the Rain section of the arc then I'm dipping out. I'm only here for Zangetsu)

and funny that you mention that hell scene in the manga :)

-> spoilers for the new BLEACH 73 page anniversary chapter / thoughts/critique on it

So hey you had a premonition! Syazel .... returned? And his hole is outside of his body??? for some reason???

(I didn't understand the explanation or why / how that happens and what that means for the hollow)

And my friend and I were laughing because out of ALL the things. Kubo could do in this anniversary. He gave Syazel his dick back after going to hell. That is iconic. (that's where his hole was located, and now that its not on his body ... well...) This is the funniest thing Kubo has EVER pulled. Kudos to you, sir.

The entire internet is freaking out over Ukitake being in hell. Honestly Kubo has done far worse, and we've established that Soul Society is a corrupt system that hasn't changed, so I'm not surprised he would pull something like this.

At the same time, Kubo 1. cheated his audience. 2. continues to prove me right that he cannot bring himself to kill his characters

1. Hollows who have commit murder in their human life are sent to hell. Syazel and Aaorniero are two of these hollows, and yet, when they are killed, there is NO gates of hell scene. We see them there later in the hell chapter (which was more of a promotion for the fourth movie and I didn't believe it would hold any merit)

But the same goes for Ukitake. We never see the gates of hell take him. What, was hell late? Did hell's gates get lost like an uber before picking him up? It's bull. Withholding such vital information from your audience, not showing the gates of hell when they should pick up this soul IMMEDIATELY is ... I mean its a lie. Kubo lied to his audience.

2. Now we are told powerful shinigami are sent to hell when they die. First of all that sounds like a security threat. Wouldn't shinigami want revenge for that? Or attempt to escape? Why would they still hold loyalty after being sent to a prison of eternal suffering?

Also "Yhwach and Aizen" were the only ones keeping Hell's gates closed is way too convenient and doesn't really make any sense. I feel like Aizen should have deliberately gone to hell to retrieve powerful shinigami / hollows for his army instead of keeping it /closed/.

This is definitely a Kubo-doesn't-know-what-he's-doing-and-is -making- stuff-up-as-he-goes, but it might have a pinch of merit because of previous plot lines.... but either way, there's some big plot holes here, but again, its Kubo, so I expected nothing less.

Again, he can't kill off his characters. He introduced zombification, he introduced immortality through the hougyoku, he has Orihime and Hachigen's reversal / rejection abilities. He brought back Luppi, friggen.... a character who's entire upper half of his body was incinerated. Like.... come on. No. He's dead, you can't bring him back like that. That's a cop out and just weird. You're taking away consequences and grief.

(Also Yamamoto and Unohana deserve to be in hell far over Ukitake, they've done some fcked up stuff in their pasts unlike him)

Also Kubo's favorite character is Mayuri, which.... you're allowed to have a favorite problematic character. But Keeping said character alive and bared from the consequences of abusing his daughter, murdering innocents, and experimenting on your own squad members? Nah. Nope. Kill him, Kubo. Kill this dude.

(his weird attachment to Mayuri is probably why he keeps bringing Syazel back, since Syazel is Mayuri 2.0, but Syazel is the bad guy who does face consequences for his actions while Mayuri is not)

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Also, I'm certain Kazui and Orihime are going to be THRILLED that their precious husband/dad is going to hell when he dies :)

(I just... Rukia teased Ichigo about leaving Orihime at home. She teased him about having a house wife who he leaves all the chores to. Orihime had two panels. She checks on her son who promised he would be at home and sleep. Kazui fcking breaks his promise like it never mattered to him and JUMPS out the window after pretending to sleep in front of his mother. ... An 8 year old... alone... in the middle of the night.)

Orihime is abandoned. She is not invited to SS, she is not informed of what is going on, her son leaves her.... I...

Orihime is a side character. She doesn't matter anymore. She hasn't mattered for a long, long time.

A part of me is glad she had little screen time, since she tends to waste it, but another part of me is embroiled with rage.

I've even see people try to defend this. "Orihime and Ichigo can't be together ALL the time, that's an unhealthy relationship!" and I'm like guys... that's not the point. The point is Orihime is not part of Ichigo's other life. Any shinigami stuff from now on is none of her business. She's going to stay at home while Kazui and Ichigo go off and save the world. Ichigo is going to be fighting by Rukia and Renji while Orihime watches from the sidelines, or worse, doesn't even know what is going on with her husband and son. Orihime is going to be uninformed and abandoned, because she has not proven she is capable of fighting by their sides(go on, @ me. I will fight this. She's a failure.), and also because she prefers a human life over a dead one. Which is ironic, because she married a dead man. Ichigo is a shinigami, and he will be one forever. god forbid she ever meets his Zanpaktou. She would tremble in fear at the monsters her husband harbors in his soul, especially when she realizes they don't care about her and would rather see her dead. (Zangetsu would absolutely kill Orihime. Not sure about Kazui, but Orihime has not accepted Zangetsu, she does not like either of them, and the feeling is assuredly mutual.) frick now I want to make a comic about this

Also still frustrated over Zangetsu's shikai / bankai regression. Kubo once again lied to his audience. Ichigo has no bankai. How ridiculous is that? The main character of BLEACH doesn't have a bankai. Insulting.

(RIP to Chad. He doesn't exist anymore. He's just gone. No mention, no cameo. Gone.)

Kazui is a demon child. That character from the novels? Hikone? They're the same character. Literally same personality, same power level. Its worse because Kazui is a liar. He constantly goes behind his parents' backs. He can summon creepy fish and creepy eyeballs and open portals like is ANYONE aware of this? How has SS not kidnapped Ichigo's son and experimented on him / locked away his powers yet? All substitute shinigami require a reiatsu controlling / spy badge to keep them in line. Where is Kazui's? Or is he just a weird fullbringer?

I was worried Kubo was gonna try and pull a knock off Boruto but luckily he kept the focus on Ichigo and the others. But that being said, Ichika and Kazui are now just... sort of there? Kazui was kinda just.... having his own adventure that doesn't matter to the plot at hand, and Ichika had some nice characterization at first but she just hid behind her dad the whole time.

I have a feeling Kazui is gonna step in at the last minute or do some major behind the scenes thing that indirectly interferes with the main plot so no one will realize how powerful and dangerous he actually is. Its sad because Ichika is the superior character in personality and likability, but she clearly is not going to have a bigger part in this.

Ichigo having a normal life after everything still feels extremely boring and uncomfortable to me. Everyone's like 'I'm still bLEACH!" but.... BLEACH just... doesn't feel like BLEACH anymore. It hasn't for a while now.

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There's two new shinigami characters. Didn't care for the girl, but the Sign Language kid who talks to animals is adorable ... however... he just reminds me of Chad, and I just... it hurts knowing Chad has essentially been deleted. Chad and Orihime are officially benched. They have chosen the human world, and Orihime has given Ichigo his spawn so she has no more use/purpose to him anymore... ////sigh

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Also. This is claimed to be a new "arc". So is the BLEACH manga coming back? What is happening. I thought Kubo was tired and didn't want to do BLEACH anymore. I thought Shounen Jump cut him off. People made so many excuses for Kubo and why the past two arcs have been so badly written the past 6 years and now almost everything they've attempted to defend him with has been revoked.

BLEACH is going to continue to screw up its plot lines and characters, so Its probably best for it to stay dead but I've seen a lot of Kubo stans drooling over this content, they're desperate for BLEACH's return, but its already given out all its possible revelations. There's really nothing else to top here. It's just going to make things up as it goes along ,and I'm not really here for half-assed writing like that, especially since the damage of rushing the previous manga has already been done. Kubo and Shounen Jump are riding off a money nostalgia. None of this was planned.

Honestly though.... overall feeling of this chapter, not as bad as it could have been.

Syazel stole the spotlight, and he's my friend's favorite character, so that's all that really matters.