#aizen does need a lovely sunflower girl around to give him a chance to speak his mind.

[keikakudori]

What do you think Aizen's opinion of Orihime would have been if he got to know her in Heuco Mundo?

alright, so -- railroading of the plot aside i am not one to think that ichigo got to find out where orihime went and then RAN RIGHT OFF TO SAVE HER. that's not how command structures work and given that ichigo is the shinigami daiko of karakura, that means he falls under the command of the gotei. which means for all of what aizen was up to, the fact remains that he probably got his hands on orihime and it took a while -- then again, the fucking timeline in bleach is pretty goddamn nebulous and i refuse to try making heads or tails of it where this plot point is concerned because it gets jumbled and confusing.

which means i would say that aizen got more time with orihime than what canon showed us.

as for his opinion of her? respectful. for all of what aizen says and does, he does respect people ( with certain exceptions -- looking at you, kisuke-- ) by and large. i don't know if he'd be "won over" so to speak by that golden heart of hers, but i do know that aizen has seen her ability in action and i do know he does respect it. he thinks that she’s a compassionate young woman and far stronger than she realizes. he thinks that orihime has the skills and capacity to become a powerful shinigami. and i know that he would have invited her to share tea or dinner with him at least once.

sure, he may be the man keeping her captive for the time being but he’s not going to be rude. a proper host does what he can for his guest, after all. and while traditional culture states that he’s there to serve her and all, aizen isn’t quite in his usual traditional role. but i can say that his opinion of orihime is quite good. he has no wish to do more than needs doing and i figure that once he apologizes for being a dick, they could become friends. or at least become friendly.

he just has to, you know, apologize to her for what he did.