#anyway i LOVE bleach!!!

[rainbowberriesandcookies]

Orihime's weird food combinations actually make a lot of sense-

It's one of those things that in the moment, it's used for comedic relief when other characters see her or hear about her weird food combinations but honestly there's also a lot of subtlety that makes me wonder if Kubo has more personal experience growing up poor or with food security because my god it makes too much fucking sense.

We know that Sora and Orihime had abusive parents who were described as the types of people that would hit a child until it stopped crying and that Sora intentionally hid her away from them to take care of her.

Chances are, their parents never taught Sora how to cook or take care of himself properly, and growing up, he likely had to feed Orihime little bits of what he could put together before he was able to turn 18 and run away with her.

At the start of the story, Ichigo says that Sora died three years ago and at the start of the story, Ichigo and Orihime are both around 15 years old. Which means Orihime was no older than 12 when Sora died.

Have you seen what 12-year-olds left to their own devices eat? And eventually, we find out that Orihime is taken care of by a distant relative who only sends her money as long as she keeps her grades up. Given that she lives by herself, it's likely only enough money to ensure that Orihime isn't homeless or starving - but not enough to actually buy proper meals.

And if it is - Orihime likely doesn't know what a proper meal looks like. From how Sora described their parents, he likely had to raise himself as many children do in abusive relationships, and then had to raise Orihime. But children often learn things from their parents like how to cook, clean, etc.

Another character with a similar home life that Orihime reminds me of is Taiga from Toradora.

Until she met Ryuji, Taiga pretty much lived on convenience store food as her parent(s) only sent money every so often. Likely - once again - it was just enough to make sure she wasn't homeless or on the streets but not enough to be able to afford cooking proper meals and Orihime - like Taiga - likely doesn't really know what normal food or meals really look like.

And as early as the volume 2 character profiles, we learn that Orihime is supported by relatives.

At one point, she's even seen eating bread likely because it was all she could afford.

In Chapter 14, Orihime just brings an entire loaf of bread and a can of red bean paste to lunch and as early as Volume 2 we learn that she's supported by relatives - yet we also know that she lives alone which even as early as this it can be assumed that they're fairly distant and only do so out of obligation rather than love.

Come Chapter 450, this is elaborated on even more

She outright mentions that a distant aunt pays for her living expenses and sends her less when her grades go down. And here, you can see her recounting what she heard about her parents being "really abusive" from her brother all with a smile on her face despite the fact that it's a pretty somber.

Another hint to the food insecurity is how Orihime looked at the donuts earlier and Riruka upon hearing this, let Orihime eat as much as she wanted.

It's in her own way, but Riruka clearly understood that Orihime didn't really have a good home life. But she's a tsundere so Riruka has to say that she doesn't want them anymore instead of outright saying she feels bad and doesn't want to deprive someone who likely has never really had too much food security of food that's right in front of them. The typical "It's not like I care or anything" from tsunderes like Riruka.

Jumping back to earlier chapters-

Orihime joked with Tatsuki about having to carry around a sleeping bag and sleeping outdoors after being kicked out of her apartment following the hollow incident in Chapter 24.

Given that Tatsuki didn't appreciate the joke and up till this point, she's one of Orihime's closest friends, chances are Tatsuki knows that Orihime has a precarious living situation which is why the joke didn't come off as funny because Tatsuki would also know that Orihime is the type to just smile her way through all of her troubles.

So combined with what we know...

As early as Chapter 4 her apartment was damaged as a result of Ichigo's battle with Acidwire, in Chapter 14 she brings bread and red bean paste to school to eat and in Chapter 24 Tatsuki doesn't appreciate her jokes about having to be in a sleeping bag until she finds a new place before admitting that she's actually staying in a hotel.

Chances are her grades slipped to the point she couldn't afford rent anymore or the damage to the apartment was that bad - either way the result was a pretty big strain on her already tight finances.

Orihime's odd food tendencies aren't just to make her quirky, but one of the only ways she knows how to survive. After all - a lot of people who live in poverty or struggle with food security eat and enjoy strange meals like mustard sandwiches where it is just bread and mustard or sugar sandwiches where it's just butter, bread, and sugar... A lot of struggle meals honestly involve some type of bread because it is cheap and filling.

Bread is one of the cheapest food items you can afford and while everyone else thinks that her food combinations are horrid... there is at least one person who appreciates them.

Rangiku!

And from what we know, Rangiku also had a very similar upbringing where she was found starving and alone by Gin. He offered her persimmons, a fruit that when eaten at the wrong time is very sour but when it's ripe it's mushy/soft. Because of this, persimmons can be something of an acquired taste - and when they're dried the flavor of them is even more concentrated

All in all, her quirky food habits are a subtle nod to her upbringing, and thinking about it now, it makes sense as to why it never really sat right with me when people would callously make fun of her food combinations or rather treated them like a genuine character flaw to mock and demean her over.

It's used for comedy because when you hear certain struggle meals, they really don't be making any sense and sound disgusting! Yet at the same time, it's a result of having to make do with what you have and your tastes revolving around that.

Even with the consistency of Rangiku, someone who was found starving enjoying her food combinations - it makes me wonder if Rangiku is no stranger to eating weird things or combinations on occasion. It also contrasts with Toshiro who was shown not really enjoying the food combinations, but unlike Orihime or Rangiku, he's never really been shown starving or hungry in his backstory because he had his grandmother and Momo with him.

Because of that, it's kinda hard to chalk up Orihime's weird food tendencies and growing up poor to be a "lucky coincidence" because the other person who enjoys them too grew up similarly to her - where food was scarce. Given how seemingly well thought out it is, it makes me wonder if Kubo himself may have either had or knew someone who struggled with food scarcity.

[karpachev]

bitch they lived

[pokeberry5]

revamped my tensa zangetsu redesign and redrew an old piece

[frankensteinposm0]

“And I don’t want the world to see me, 'cause I don't think that they'd understand” ♡

17yo Style in my AU will always be something very important to me.

[kaicko]

A tradition at the 13th division ✨🍭🍬🍫✨

[ivorysodapop]

Fucked up Taichi Amagi AU you are so important to me

[umbraria]

BLEACH: FAVORITE SCENES 16/18 - God of thunder

[bloodysparklez]

(looks at watch) it's been..... almost a decade since the last time i read bleach....,.,...

[bbq-potato-chip]

This image is so important to me you don’t even understand

[kawaiipsycho101]

*nervously pokes head out* WOULD…WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO HEAR ABOUT MY BLEACH OCS EVEN THOUGH I’M NOT THAT FAMILIAR WITH THE SERIES?

[kingofanemptyworld]

i thought wb fandom is silly and peaceful but it's totally the opposite on Twitter . besides the shipping drama there are awful takes about my boi suo 🥲 " he is boring nirei's bodyguard" " suo is irrelevant.he adds nothing to the plot" I want to know his backstory soon, it will save him from these takes. he is fictional character but I'm totally sensitive about him .

gonna be real honest I don’t think Suo’s backstory will prevent him from having haters. like, there’s just always going to be people who rag on otherwise popular characters, either because it’s the edgy, cool thing to do, to be contrary, or because they genuinely take issue with something about the character. and I honestly get being upset by seeing that sort of hate directed at your fave, fictional or not it’s upsetting. but unfortunately engaging with fandom almost always guarantees you’re going to encounter takes you don’t like or that bother you. the block button is your friend. the mute button is also your friend. filtering out certain tags or words you don’t want to see, an exemplary friend. Twitter is also just, like, a cesspool. so is tumblr but I think it’s easier to avoid things you don’t like on tumblr, as long as you stay off the FYP and just look at the post people you follow put on your dash.

all that to say — fandom can be super toxic and it’s still your individual responsibility to choose how you handle it. Suo is a great character, backstory or no, and there are many, many people who agree with you on that, especially because putting down Suo generally puts down other characters (like Nirei in the example you gave). just gotta find your people and weather the bad stuff, or disconnect entirely if it’s seriously affecting you

[fluffnflightillustrations]

My half of the art trade for Fai! The aftermath of the race-- 2nd place is still a winner, as far as Rukia is concerned.

[adam-scott]

i hate the fact that they drastically changed edward's clothes between twililght and the rest of the saga. he was dressed as a teenager in the first movie (tee shirts, light jacket, gay ass grey coat) and then they made him wear suits which makes him look like a 26 years old who's about to teach for the first time. it's stupid af

[kaicko]

Happy Anniversary to the couple ever!!!!!!!! 🎉💖❄️🐰🕶️🐍🐒

[cutemothman]

If it's meant to be then it will be So I met him there and told him I believe