#grimmichi ask game

[m34gs]

For the ask game--GrimmIchi, UraTess, aaaaand if I can ask if you have a favorite ship with Zaraki? I've seen a couple things (in general, not on your blog specifically) with Zaraki and Hanataro and I'm not gonna lie, I'm intrigued

Hi friend! Thank you for the ask (based on this post)! I'm eager to answer :D I'm very versatile in Bleach ships, there's not many that I would say "no" to, honestly!

Grimmichi (Grimmjow/Ichigo)- I hardcore ship it! (of course, hehehe)

What made you ship it? Literally any and every time they look at each other. You can *taste* the UST in the air, ahahahaha. Also the way in which Grimmjow is obsessed with beating Ichigo in a fight. Like, sir, your gay is showing...lol

What are your favorite things about the ship? To quote one of my favourite 50% off Goh moments: "They hate each other, but they also *insert dolphin noise* each other!" I just really love the enemies to lovers aspect. And they have but One Brain Cell between the two of them. Sometimes Grimmjow lets Ichigo borrow it. (my opinion; between the two Ichigo is the more dense one)

Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship? Hmm, well I don't know if it's really unpopular, but as I just mentioned above, I think Ichigo can be the dumb one more often than Grimmjow. I see Grimmjow often portrayed as a bit dense and dumb, and sure I get it, and I also write it. I do think he would be stumped by human-world things and all, seeing as he is an amalgamation of souls that don't remember their human lives, and is from Hueco Mundo. But, he is still pretty intelligent. He used Orihime to draw Ichigo out for a fight. He knew better than to fight Orihime herself. He has his dumb moments, but he is a bit cat-like in his cunning and caution. I think he can catch onto things quickly. On the other hand, we have Ichigo "I'm gonna chop the Menos Grande piece by piece until it's head hits the ground and I can reach it" Kurosaki.

UraTess (Urahara/Tessai)- Yes, I ship it

What made you ship it? They live together and raise two children. What's not to ship?

What are your favorite things about the ship? I think they have a good mutual respect for each other and each other's strengths. This is one of my quieter ships in my mind, so I don't have as many burning thoughts about it, but I really just feel they're so domestic together. Makes me happy.

Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship? I don't think so? I'm not sure. I don't really talk about this ship as much, and I don't see it talked about as much...

Zaraki/Hanataro (using your example because YES) - yeah, I ship it. not as hard as I ship other ones, but I think this one is super cute!

What made you ship it? Honestly, I can be a sucker for Rough and Tough x Soft yet Determined to Help Others as a dynamic, and these two definitely have that going on. I really love Hanataro as a character and I think he's really underrated. And, I love Zaraki! So! Much! (and if I'm projecting a little by shipping him with a health care professional type? Sue me lol)

What are your favorite things about the ship? SIZE DIFFERENCE SIZE DIFFERENCE SIZE DIFFERENCE SIZE DIFFERENCE SIZE DIFFERENCE SIZE DIFFERENCE!!!!!!! Also, the idea that Hanataro is teased by Team 11, but if anyone threatens him he now suddenly has a badass boyfriend and an entire team of badass protectors ready to fight for him... And I like to think all of Team 11 kind of starts to quietly respect his abilities for healing and recognizes it as a different kind of strength!

Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship? I am not sure! I don't really search enough on this ship to know what is and is not popular...it more just lives in my head :)

[voxofthevoid]

Poison

Hope you're having fun on your trip <3

Poison: share a snippet that’s all about relationships (good or bad).

Bleach, Ichigo/Grimmjow, reincarnation AU:

“You look younger than Kazui now.”

Grimmjow blinks. Kazui’s pushing thirty now, a factoid Grimmjow has only retained because Kurosaki and the princess are fucking anal about spoiling their kid on his birthdays, and Grimmjow gets roped into it every single time because “you’ve known him since he was five, Grimmjow, and you’re technically his step-father, come on,” and he’s noticed, of course, that the brat’s no longer a brat. But what’s new. That’s what humans do. They change like the seasons.

Even Kurosaki—who’s too much of a freak and just…too much to be caught in a single label, let alone one as mundane as “human”—is always changing.

And just like that, Grimmjow gets it.

“Oi, don’t tell me you’ve developed some weird complex about your age now. Few decades too late for that, asshole.”

If Kazui’s nearly thirty, Kurosaki is well past fifty. And Grimmjow is as he’s always been—a soul older than the whole lot of them and a body young enough to pass as Kurosaki’s son.

“Not a complex, no.” Kurosaki creeps closer, and he moves well, with a grace he grew into when Grimmjow wasn’t looking and never lost even when he shed the shinigami robes and bone mask for good, and Grimmjow can’t help the way he stares, the way he’s leaning in even before Kurosaki’s within arms’ reach. Warm fingers textured with a lifetime’s callouses skim the sides of his neck, his face, and then Kurosaki’s cupping his face like—like— “It was just an observation.”

“Didn’t sound like it,” Grimmjow bites out despite the part of him that wants to just sigh and sink into the warmth of the body pressed to his, like a cat curling up in a warm patch of sunlight. “Don’t go insulting your face. That’s my job.”

Kurosaki laughs. It’s an unreasonably warm sound.

But when he speaks, there’s not a trace of that laugh in his voice. Instead, it’s as quiet as a grave. “You really don’t mind?”

“Why the fuck would I mind?” Grimmjow practically snarls, but Kurosaki doesn’t respond and his expression doesn’t change, and he deflates, irritation shifting into exasperation. “If you wanted to stay young, you should’ve let me eat you when you had the chance. Stay nice and warm in my belly for eternity.”

(Oops that got long...but context.)

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[lumilasi]

💝💞💌

💞what's the most important part of a story for you? the plot, the characters, the worldbuilding, the technical stuff (grammar etc), the figurative language

That there's a story in the first place: build-up that leads somewhere, emotion/thought-provoking things that readers can feel and/or relate to hopefully, consistent enough characters, the list goes on. Its near impossible to choose what element is the most important, because to me its all puzzle pieces, that when put together, form the proper picture!

💝what is a fic that got a different response than you were expecting?

I suppose I was not expecting my first fic in the bnha fandom (Reanimate) to be so well-liked, let alone make 2 more that end up even bigger 'hits' so to speak lol

I don't really go out posting stuff with any expectations really? I guess what happened with Reanimate/Crossroads/Family Secrets just caught me off guard, as at the time I wasn't used to having so many readers for a story I'd made. Let alone 3 stories lmao

(Side note, kind of not really related to the question but also kinda sorta is I guess? This question just reminded me of this lol; I recently reread my bleach fic series 'Elementals' and my response wasn't pure cringe like I was expecting lol, I actually still reallly like that one a lot and think its worth a read, although its a tad too, er, spicy for my current style of writing lolol)

💌share something with us about an up-and-coming work (WIP) that has you excited!

I'm sorta planning out a brand new Grimmichi fic for my OG Bleach fandom, the idea of which has haunted my brain for years. I didnt make it before cuz I was swept into my current fandom, but now I'm at that point where I need something else to work on alongside my main fandom writing to keep things fresh. Its a canon divergence type of thing that also includes a bit of childhood AU stuff, Ichigo complaining about Grimm smacking people with whatever he can get his hands on - only to realize later Grimmjow uses 'mediums' like that to lower his strength, because actually using his bare fists could Fucking Kill People - Grimmjow pretending to be human, first unknowingly then knowingly, and Urahara being involved in the Big Secret as usual.

Talking of the 'main' fandom as well, I have this huge scene planned in HoG where Sensei again has to save kidnapped Tenko, and he runs to All might and Nana as well, with Nana confronting him about the decay power he used earlier, reminding her of the carnage left behind at her son's house ruins. (They still dont realize who he is lol) that scene's gonna be fun and dramatic. I just dunno how to get there yet OTL

[uraharasfavoriteexperiment]

~ | short leash

[ pairing ] roommate!byakuya kuchiki x streamer!male reader [ genres ] smut. js filthy smut. [ cw ] kissing (more like making out), really heavy cursing, finger fucking, rough sex, light choking, breeding, praising, body worship, pet names (love, prince, doll, doll face, baby, kitten), short!reader [ author's notes ] cloud ten is a thing now. make cloud ten a thing. oh also there's a mention that you're grimmjow's brother + a grimmichi mention. [ words ] 2665 (how did this take so long.) please reblog fanfictions when you read one you like! likes do not help writers' algorithms!

"m/n-"

you hear a familiar voice from across your flat. you grin, practically bouncing in your gaming chair out of sheer excitement.

"hey guys, i gotta go~" you say, giving your live chat the cute puppy pout you were known for.

"whaaat nooo!!" came a stream of incredibly pouty protests from some of your regulars, "whyyy"

you smile, pouting again. "my boyfriend is home!" you say, hoping they'll come to understand.

"oooh ok then go! go go go, go be with ur big handsome hunk~"

your brightly colored, coral-blue eyebrows disappear into your equal-parts brightly colored, coral-blue hair.

"elaborate." you demand, your voice cool, low and almost indistinguishable from your boyfriend's.

"oh gulp ok um- well he snuck on ur cam a couple streams back and i- 😳 that man is. is very hot. um. yeah."

you grin proudly, blushing lightly and nodding furiously.

"yeah, he is hot. he's really hot, i love him." you admit happily, looking over at your office door impatiently. your grin widens when byakuya walks in, and you squeal happily, looking back at your camera.

"alright guys, i'm gonna head out for the night, the man of the house is home and i gotta help him decompress from work." you say, faking a sad pout and dragging the pad of your pointer finger down your cheek to simulate a tear of sadness.

"i might get on tomorrow, but maybe not~ byyyye!" you smile and wave, flashing your happiest grin to your chat. you click the "End Stream" button and turn off your camera, spinning around in your chair and running into byakuya's arms. he smiles, wrapping his arms around you and burying his nose in your hair. he inhales a deep breath of your comforting scent, letting his eyes close and squeezing you possessively.

"you've washed your hair." he observes quietly. you look up at him, confused.

"how'd you know?!" you ask, tilting your head to the side like a confused puppy. his soft, tired smile becomes slightly more mysterious. you squint at him suspiciously.

"byakuyaaaa..." you say, "tell me."

"nope." he responds. you growl. byakuya goes completely, utterly, and defiantly silent in response.

you growl again, much more furiously this time, and without warning you give him the furious-pout-puppy-eyes combo...

and his demeanor crumbles.

"whenever you wash your hair it becomes shinier and more fluffy, and it starts to shine blue." he admits, his face turning a light, rosy pink. you smile shyly, your heart swelling with intense amounts of affection that you couldn't dream of explaining in words.

"you're so damn cute, 'kuya..." you say, pouting again, "makes me wanna ruin you."

byakuya's eyes darken and his aura changes from tired to something more threatening. his hands slide down your back and squeeze your waist, pulling you further up against him. he leans in, and his face is suddenly less than half an inch from yours. your heart skips a beat.

"you ruined me a long time ago, m/n..." he says in a near-whisper, "and besides... it's not gonna be you who takes control tonight."

you grin, leaning in and closing the distance, letting byakuya pick you up by your thighs. he wraps your legs around his waist and carries you effortlessly toward the plush, satin couch you had in your office, dropping you carefully into the cushions and quickly yanking off his shirt, not even bothering to move his hair back out of his face.

he needed you too much, and byakuya was an incredibly impatient man.

he pretty much falls on top of you, immediately burying his face in your neck and latching onto your throat hungrily. you moan at the sudden (and quite aggressive) contact, and your hands stray of their own accord up into his hair. your fingers tangle into his long, dark locks, and you pull his hair a little without noticing, eliciting a ravenous growl from the back of byakuya's throat. he bites harder on your flesh, leaving a bright purple mark on your throat.

byakuya pulls away without any warning, making you whine in furious protest. he grins, wrapping his arms around your waist and hugging you tightly, kissing you roughly. he keeps the kiss heated but continues to tease you, waiting. then, when you moan needily into his mouth, he takes the chance he's been waiting for, slipping his tongue into your mouth. you moan again, but this time the sound is a little more highly pitched.

"'kuya, c'monn..." you whine, "quit teasin' me, quit bein' a meanie~"

byakuya grins, shoving his tongue down your throat again. he growls, the immense pent up horn evident in his voice as he slips down your body like a snake, leaving little kisses and loving nibbles on your neck and collar bones. he continues this way for a few seconds, then his hands slide up underneath your shirt to grip your waist.

"take it off, kitten." he demands quietly, "now." you nod quickly, gently pushing him off of you and sitting up. you bend over and pull your shirt off as quick as you can, tossing it onto the floor and impatiently pulling byakuya back down with you, smashing your lips onto his. he shoves his tongue into your mouth and sliding his rams around your waist again, growling possessively.

"you're on a short leash tonight, you know." he says, breaking the kiss and looking you right in the eyes, ignoring the whiny protest you give. you look up at him, confusion clear in your face.

"what do you mean, 'kuya?" you ask, "what'd i do?"

"you made me go to that fucking meeting, m/n." he says as though this should have been obvious, "kurosaki and your brother are beyond insufferable, they never stop fighting. they're worse than you and renji."

you groan, rolling your eyes and squirming aggressively underneath byakuya's weight, pouting furiously at him.

"how's it my fault that blueberry and strawberry can't keep their hands to themselves?!"

"because i said so."

you pout in an unnamed emotion miles past fury.

"not fair."

"i'll make it up to you later." byakuya says quietly, latching onto your throat again with no warning. but this time he includes something else in his torturous ministrations- something a little more kinky.

one hand slips sneakily up your body, and he pokes your bottom lip with two fingers, looking at you expectantly. you grin, giving him what he demands. your tongue comes out and you take his two fingers into your mouth happily, moaning, whining and whimpering around them while he bites and sucks on your neck and throat, leaving the prettiest, purplest hickeys he can make all over your supple, irresistible skin.

byakuya lets you suck on his fingers for a while- about five minutes, before willing (more like forcing) himself away from your throat. he gently pulls his now-soaked fingers out of your mouth, grinning when he sees the shiny string of saliva that connects your swollen, pink lips to his fingers. he takes his weight off you, sits back and looks at you, and you don't even need to be told. you nod, quickly sitting up and kicking off your pants and boxers, pulling him down into another kiss.

while byakuya kisses you, he pulls you close to him by your waist- and now is when you notice that he, like you, is completely naked. he bends over you and touches his forehead to yours as he carefully presses his two fingers into your entrance, whispering praises and sweet nothings into your ear as he slowly guides you into the moment, not wanting to hurt you or make you uncomfortable.

"you're doing so well, doll," he whispers lovingly, kissing the tip of your nose. you whine, shifting a little as he starts to move his fingers inside you.

"keep doing well and i'll fuck you dumb, kitten." he promises coolly, grinning when he sees the lewd, hentai-equivalent facial expression you make. your eyes roll up into your head and your face turns red, and a needy, wanton moan escapes your throat.

"oh god, please- 'kuya, please," you whine, "i-i'll be a good boy-"

byakuya interrupts you, kissing you roughly.

"you'll be a good boy anyway, brat," he hisses, "you've misbehaved today, and you need to repent." he grins wickedly, grabbing your chin with the hand he wasn't finger-fucking you with and forcing you to look at him. you shyly make eye contact with him. an invountary whine escapes your lips and you bite your bottom lip, shifting needily underneath him.

"good kitten." he says lowly, his voice dripping with lust.

byakuya then leans down and latches onto your lips, shoving his tongue into your mouth again and his hand tangles into the hair on the back of your neck. he decides to play with you a little, tugging on your hair, adding another digit into your body without warning and continuing to fuck you relentlessly with his fingers.

after about five minutes of torturing you, he pulls his fingers out of you and repositions himself between your legs, grabbing your thighs and using them as leverage to pull you closer to him. he gets onto his knees in order to support his weight better, then bends over you and kisses you again...

but this time it's different- softer, more gentle and comforting as he slowly, carefully bullies himself into your hole, eating up every moan and whimper that leaves your lips as he fills you up with his ridiculously sized cock.

"f-fuck..." you whine, "shit, 'kuya, you're huge- mpfh-"

byakuya interrupts you impatiently, smashing his lips onto yours. he shoves his tongue down your throat yet again, choosing to wrap one hand around your throat at the same time and absolutely relishing in the choked gasp that rips from your lightly constricted throat in response.

"quiet, doll face." he commands quietly, and the cold, authoritative tone in his voice makes you obey without question, biting your bottom lip again and going silent. your eyes flutter closed and your face turns lily-pink, and a shaky breath escapes you as he starts to move. he lets go of your throat and grabs your thighs, squeezing and kneading them possessively as he steadily speeds up. within not even two minutes he's effectively railing you, holding you by the hips with your thighs wrapped around his waist as he punishes you for what you've done.

"you're doin' so well, kitten," byakuya coos into your mouth, "takng your punishment so fuckin' well... i'll have to remember to reward you dearly after you've taken your retribution."

your face turns bright red at the unwarranted praise, and your heart starts to race, having finally caught up with your head and realized what was going on inside and around your body.

within another five minutes your moans and whines start to become more desperate and high-pitched, and byakuya's name quickly becomes a common appearance in the short spaces between the lewd sounds you were making. your thighs squeeze his waist tightly and your arms are wrapped around his shoulders, your nails scratching bright red lines into his back and shoulder blades.

"aagh, fuck- fuck, shit- ah, fuck, byakuya-" you start to ask him to fuck you harder, but then the tip of his cock hits your prostate, making every thought leave your brain and causing your eyes to roll up into your skull.

"oooh fuck, baby, right there-" you growl like a stray dog, hugging byakuya as close to you as you can as your mind slips over the edge and you ascend to cloud ten. byakuya grins, burying his face in your neck and bites down- hard- on the spot right behind your earlobe, making you all but scream out of sheer, blissful pleasure.

"you're so pretty, baby," he whispers into your ear, making you whine needily, "your thighs are so thick and strong... and your waist is so perfectly shaped..."

your hole clenches around byakuya's cock and you moan loudly in response, making him let loose an animalistic growl that sends lustful shivers raging down your spine. his grip on your hips, which you hadn't noticed before, tightens aggressively, and he's sure it'll leave bruises on your skin later on. the idea of that makes byakuya's skin crawl and sends nasty thoughts flaming through his sex-fogged mind, but he keeps the filthy thoughts to himself and continues on the path he's currently on.

"'m g'na breed you, doll face," he hisses into your ear- and the very idea of it made a violent shiver run down your spine. byakuya feels your body shake, feels your insides squeeze around his cock in response, and a ridiculously uncharacteristically wicked grin spreads across his face- a grin so stupid that you could physically feel it against your neck.

byakuya chuckles, biting down on your neck again and sucking on your already-abused skin until yet another violent purple hickey comes to fruition. his hands slide down your sides and he squeezes your ass hard, so hard- plenty more than enough to make you moan again, and then, without any warning whatsoever, byakuya's pace quickens.

he presses one fist into your gut, forcing you to feel the way he's fucking you, making sure you know exactly who's fucking you so good.

so good...

so...

damn-

good.

your chest starts to heave, your lungs wheezing for air, and your eyes roll up into the back of your head as your orgasm hits you like some sort of heavy force. your pretty sounds go silent, as if someone snuck a hand behind your throat and flipped the off switch...

it infuriates byakuya.

he wants to hear your voice. he wants to hear the pretty sounds coming out of your mouth; he wants to hear exactly how blissful he's making you feel. he growls in irritation, pressing one arm against your throat, applying just enough pressure to make it hard for you to breathe, but not enough to cause you any harm. leans down over you and uses his knees and his free hand to balance his weight, fucking into you faster and faster, harder and harder and harder, fucking you relentlessly through your already-ravaging orgasm.

his own walls crumbled quickly after that moment, and soon he has both arms wrapped around you, hugging you tightly enough that you're still having trouble breathing. you're hugging him back just as hard, but with all four limbs- you're back to making your pretty little sounds, but it's mostly whimpers because you're losing stamina and byakuya is slowly suffocating you. byakuya continues to abuse your prostate, growling into your ear a disorganized mixture of possessive, worshipping and filthy comments that makes your head spin.

"h-hurry..." you whimper weakly, nuzzling his ear with your nose to try to egg him closer to his own orgasm...

and it works. byakuya's walls fall to the ground in pieces. he growls like an animal, slowing down drastically, instead choosing to fuck deeper into you as his orgasm finally finds him. he presses his hand into your gut again, applying as much pressure as he can muster up, whispering filthy, disgustingly sweet praises into your ear (mostly concerning your body) as he fills you to the brim.

byakuya releases the pressure on your gut and slowly pulls out, letting his weight fall on top of you, his chest heaving against yours as you both slowly regains conscious control of your minds.

"you did so well, kitten..." he purrs into your ear, his voice softer than usual. "so fucking good."

you smile weakly, a light pink blush dusting your cheeks. you hug him with every drop of strength you've got left, and he hugs you back, nuzzling his nose into your neck.

"byakuya..." you say quietly.

"yeah, prince?" he responds quietly.

"i love you..." you whisper. byakuya smiles, reaching up with one hand and caressing your cheek with his thumb, dusting your neck, shoulders, collar and chest with light, cloudy kisses.

"i love you too, doll."

© uraharasfavoriteexperiment.

[bothzangetsus]

For the ask game:

3, 8 and 16

choose violence ask game

3. screenshot or description of the worst take you've seen on tumblr

I have a lot! Lol. There are some pretty vile genuinely -ist ones, but I mostly want to treat this game as things to laugh at rather than get mad over. So I'll pick two that are on the puzzling side!

I think the funniest bad take which I can also connect to my username I've seen was the person deadly seriously saying zanpakutou are the opposites of the wielder, and citing Zangetsu as proof (white Zangetsu, not old man). It's so puzzling! We got the reveal in a chapter literally called THE BLADE IS ME. I desperately need to know how they arrived to that conclusion.

Plus, like, your power growing the more in tune with yourself you are is one of the coolest core aspects of Bleach, imo. It's one of the themes the manga never betrays, too.

Putting the rest under the read more because it got long, lol.

The other is more recent and I have an actual screenshot of it! Yay!

I'm not saying this is a bad take because of the ships it targets -- I couldn't care less about who ships what, frankly -- but the reasoning! It made me feel like I time travelled to 2011 :DDD *who* the hell throws 'horny yaoi fangirl' as an insult these days?

If I am to be more serious, it's also the misconception that people ship things because of anything that reflects something about them as a person. Genuine emotional connection? Who cares? It's fine to want that for your ships. I would never rec grimmichi/urayoru/yorusoi to anyone looking for healthy ships where both halves genuinely touch each other's hearts, but people don't like unhealthy ships because they're 'starved for genuine emotional connection', be so serious right now. It's such a cheap attempt to feel superior and so dated that it becomes funny.

8. common fandom opinion that everyone is wrong about

Hmmm, what IS a common opinion? It feels like the fandom is pretty fractured. I guess the one unifying opinion I disagree with is that the manga became worse after Soul Society arc. I think its structure became significantly weaker and it kept sustaining tension for far longer than it should've with very minor moments of (much needed, necessary for characterisation) reprieve, but I think Hueco Mundo and Lost Agent and, yes, even TYBW, are muuuuuch stronger arcs thematically. They're more depressing and pretty much a downward spiral (and dear god TYBW is such a mess plot-wise that it can be hard to reread) but the themes it revolves around are ever-present and it never betrays itself for the sake of a #cool moment or "closure", and I personally appreciate that.

16. you can't understand why so many people like this thing (characterization, trope, headcanon, etc)

Is it cheating to say fluff? That's not Bleach-related. I'm sorry, I love misery!

Bleach-related................ I'm drawing a blank! There are plenty of tropes etc that I dislike, but I can usually understand why someone would like it. I suppose I don't understand takes that seem to be based on 'well EYE like it and it came to me in a dream' (rather than being based on something that happens in canon), but I can understand why someone would enjoy that too, it's just not my personal approach.

I will say though. I am a bit bored of the "this villain just needed Love and their bad personality and actions are mostly a result of Not Knowing Love" take. I think villains are hot because they're villains! Let them enjoy their villainous actions! But I still get why people like that too. So I guess I'm mostly giving a non-answer here.

[midnightactual]

6 which ship fans are the most annoying? (Please don't target me lmao)

[ For Choose Violence Ask Game ]

6. I'm actually going to say GrimmIchi because "these two guys really hate each other and want to physically tear each other apart SO THEY MUST WANNA FUCK," is so stereotypically horny yaoi fangirl that it's just obnoxiously overplayed.

Yes, yes, I know, I know, you're so starved for genuine emotional connection between two characters that when you see literally anything even remotely interesting, a la Kirk and Spock, then your mind eventually gravitates to thinking they must want to bang, but characters are allowed to hate each other without it having any sexual tension at all, and enemies to lovers is overdone and out of season anyway.

You also just know that the basis of GrimmIchi is "they're both hot", which is why IchiKen doesn't exist despite having broadly equal "merit".

Honorable mention to UraYoru and YoruSoi.

[reineyday]

I'm very curious about your grimmichi babysitting and grimmichi casts heal on your WIP tag game thingy--do you mind talking about them a little?? ❤️❤️

I hope yoire having a great day/night/time!❤️🧡💙

OH MAN OKAY IM SO EXCITED so there's this post about how cats purr to help heal their companions and someone added this story about how they got sick and their mom's asshole cat sat on them and purred all while wearing this disgruntled "this doesnt make us friends" expression and i was immediately like "that's grimmjow" 😂 so it's a short fic where ichi misses weekly sparring cuz he's sick and grimmjow comes over in his resurreccion and lies down on him and purrs hahaha

for the babysitting one, it starts with ichigo and grimm supposedly going on their first proper date but ichigo ends up having to bring kazui cuz the babysitter cancelled last minute. they get into an argument about kazui but when grimm makes his dramatic exit through a garganta, he gets followed by the toddler in question, who gets followed by his dad. they both tumble out onto the hueco mundo sand after grimmjow, upon which ichigo immediately gets kidnapped by nel on bawa bawa, leaving grimmjow with a tiny toddler who calls him "kitty." rip grimm.

here's some snippets under the cut! and i hope youre having a good day too, thanks for the ask!!! 🥰💗💘💞💓💖💕

grimmjow is at once a firm and gentle presence keeping him in the bed, and ichigo finds himself comforted.

purring casts heal

"good kitty," ichigo says softly, and then yelps at the sharp claws suddenly embedded into his side.

"say that again kurosaki and i'll murder you right here in your bed," comes the angry reply. grimmjow shifts his head and digs his chin extra hard into ichigo's chest.

"grimm," ichigo whines. "im sick and youre clawing me?"

"physical wounds are unrelated to your immune system, youll survive," grimmjow replies.

"you realize the immune system helps heal wounds too right?" ichigo asks. "now itll take me longer to heal." that's not exactly how it works but ichigo can whine, okay? he's sick.

"thats why im here fuckface," grimmjow replies. "the. the purring. helps." he's scowling so hard while he says this that ichigo grins on automatic.

"aw kitten i knew you cared about me," ichigo says smugly. he doesnt care if he's bleeding onto his sheets from the claws in his side, this is worth it.

"i said this doesnt make us friends!" grimmjow replies.

babysitting fic

Grimmjow pushes away anything resembling a feeling and uses sonído to get the fuck through the garganta, ignoring the yelling he hears behind him. When he lands in the sands of Hueco Mundo, however, two orange-headed bastards fall in a pile right behind him.

"What the fuck," Grimmjow says.

"Fuck!" the tiny orange bastard exclaims cheerfully.

"Fuck," says the bigger one, a lot more annoyed.

*

The first place Grimmjow tries to ditch the kid is at the shouten.

He opens a garganta directly in front of Kisuke himself and tries to drop Kazui off, but the kid clings to Grimmjow's arm like a little demon. Kisuke does absolutely fuck-all while Grimmjow tries to detach the child from his arm. Actually, Kisuke does worse than fuck-all because he laughs at Grimmjow for the entire forty minutes he spends shaking his arm, trying to dislodge tiny Kurosaki.

*

"You sleepy, kid?" Grimmjow asks. Kazui nods and rubs his eyes blearily, then yawns again, a smaller one this time. Grimmjow finds himself snickering. "Me too, kid."

"Nap time?" Kazui asks.

"Couldn't have said it better myself," Grimmjow replies. Before he can do anything like move over to make more space, the kid flops down right on top of Grimmjow's chest. Grimmjow may or may not go "oof" from the unexpected weight.

"Good night, Gimmy!" Kazui says, snuggling right up to Grimmjow like Grimmjow isn't a murderous hollow with no soul.

[reineydraws]

for the artist ask...4, 9, and 19 !

lyz!!!!!! hello it's nice to see u!!! 💖💖💖

4. Fav character/subject that's a bitch to draw

oh! rn it's akaza's pants LOL. his pants are baggy in a way i find awkward to figure out, esp 'cuz he's a dynamic pose sort of guy. and now that im thinking about it, kyojuro's pants are annoying too, for the same reason. 😅 also! kuroo's profile from the right, 'cuz i never know how to draw his bangs in a way that still shows his eye.

9. What are your file name conventions

LOOL UH rn i leave everything in procreate as "Untitled" unless i need multiple high def canvases to work around layer limits. if that's the case, i'll title it by the acronym of the project, what the canvas contains, and the iteration number. for example, my second piece for "love at first fight" (the grimmichi zine) had 4 different canvases for lighting, since i only had like 20? 25? layers to work with. 💀 the fourth canvas, where i blurred the bg and added foreground details, is titled LAFF2_lighting4. but yeah, typing things in my ipad is aggravating as hell bc of autocorrect so i dont title things if i dont have to be professional about it. thumbnails are good enough for me! 🫡

19. Favorite inanimate objects to draw (food, nature, etc.)

hmmm cartoony clouds? theyre cute background fillers! i used them in my most recent kryk post. also stars and sparkles! you can find clouds and stars and sparkles (and planets sometimes) on so many of my notes, since high school. :') 🌟✨️🌤 i suppose they are my comfort decorations.

artist ask game!

[cherry-toxic]

For the ask game--🗣️and ❌️?? I hope youre doing well!!❤️❤️

🗣️ Talk about your favourite WIP

Metamorphosis. Despite all the stress is causes me.

Like all my fics it has turned out to be far longer than initially planned. Chapter three has been a wip for almost two years and I'm pretty sure by the time its done the sheer length of it is going to turn a few people off.

But, I've come to realise quite recently that I don't really care if this fic gets a lot of attention.

I haven't had a lot of luck when it comes to grimmichi, I've shipped them for about ten years but most of my fic ideas end up becoming way too complex and plotty and I end up losing my patience and burning out before I get anywhere with them.

I think I haven't encountered this problem with metamorphosis because the plot basically follows canon except Grimmjow is an omega and he's got to come to terms with how that affects his life once he becomes an arrancar. That gives me plenty of room to play around and explore a lot of the little things that I've wanted to over to years, particularly those surrounding hollow/arrancar lore, which hasn't been expanded on nearly enough imo.

I've enjoyed fleshing out the different relationships dynamics Grimmjow shares with others too. There's more of his fraccion in chapter three, and Starrk, as well as the introduction on Ulquiorra. Plenty of Aizen and god I love writing Aizen from Grimmjow's pov, it's a combination of intense dislike and admiration which will later contrast with the dislike and admiration he comes to feel with Ichigo...

...but we're still miles away from that yet!

❌️ What WIP do you find the most challenging? Why?

That would be end the fight.

The difficulty I've had with most of my harringrove fics is that they're set in the 80s (before I was born) and in the US (never visited). There's a lot of little cultural differences to keep in mind and I've constantly got to check myself for using British words/phrases. Obviously there's going to be some inaccuracies and I'm okay with that but I don't want readers, most of whom will be US-americans, to be taken out of the story because someone said "wank".

So, there's been a lot of research needed for this fic. Some of it I don't mind, like finding out how a broken jaw heals - I actually found that really fascinating, but other parts like trying to figure out how much the medical bills would be, insurance and all that... yeah my patience ran out and I just skimmed around that part. But it can really slow me down if my brain is refusing to move on and come back to it later. Which happens a lot!

Thank you so much! I have been doing pretty well recently :) <3<3

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For the fic sentence ask game: Dark orange sunlight spread across the water, dancing along the navy blue water like lace outlining the edge of a skirt.

He liked the way it looked; like fire dancing across the shimmering waves, as if the two elements were kissing. Kissing. That was something he'd wanted to try for a while, now that he had a handle on this human world and his gigai.

Grimmjow turned to the distant beach, to where Ichigo laughed and ran and danced on the sand with his sisters in the dying sun as they brandished sparkling fireworks. He knew the other knew he was there - he'd be offended if Kurosaki didn't know - and immediately his mind started to spiral; imagining all the ways he could try to get the other alone...

(based on this ask game)

[voxofthevoid]

For the ship game: Chad x Ichigo, Ichigo x Uryu, and maybe OkkoIta?

Chad x Ichigo

Ship It

What made you ship it?

It's not something I actively ship, more like it's one of the many relationships Ichigo has that I'm happy to bite into. His relationship with Chad is pretty sweet and wholesome. The "bro I might jerk off" vibes are impeccable.

What are your favorite things about the ship?

It's their initial meeting/bonding moment that I really like, the way they kind of connected over their mutual desire to protect. Visually and emotionally, it's very well done, and I especially enjoyed how the way it's manipulated in the Fullbringer arc highlights its significance. In terms of relationship dynamics, they're fluffier than my preferred fare, but a bit of uncomplicated sweetness now and then is very nice.

Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship?

I don't know what's popular or not with this ship, and I don't have strong enough opinions anyway.

Ichigo x Uryu

Ship It

What made you ship it?

A fic, funnily enough. This story was something I read because I liked the author's Naruto fics and was vaguely familiar with Bleach. The romance in it is very minor, but I liked the dynamics. And I liked the setting enough to actually get into Bleach...and then I fell dick-first down the grimmichi rabbit hole. Still, Ichigo/Uryū was technically my first Bleach ship.

What are your favorite things about the ship?

Their personalities spark in ways I find interesting. Work in both their canonical partnerships and enmities, and it makes for a very fun cocktail.

Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship?

I don't think so! Same as above tbh.

Yuuji x Yuuta

Ship It

What made you ship it?

I'll ship Yuuji with anyone (well, any guy, unless we go the genderbend route with fem!Yuuji, in which case, bring in all the ladies) he has even the slightest bit of chemistry with, and Yuuta fulfills the criteria. They don't interact a lot in canon, but when they do, it's a nice mix of funny and cute and mildly fucked up—a good flavor.

What are your favorite things about the ship?

I think they'd be the kind of people who'd hang out together with low conflict levels and develop an amiable, if not particularly deep, relationship. Just something nice. Come to think of it, I don't care for Yuuji/Yuuta much as a serious ship, just as a fun, casual fling type of thing.

Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship?

Let's be real, my top!Yuuji agenda and the fact that I'm primarily a porn peddler make every Yuuji ship I dabble in (except itafushi ig) an unpopular take. I regret nothing.

Ask can be found game here.

[joeys-piano]

5 Favorite Fics I've Written

Tagged by the legendary @voxofthevoid to self-rec things I've written that I thought were pretty good. The following were selected because they showed my range as a writer. Not only in style and plot and characters, but how hot messes I thought I was going to give up on made it to the finish line and fucking served. I'm very proud of them.

I'm tagging my criminal in friend, @feu-eau, because she's doing great and terrible things. And I mean that in a comedy way. She never fails to make me laugh.

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Sasaki and Ogasawara Discover Friendship is a Beautiful Thing | Sasaki & Ogasawara (final rereadings, before posting)

Some of you might know this story affectionately as "Dude Bro & Queer Bestie", and this is hands down the most favorite thing I've written this year. It's a friendship story following a straight guy in his realization that his friend is probably gay and how the dude navigates that and the relationship advice his friend is asking him for during their lunch period on the school roof. And it's hilarious, kind of cringe, and pretty heartfelt in certain places as this straight guy tries his best to help his friend out in their love life. And he doesn't get it, really, but he wants them to feel happy. And it was just a good time writing this and getting to show a dynamic I don't often see in the creative scene.

Remind Me When It Rains | Sasamiya

I was on drugs while writing this, because there's no way I was not because I finished this in about 10 days. From concept to final draft. Like what the fuck, I'm a slow writer. The story came easily like a second skin. And it was fun for me, personally, because I got to be nostalgic about a relationship I had years ago when I was a young queer. And getting to write what love was like back then was something, really. And a treat, even. This is one of the few stories that really touches on a personal experience. And gave me closure in a way. I could look back at that time in a more fond manner if I wish. I liked that I got to incorporate a greek play into this, and just be wild and write the way I used to when I was young, but with all the things I've learned since then. What a treat.

False Idols | Vash & Nai

I wanted to write Vash shooting Nai and actually hurting him. So that jumpstarted everything else. And I also wanted to improve my dialogue game, which nearly make me DNF this whole project at several points because dialogue is my weakest point. I - I can write dialogue, if I have to. It's not my favorite thing. I don't talk to people in general. But I wanted to write this in such a way that if only the dialogue was available for you to read, it would still tell a complete story. So I tried. It's been years since I wrote a non-slash fanfic, and this was very fun because I get the relationship. I have an older brother who makes my eye twitch. So it was just a done deal getting to write a non-romance for once, and I think my writing comes off more genuine because I could focus on other things. I didn't know if I could write this story, but I'm very happy with what I managed.

You Find A Way | Dreamling

I started this fic on a vacation, pretty much on the other side of the world from London, England. And it started off as a word game. A "who am i" sort of thing. I love the concept of The Oldest Game, and a part of me thinks the oldest game is keeping your loved ones a little longer. So I wrote the cutest thing I wanted to read, and reading it is like taking molasses and spreading it thickly over a cracker. It's my favorite dreamling fic I've done for sure. It just shows the decadence and the cozy and a little bit of my domestic humor.

Damn, You’re Reckless | Grimmichi

By far, the most ambitious beast I've willingly worked with. It is a 5-beat fight scene featuring 12 POVs, 11 goon characters who I had to make distinctive enough from each other for this gang fight, told in 2nd person, over 15k words, and wrote this as I graduated from college and recovered from a minor surgery. At least as a concept, it seemed impossible, and I've never written anything like it. It's a lot of things happening at once, and you're in an adrenaline ride with no stops. I almost didn't finish this, because it pushed me so much as a writer. On the third fight beat, about 5k into the work, I didn't know if I could make it. It was so hard. I knew the ending, but I didn't know the directions to even get there. There was so much happening in my life at the time that I honestly thought this thing would kill me. It was just this monster of a concept that I really wanted to write, and I didn't think I was good enough to tell the story I wanted to tell. But I wouldn't know that until I tried. So I did and eventually finished. And because I can't animate anything, I adjusted my writing style for a visceral experience. This is one of my favorite works because it showcases how dynamic I am as a writer. Especially with characterization, I had 11 goons I had to flesh out for as long as they were the POV. And that was honestly my favorite part, because now I have 11 more ways to write for assholes!

[lumilasi]

✨💫 for the ask game!

Very starry themed ask I see lol

✨What's a fic you've posted you wish you could breathe life into again and have people talking about it? (or simply a fic you wish got more credit)

the only one I can think of is the Grimmichi/Grimmshiro fic I resently resurrected, mainly because I REALLY like it (hence I brought it back) but the same time kinda understand why its going unnoticed; its not for my current main fandom, and the ship in question is reallly popular in the Bleach fandom, so its harder to stand out/get noticed.

...well I guess Violinist could do with 'getting more credit' as its my fave out of the more distinctly romance focused stories. IDK

Ah Wait! Reclaimed! I almost forgot about it. Its the sequel to Reanimate and I feel its quite good, wish more people read it NGL lol

💫what is your favorite kind of comment/feedback?

Any comments are appreciated, I guess having people quote their favorite parts if I need to be more specific? That's the first thing that comes to mind!

......Also tbf there was this one time a person did a full on analysis essay of Hisashi's character from FS lmao; guess I managed to build his character well/consistent enough that he could be analyzed to such a degree. It was pretty bizarre/unexpected but in a fun way! (Not expecting people to do this, its just kind of a special memorable case for me lol)

Ask Game

[m3kuroshirt]

For the grimmichi ask game how about #5. Who hogs the covers?

Hello! Thank you for sending in for our first ask game, we really appreciate it, and are excited to answer!

I hope these are satisfactory to you! It’s more of a story/head-canon mashup.

From the ask game here.

#5 Who hogs the covers?

Also, if anyone wants to ask the question again, another one of us would answer it, so repeat asks are totally fine.

Warnings: none

Answered under the cut!

Backing up slightly from that point, the first time Ichigo took a nap with Grimmjow in the room, Grimmjow thought he was sick. Ichigo fell asleep on the dirty floor of Urahara’s underground bunker, and Grimmjow, after noticing he wasn’t responding to his half-hearted jabs and threats, started to worry.

At first he poked him in the shoulder lightly. Nothing. A little harder shove. Still nothing. Obvisouly he could see Ichigo’s chest rising and falling, so he knew he wasn’t dead. Yet. Then it dawned on him. Kurosaki, his once enemy and now favorite sparring partner, was napping. When he was still in the room.

Ichigo wakes up to a very wide-eyed Grimmjow, who would absolutely deny he was staring at his sleeping form with a kind of wonder and bewilderment in his eyes. No one, not even his late fraccions, would ever fall asleep in his presence. Grimmjow isn’t used to feeling trusted.

After that, they get even more comfortable with eachother. The first time Grimmjow naps while Ichigo is still in the room, is the day Ichigo moved into his first apartment. He’d helped him move furniture and all that good shit, (in his fake human body, because Kurosaki said it would scare the neighbors if they saw half the sofa levitating) and he got tired. Becasue of said fake human body.

Ichigo walks into his little living room and finds the arrancar curled up on the couch, one arm thrown across is face, legs tucked up a little, kind of like a cat. It made his neck hurt, honestly. So he nudged him a little, softly.

All it took was a gentle nudge. Grimmjow shot up like a rocket, eyes large, teeth bared, his hair smushed down on one side. Ichigo fell back in a fit of laughter.

Once they calmed down, Ichigo offered the bed to him, since he seemed tired. Grimmjow realizing that the dumb shinigami/human/hollow/hybrid/friendly bastard was serious, he took him up on it.

Except, Ichigo realized, as he looked down on Grimmjow’s sleeping form, a week later, the arrancar now sleeping only at his place, instead of the room he had at the shoten, he thinks Grimmjow maybe misunderstood what he meant.

Grimmjow wakes up to Ichigo staring at him, and frowns, a sleeply little frown that melts the edges of Ichigo’s vision and his heart into a little puddle of goo. Looks like he’d be sleeping on his couch always, then. It was comfortable enought, he reasoned, as he turned around, telling Grimmjow to just go back to sleep.

Grimmjow says there’s a lot more room in this bed than his other one. They can both fit, idiot, he tries to hiss out, but it doesn’t sound threatening. Instead it sounds like he was pouting of all things.

So Ichigo gets into the bed with Grimmjow, and finds out the guy is basically a thermal detector--he searches out heat like catnip and gets as close as he can, unconsciously wrapping the covers tightly around them both.

They wake up the next day, cocooned in the covers, blankets even over their heads, bodies so close they were almost a single skin. Grimmjow’s hair is all kinds of messy, sleeping face soft, mouth slightly parted. Teal markings look almost brighter.

Ichigo thinks he could wake up like this every morning.

Thanks again for the ask!

[princelink]

6 for the ask game

yeah I read fics all the time!!!!! although I've really been in bleach / grimmichi hell lately so it's mainly focused on that LOL there's a few Zelda fics but I haven't been digging for them as much lately... Rip. There's a few obey me fics too. Don't look at me. I am a simple man.

Anyway

Literally ANYTHING by murderlight or sayhitoforever !!!! I really love how they write so much. Anything by possumhours, junichiblue, and shapooda 💖💖💖 aaaa sykamore too

There's a good amount of people I subscribe to but if I was to list them all... Oof. Like really I could go on and on lmao

There's a lot of good fics in general... I have a hefty amount of bookmarks on ao3 LMAO although I suppose it could be worse I've seen people with like over 300 and I dread the day I get there because I enjoy hoarding things like a dragon.

I know off the top of my head ...

You can pick my lock by backwardshirt is one of my favorites.

I'm biased towards smorecakes' Thursday fic for REASONS

Aaaaa roll 6 by stripy !!!!! what I'd give for an update. Man

Uh strawberry kitten by neuron. Although all their stuff is good

Fucking !!!! The hollow hole verse from quarter_life_crisis omg 💞😌

and the stars reigned down like embers from copperscript

I should probably shut up before this gets too long LMAO sorry

[jaegersol]

@black--sun​ asked: Hmmm do ichi

Send me a character and I'll tell you

snrrk so predictable ash! But yis, i would love to do Ichi bc I think he deserves a lot of love.

My NOTP for the: I have a lot of NOTPs for Ichi but lmao, they’re all super rarepairs i think? UlquiIchi would be the really big one that I just really do not like. I like exploring trauma and toxic relationships and growth but this is one that i simply cant fathom. Others would be like. Ichigo with MOST shinigami. Idk, there’s just somethign skeeze about that for me and it has everything to do with asking a boy to go to war for you and then abandoning him when he needed help.

My BROTP for them: RenIchi or ChadIchi or IchiRuki or KeigoIchi or TatsuIchi they are BROS doing BRO THINGS. Ichi deserves to have some hella strong friendships, people who have his back no matter what. But more importantly i think he deserves to have relationships that exist outside of all the war and fighting. Keigo, Chad, and Tatsuki especially have had his back from the outset, even thought only one of them could follow him to the battlefield. Need i remind u tho about that one time Keigo tried to kill Aizen with a stolen sword? Bc if anyone ever doubted WHY keigo and ichigo are friends its bc keigo has balls of fucking steel and he is RIDE OR DIE. Ichigo having friends that he can play game with and talk to about books and movies and fashion and gossip and go to weird parties (collage or otherwise) together is encouraged in this house and if they wanna fuck as well then good for them

My OTP for the: Lmao this one is not surprising considering how big a GrimmIchi shipper I am. its about the DRAMA! The VIOLENCE! the confusion between passion lust and hunger its TOO GOOD

My second choice pairing for the: Only ship that comes anywhere close to grimmichi for me is ShiroIchi and thats all about the self love and its a different flavour than grimmichi. the dynamic can never be replicated tho there is overlap.

My fluffy pairing for them: ehehehehhehehehe grimmichi can be fluffy sometimes, it can even be fluffy when theres blood involved. Hmmm but if i offered a different one........ I cannot.

My angsty pairing for them: O grimmichi again. obviously. I like the angst. I like to make them hurt. I like it when they cry. But i actually can offer more options here bc i love angst so much. ShiroIchi got some great angst always. AiIchi if you want something very toxic 👀. Not so much on the romantic side of things, but UraIchi does have some really good angst. The guilt. The repair of a relationship that could have been ruined from the outset.  Other angst i always enjoy are the onesided relationships. IchiHime can fit here for me (usually with GrimmIchi)

My favorite poly ship for them: I love polyships. I love them so much. Grimmshiroichi is def my go too but I also like grimmichihime and grimmichiruki as odd as those relationships might be on the surface.

My weirdest pairing for them: .............. tbh idk really? I think ichigo has a lot of love to give, if he wanted to. I think, though, that he also ummm doesn’t really notice people love him back unless bludgeoned over the head with it. This makes for some really out there ships given the right set of circumstances but it also requires a certain personality type to um. bludgeon him. Moth got me onto NnoiIchi which im really only onto for the fucking and no hope for the romance but lmao. its like grimmichi but with less morals.