#ichirukicollab

[handsome-kakigori]

“His Eyes”

It’s finally our team’s time to post for the @ichirukicollab 👀✨

Lines (left) by me, colors (right) by @maisonnicolette

Fic by @/childestation (twt)

Betad by @/theyoungfan0 (twt)

Fic link: His Eyes

[paustark]

The day finally come! Here's my rendered piece for the KNY x Bleach au for @ichirukicollab

Lineart by kappapathique on twt

Fic by @kleinegirl87 and special thanks to our beta reader @queenpunk

It was a pleasure to work with y'all❤

Also here you have the lineart I did for this too💜🥺 if you wanna see the amazing render kappapathique did go check her twitter!!

[maisonnicolette]

My piece for the #ichirukicollab a companion illust/comic for “His Eyes” by @/childestation (twitter)

Beta @/TheYoungfan0 (twitter)

Lineart (left) by Me

Coloring by the Awesome @handsome-kakigori

Huge thank you to my team & the mods for this event it was a pleasure working with all of you 🫶 @ichirukicollab

Read the fanfic here:

[deathberi]

There…the sharp scent of strawberries. Rukia turned her head and froze. A tall man with wild orange hair walked past her, dark eyes downcast. His shoulders were slumped like the weight of the sky bore upon him. Underneath it all, she could almost taste it: a strong heart. She looked upon him, shattered and made all the lovelier for it. A kintsugi recreation that barely held himself together. For the first time in centuries, she knew what it meant to starve. Heart to Heart ( ao3 • ffn ) by @hibiscusangel15

had the honor to be part of this year's @ichirukicollab and draw for this wonderful story! 💕 let’s gooo read it~ 🫶🏻 ➤ artwork lineart by me 💀🍓 ➤ artwork render by @verothelilsparkleghost

[forcebookish]

ichiruki: the weight in her heart (1/5)

(sketch by @almightybuttcheeks)

Happy White Day! It’s the Strawberry Tales IchiRuki Creators Collab! @ichirukicollab

Check out the artists I teamed up with:

Sunscreen and Abby (above)

Summary: In the span of a few days, Ichigo goes from giving the transfer student a ride to school on his bicycle to watching her die right in front of him. With nowhere else to go, Rukia’s ghost haunts him, hoping to find out what killed her and move on. Claiming it’s only about getting her out of his closet, Ichigo does everything he can to help her move on—including confronting her family and, of all things, going on a date. Yet the more he does for her, the less he wants to let her go. And the closer they become, the heavier the Chain of Fate on Rukia’s chest grows. (Rated M)

Word count: 5,627

Tags: Major character death, human/ghost AU, canon-typical violence, Hollows, Quincy, angst, fluff, hurt/comfort, fake/pretend relationship

Please reblog; kudos, comment, and subscribe on AO3 :)

And thank you, Shield, for the beta! Everyone, check out her fic too!

[kleinegirl87]

It's today! It's today!

After working for months on this fic and with the help of the beautiful art @paustark and Kappapathique (in X), today we can see fruits of all of our efforts.

Thanks to @queenpunk, @paustark and Kappapathique (in X), it was a pleasure collaborating with you.

@ichirukicollab

[gunnerpalace]

A Charming Place

Date: March 31, 2024 Event: Strawberry Tales (@ichirukicollab) Art: Ana (Lamb & Lion line art, Thermae Bath Spa colors) and Sid (Thermae Bath Spa line art, Lamb & Lion colors) Story: @gunnerpalace​ Beta: Silk & Mila​ Chapters: 1 Word Count: 6,533 Rating: Explicit Genres: romance, fluff, smut Warnings: none

Summary: Travel doesn't have to be only either business or pleasure. In 2016, long after an alternative Thousand-Year Blood War and its aftershocks, a married Captain Rukia and Lieutenant Ichigo are given the task of liaising with Wing Bind in London, and leave in advance to enjoy some time in Europe. We join them on approach to the charming city of Bath, in between a bewildering time in Paris and the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death in Stratford-upon-Avon. Soothed by the bucolic English countryside rolling by, the two find themselves both wanting a more tranquil—but by no means boring—afternoon, evening, and night together…

Notes: A huge thank you to my artists both for their work and for letting me post it here on Tumblr, and to the Strawberry Tales team! It was a lot of fun to get involved with the community again!

Excerpt

“Remind me which one of us wants to go how far north again, merely to see the house where a guy who wrote plays was born?”

“Shakespeare is not just ‘a guy who wrote plays’,” Ichigo replied sourly.

“Oh, of course not, my mistake,” Rukia continued quite sarcastically, dramatically lifting the back of a hand to her own forehead. “To be or not to be sorry, that is the question!”

He was momentarily lost for words as he realized his wife had quoted the Bard—sort of. Had she taken an interest in the matter and done some study of her own?

As he pondered that, she continued in quite good English: “Alas, poor Shakespeare! I knew him, Ichigo: a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy: he hath borne me on his back a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my imagination it is!”

Continue reading on AO3!

[hesesols]

Moon Touched

The 2024 Ichiruki Big Bang Event! It's finally my turn to post! So excited! Really loved the collab experience with @verothelilsparkleghost and @deathberi! 💖💖💖 I cannot thank the amazing Queenie enough for her input as beta reader! And last but not least, a huge thank you, as always, to the admin @ichirukicollab for making this happen! 🧡💜 Rating: T

Summary: Loosely inspired by the legend of Chang E and Wu Gang. Ichigo is a half-mortal sent to the isolated and far-flung Guanghan Palace to be a disciple of the elusive and reclusive Moon Goddess, Rukia. Rukia, who is on a self-imposed exile since the last days of the Unholy War, does not take kindly to the intrusion of her living space. What starts off as animosity and reluctant cohabitation soon blossoms into a grudging respect towards one another and then, much to their surprise, a bond deeper and more intimate than they both had ever imagined. As tensions rise and the two struggle between heeding their hearts' desires and conforming to what is proper, there are forces that stir and lurk unseen in the dark corners of the Four Realms. In the ultimate war of good against evil, their bond and trust will be put to the test. Nothing is as simple as it seems and sacrifices will be made.

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A bead of sweat trickles down his forehead. Ichigo pants. His lungs burn from the exertion. It is too dark to see where he is going.

"Kaa-san! Where are you?"

He squints at the void, guided by his instincts. Adrenaline surges through him. He thinks he can hear someone further down that path. His name–

"I-Ichi-Ichigo!"

He quickly halts. He recognises that voice. It's his mother calling him. It is getting louder too. He must be getting closer. She's there- right in front of him!

A burst of energy carries him through the dark, propelling him into the unknown. He crashes into her arms, shoulders sagging in relief as he buries his face in her familiar warmth, greedily inhaling his mother's scent.

Only–

Something isn't quite right. The scent of copper and stale air is overpowering. And Kaa-san–

Why isn't she hugging him back?

His heart hammers against his ribcage. He raises his head at her, horrified when his mother's body falls limp against him, pinning him down under her weight. The metallic scent of blood fills his nostrils, thick enough to make him gag. Fear chokes him, causing his vision to tunnel.

"Kaa-san?"

He screams when icy fingers grip at his forearm, pulling him forward. He hears a harsh whisper in his ears, tilting his face up to see a bloodied face staring right back at him, her brown eyes wide with unspeakable horror.

"I-Ichigo! R-Run!"

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FF/ao3

[hibiscusangel15]

Posting tomorrow! I'm excited for you all to read this one for the @ichirukicollab!

Thank you @deathberi and @/lilsparkleghost for the wonderful art to accompany my fic! Thank you also to @tensaiteki-kuroneko for betaing as well!

[ID: Text:

Her eyes fell to his chest. The thrum of his heart called out to her. She could almost taste all the sweet memories and secrets and hidden longings he kept locked away. How had she gone so many years without consuming a heart like his?

She laid a palm flat against his chest…and nearly recoiled. The layer of anguish was thicker than she thought. What warmth he possessed was so entangled within that it was almost impossible to unravel one from the other. Succubi could eat other emotions. Some liked to feed off desperation or fear or rage. It was uncommon, but not unheard of. Rukia was not so sure she wanted to find out how his despair might taste with the rest of it.

Image: Cut-off picture of Rukia squatting, head leaning on her hand as she stares down at an unconscious Ichigo (not in-frame)]

[sui-senka]

Fic announcement for @ichirukicollab

Letting you all know that I wrote a fanfic for the Strawberry Tales BigBang! Hope you enjoy it and give it some love on AO3!

The artists on my team @peacharrii and @mayamymya on Twitter/X did incredible art for this fic and my beta Goldie @distancingreality was an excellent moderator who gave sage advice and really helped me out. Without them I wouldn’t have been able to publish my first ever fic in the first place.

[fangirlfindings]

My fanfic for the IchiRuki collab is now published! @ichirukicollab It was wonderful working with @verothelilsparkleghost and Yuri who created amazing artwork based on the fic! And thank you Tia for beta reading this chapter! <3

Out of the Cold, Into the Dawn Summary: Agent Rukia Kuchiki only knows a life of lies. She will spy, betray, and kill - all in the name of protecting her country against foreign threats. Emotions are a weakness she’s long since forgotten. But when she meets Ichigo Kurosaki, a visiting businessman from a rival nation, everything starts to change.

Spy AU

Chapter 1 of 3:

Read on AO3 | Fanfiction.net

[distancingreality]

in the silence an ichiruki fic

so excited to post! it was awesome to participate in @ichirukicollab with so many talented people

thank you to Yoshi for beta reading, as well @shineriotsssss and hei for making the most gorgeous fanart 😭

Part of Strawberry Tales: An IchiRuki Creators Collab:

After rescuing Rukia and being pardoned of the chaos they caused, Ichigo and friends have returned safely from the Soul Society. Everything has returned to the way it was before Rukia stepped into his life.

Except… Ichigo is faced with her absence.

Nothing is the same and he can't find a rhythm without her.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14337016/1/in-the-silence

[adri-mitzuky]

"𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒'𝑠 𝑛𝑜 𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠 ℎ𝑒𝑟... 𝑅𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡?

𝐵𝑢𝑡 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝑖𝑡'𝑠 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛 𝑎 𝑚𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑦."

I'm really grateful to participate in the @ichirukicollab with a great team that really worked hard for this!

My lineart was colored by the incredible @mezzomarinaio and all this based on @makowrites's fanfic called More Than a Memory. Everyone did an incredible job based on such a beautiful story, please take a moment to read it and enjoy it!

You can also see the other amazingworks done at @ichirukicollab

It was really fun to participate!

[mezzomarinaio]

Here's the piece that I drew for the IchiRuki Big Bang event Strawberry Tales, beautifully colored by @adri-mitzuky and based on @makowrites’s fic “More Than a Memory”! 🥰

Please make sure to check it out and give it lots of love! 🧡💜

(And of course, feel free to head over to @ichirukicollab and enjoy all of the other wonderful works created for this Big Bang!! The more IchiRuki the better! ✨)

[jellyribbons]

Promo art for @ichirukicollab. Only three days left to sign up!!

[forcebookish]

[updated!] the weight in her heart (2/5)

Happy IchiRuki Week! Day 7: Finish that WIP (chapter)

Summary: In the span of a few days, Ichigo goes from giving the transfer student a ride to school on his bicycle to watching her die right in front of him. With nowhere else to go, Rukia’s ghost haunts him, hoping to find out what killed her and move on. Claiming it’s only about getting her out of his closet, Ichigo does everything he can to help her move on—including confronting her family and, of all things, going on a date. Yet the more he does for her, the less he wants to let her go. And the closer they become, the heavier the Chain of Fate on Rukia’s chest grows. (Rated M)

Word count: 10,509

Tags: Major character death, human/ghost AU, canon-typical violence, Hollows, Quincy, whump, angst, fluff, hurt/comfort, fake/pretend relationship, sexual content, first dates, first kiss, wake & funeral, alcohol, underage drinking, background TatsuHime

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