#my only hope for the hell arc is to see more of married renruki

[graciethegreat]

She likes to embarrass Renji any chance she gets

[avenger-hawk]

What do you think of bleach's ending?

How cool to be asked about my fave manga before Naruto. But first let me say that I haven’t followed the last 2 arcs with the same interest I had for Naruto’s, so my impression is not as deep. Also how does it work in the Bleach fandom? I take there are antis and wars and hate everywhere? But all my ship hate/ending criticism is tagged as anti, if someone has a problem with it anyway I couldn’t care less.

Ok first of all I don’t remember a lot of details, and I didn’t get others lol, cause Bleach fight scenes are confusing and arcs are repetitive, it’s like Kubo has nice ideas when it comes to style and design but he is lazy with narration. Especially in the last 2 arcs. For example Yamamoto dying and being replaced by Kyoraku was ok, but Ukitake and the whole Mimihagi thing..not sure if I liked it. The Unohana/Jinpachi plot twist was kinda cool but I why did she had to die ugh I kinda shipped them. Also where the hell is Yachiru in the end? AND KIRA? I forgot about the Vizard but I like them. Oh and what the hell happened in the final fight between Ichigo and Yhwach? It was so confusing? I never really liked Aizen but him released to fight alongside Ichigo was a cool move. If only I understood what happened, that is.

I didn’t get some fights but I liked the new interaction certain fights provided, like older Bankai Toshirou and Byakuya’s panel in ch672, or Byakuya and Shuuhei against that heart throwing guy whose name I forgot. 

What I always liked about Bleach was the style, I really like how sleek and powerful Kubo draws his characters, I like how diverse he made the different races, with different language based words and stuff, the music references, the poetry Kubo put in his writing, he’s got an artist-like vibe imo, more than other mangakas. Anyway I like his female characters better than Naruto’s, cause they have a more independent and interesting personality, although I have a problem with Rukia’s hairstyle and with Orihime’s anything. Actually I don’t even hate her, as a comic side character she was funny, but as a heroine? Just give me Rukia, Tatsuki, Matsumoto, even Momo, but not her. But I don’t make the rules and shounen law needs the main character to get together with big tits/whiny girl. 

So as you can tell I don’t like the main canon pairing. I liked Ichiruki much better cause there was an actual deep friendship between them, from day 1, a strong bond with mutual feelings of trust and affection. Mutual. And they were equals, there was no weak girl to be protected cause Rukia had first given Ichigo the power. But from a logical pov I guess they’re from different worlds so the pairing wouldn’t work considering the future. Rukia would have had to do like Ichigo’s father, giving up to her shinigami powers and all. It would have been romantic and kinda Inuyasha-esque.

Not considering Ichiruki, if pairings had to exist (cause a manga can actually end without characters getting married, even tho mangakas seem to forget it) I’d have liked Ichigo with Tatsuki. Sorry I like strong characters getting with strong characters. And don’t give me the ‘Ori/hime is strong’ cause her strength is different, hyped up by the narration and anyway even considering her kind of strenght she would have matched other kinds of characters better. I liked her with Ulquiorra lol, back in the days. Cause he was like a child, pure in a way, about emotions and feelings, while she was knowledgeable. I also liked her with Ishida. A lot. They had mutual respect and a relationship in which they were equals, so I’d have liked them together much better.

I gotta say though, that I like Ishida alone in the end. He was a Sasuke sort of character, seeking revenge for his clan, being in conflict with his father (since he doesn’t have a brother) in the beginning, rival to the protagonist, joining the dark side at some point. I actually liked his plot twist when he joined the Quincy Army, I liked his backstory, his mother and all (also the soap opera-ish triangle sort of story between his father, Ichigo’s mother and the maid-his mom…like. It really looked like a soap), and I would have liked to know more about his time there cause it was interesting. His fight agaisnt Jugram was cool too. Also he delivered the realest line ever and you guys know how much I love animals and animal-loving characters. I’d love to see that scene animated tbh…also because Ishida’s voice actor is Sasuke’s and hearing him talking that way of animals would be so cool cause both characters share that trait.

I kinda liked Jugram too, and his past with Bazz-B, and the way his fight with Ishida ended. tbh he was the only Sternritter I liked. Oh well I didn’t dislike the fear based one fighting Byakuya cause it gave us so much fanservice, bloodied wounded Byakuya, as well as the later part where we see Byakuya unconscious and all bandaged up floating in water…or Renji naked and bandaged as he wakes up. Speaking of which, I’m a Byaren shipper but mostly I ship Renji with everyone lol, Renji is my favourite character, he’s amazing and underrated, his backstory and personality and bonds were really interesting and it was a pity that he was put aside as the story progressed, as a side character and even more so as a kinda comical sidekick, cause he has a light side but his story wasn’t a light one but if I start talking about him this post will never end I guess, anyway he was deep and selfless, a rebel but also loyal and his relationships, major or minor ones (even with Kira and Momo, or with Ikkaku who taught him how to fight when they were in the 11th division together, cause Renji changed so many!) were all cool. (like, I’m looking at Renji wikia for a detail and I’m back to the old feelings for him)

So even tho I didn’t ship Renruki I was glad to see the way it was done. The final chapters kinda showed them getting closer (like Ichihime that was being blatantly pushed onto the reader, also after the Naruto ending I was suspecting a similar ending so) and they’re both shinigami so their pairing was technically easier than Ichiruki…also his feelings for Rukia, his loyalty and protectiveness and respect for her are beautiful and I like the idea that during the time Ichigo had no powers Rukia and Renji got closer. Also I hate the whole forced kids anime trend but I liked them as parents and their kid a lot, cause they didn’t change personality at all, in fact they’re chill parents, kinda reckless and kinda boastful, you can tell they have a nice complicity and that they’re happy. I think this is the only canon pairing I’ll ever like tbh.

I like that Ichigo took over his father’s clinic, a small one, while Ishida became an important medic. I never liked Sado but the group getting together ad Ichigo’s place to see the match was a cool idea imo. It has the element Naruto’s ending lacked, cause it put together the old group, showing that despite time passed they’re still friends. 

Hope this answers your question, thanks for asking, I had a lot of fun replying to this!

[shamelessllamapeanutthing]

Royals- Lorde

This song reminds me of a younger Renji and Rukia. It is an indictment of the rich, the nobles, who couldn't give two shits about the rest of the world - people at the top who didn't earn their position and don't deserve it - by a rebellious group of newcomers who are unburdened by false idols and who feel that their values are better and more pure.

They are neither ashamed nor proud of their upbringing, perfectly at peace with where they are and aware that the ladder only leads up for them from here on.

But everybody's like Cristal, Maybach, diamonds on your timepiece

Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash

We don't care, we aren't caught up in your love affair

Shallow- Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper

This reminds me of RenRuki watching their sweet, tender crushes on each other grow into something deeper, steadier. They are aware of the change, they are excited for it. They know their bond grows deeper with every day and they couldn't be happier about it. They're opening up to each other, honestly, truthfully and they are ready for whatever change is to come next, even if it is a lil scary.

I'm off the deep end, watch as I dive in

I'll never meet the ground

Crash through the surface, where they can't hurt us

We're far from the shallow now

She Keeps Me Warm- Mary Lambert

The girl being sung about in this song gives me big Rukia vibes, and just the sweet domesticity of it, the subtly by steadily building beat, the tempo, all of it just makes me think of RenRuki.

She says that people stare

'Cause we look so good together

since I was young- Wrabel, Kesha

This song is nearly gorgeous in how it deals with the healing that occurs with time. It starts off with the singer in a despondent place during their childhood and then builds into a beautiful story where the singer grows and seizes the life they want, and now they're sitting and looking back, marvelling at how far they got and how crazy it seems. They're at peace with who they are, proud of themselves and most importantly, happy.

And now I'm more myself than I ever was

I'm happier than I ever was

And I've learned to let someone love me for me

Oh, since I was young

Always been the weird one

Fucking up that little town

And I've been this way since I was young

Someone To You- BANNERS

I wrote a RenRuki fic for this song. You knew it was gonna be on here.

I have a very specific headcanon as to this song, and that is Rukia after the SS arc, realising for the first time that it is within her power the divide she feels from her world. That there's no 'place' she will ever belong to really, but the people around her. The people who nearly sacrificed themselves to save her, her spot is next to them, and she wants to find it.

And if the sun starts setting, the sky goes cold

Then if the clouds get heavy and start to fall

I really need somebody to call my own

I wanna be somebody to someone

Still Into You- Paramore

Old, married couple RenRuki, dancing together in a club, or in a wedding, or alone in the middle of the street while it rains, or hell, in their own living room, so in awe of the strength of their love.

And you know, how sexy they find each other.

Can't count the years on one hand

That we've been together

I need the other one to hold you

Make you feel, make you feel better

It's not a walk in the park

To love each other

But when our fingers interlock,

Can't deny, can't deny you're worth it

'Cause after all this time I'm still into you

Team- Lorde

Teen RenRuki coming of age, and slowly losing that naive, childish sparkle from their eyes as they realise nearly everything they've known of life is untrue, studded with lies and false hope. Their lives are struggles as far as they can see, and they are determined to remain together or 'on the same team' as they go through it all.

Living in ruins of a palace within my dreams

And you know, we're on each other's team

...

I'm kind of over getting told to throw my hands up in the air, so there

You Drive Me Wild- The Runaways

Stop lying to yourselves. You know Renji was obsessed with this song.

You're on my mind always my one desire

And let's get together and build us a fire

Make me tremble and make me shake

Pleasin' each other rockin' till daybreak

Shoujo S- SCANDAL

No RenRuki/IchiHime/GinRan playlist will be complete without this song. I do in fact make the rules and am not sorry in the least.

I highly encourage you all to look up the translation and drown in feels, but here are a few lines for now-

The selfishness that allows me to say I need you

(May I never lose it, never get rid of it)

Love or friendship, I just want to know

(It's too vague; I just don't get it)

I'm waiting for you to someday knock on the door to my heart

It's not just about you anymore

I think you need to get hurt a little

There you have it, everyone. XD God, I had to reblog the OG post with additions cause I hit the text block limit lol. Here you go, for the direct link cause I forgot to include it up above

My RenRuki playlist

Direct link to Spotify for people who don't wanna sit through my analysis ✨

Are you bored yet? by Wallows ft. Cairo

Okay, so starting off angsty (it's alphabetically sorted, not my fault) but I personally feel like this song is perfect when it comes to Renji letting his mind run away from him.

Renji's insecurities when it comes to Rukia are Through The Roof, and his self perception is also just a lil bit fucked up. I can see them stumbling into a 'lull' in their relationship, as any long time couple would, and making losing himself to his doubts about whether he is enough for her or not, which I feel like this song reflects beautifully.

Rukia's answering steadfastness is also depicted beautifully by the feminine voice in this song.

Here are some lyrics in red for Renji's POV and blue for Rukia's-

What's wrong?

You've been asking but I don't have an answer

How come?

I'm still thinking, let's pretend to fall asleep now

Feels like I've known you my whole life

I can see right through your lies

I don't know where we're going

But I'd like to be by your side

Ashes- Stellar

RenRuki smexy times 👀 ft. Renji POV

I'll let the lyrics speak for themselves.

Now that I got a taste, I think that I'd suffocate

For every second that you aren't by my side

But now I'm stuck at the gate of Lucifer’s estate

I fell in love with a girl I met in Hell

...

Thinking about all the things

The way you pull my strings, I love the way you turn me on

You’re the Queen, so let me be your King

I’d do anything, so that we could rule the world

(like really I could just quote the entire song and call it Renji's internal monologue)

Bad Girl by Daya

Okay, the next song is entirely self indulgent (and almost nonsensical) but it's so funny just hear me out.

It all started with a dream, my dream to be precise. In which Renji was at a bar, where all these guys from BLEACH (exclusively dresses in leather) kept coming up to hit on him and somehow I just knew he was waiting for Rukia to show up.

He kept quoting lines from this song and well, when I woke up I already knew I couldn't NOT add it to my RenRuki playlist.

Nothing you could do or say is right

I already know just what I like (bad, bad, bad, bad)

Bad girl

Need a bad girl

Need a bad girl

'Cause the bad boys just don't cut it

Best Friend by Saweetie ft. Doja Cat

Yeah okay I know you think I am trolling you now but wait XD

*ahem* so there was this highly indulgent RukiHime AU that I was writing with a side of RenIchi and I distinctly remember a scene in which bffs Renji and Rukia were vibing to this song.

Like, you have to admit it, they would.

Bitch, you look goodt, with a T at the end,

Imma hype her everytime, that my motherfucking friend

Bitter Winter- San Cisco

My personal headcanon is miscommunication remains a big theme with the two of them even through the progression of their relationship. Don't get me wrong, I'll be the first one to start weeping over how well-attuned RenRuki are to one another but at the end of the day, when it comes down to it, communication is key. I feel like they'd take a while to truly grasp that and as a result of that, this song reminds me a lot of what I feel their fights would look like-

I'm stuck here, in the middle of winter

I feel a bit bitter about what you said to me

Well you never talk about it

Instead you scream and shout it

Never let nobody into let them know what you been through

And yet, in the same breath, this song also reflects the underlying devotion RenRuki have for each other that has them fighting tooth and nail to stay by each other's side no matter how tough the going gets at times.

I, no I don't wanna be

With anybody else but you

Can you come with me

blame game- mxmtoon

Okay, so we all know my fav flavour of Renji is Himbo™. Let's talk about my fav flavour of Rukia, numerous and detailed.

Jaded and bitter Rukia after The Academy Incident honestly hits the spot in me. Like, of course she will grow up and realise why Renji did what he did, but I do think she was heartbroken and deserves a good, ole angst arc.

And you

I think you knew

I put my heart into us and you cracked it in two

Break My Heart Again- FINNEAS

(There are happy, fluffy songs in this playlist I swear I just-)

Renji has anxiety. Listen to me, we're not here to debate that. He does and I do think he tends to draw back from Rukia on days it gets really bad. It hasn't always been easy on Rukia.

That, combined with the whole adoption shenanigans, yeah. A younger Rukia might feel hurt and upset by what she sees as Renji's hot and cold behaviour, before she reaches the route of the problem.

So don't pretend that I'm the instigator

You were the one, but you're born to say goodbye

Kissed me half a decade later

That same perfume, those same sad eyes

Cold Little Heart- Michael Kiwanuka

The first time @feastingonvicturi made me listen to this song, I pegged it as a Renji song.

It reminds of Renji's self-loathing and how futile he thought all of his efforts had been towards the end. He is willing to rip Soul Society apart to protect the baby hairs on Rukia's forehead and the fact that he not only failed to make her understand that, but couldn't keep her safe either has gotta be hard on him.

The sheer yearning, the loneliness, the self-hatred just ughhhhh

Bleeding, I'm bleeding!

My cold little heart

Oh I, I can't stand myself

...

Did you ever notice

I've been ashamed?

All my life

I've been playing games

We can try to hide it

It's all the same

I've been losing you

One day at a time

Cool Kids- Echosmith

RenRuki watching the other kids in the Academy.

Nothing in this world could ever bring them down.

Yeah, they're invincible, and she's just in the background,

And she says,

I wish that I could be like the cool kids,

'Cause all the cool kids, they seem to fit in.

I wish that I could be like the cool kids,

Like the cool kids.

Dark and Stormy- Hot Chip

This song, much like its name, reminds me of dark, stormy nights that two scraggly kids spent going above and beyond to be there for each other, protect each other. When they were scared, when they were in pain, through cold, oppressive heat, gut-wrenching nightmares or even thought the times when it felt like their world was melting off the edges around them, no way of knowing how to fight their situations, so much bigger, so much scarier than they were.

We made our own love

Nobody helped us

We'll make our own love

Outrun the sadness

Dionne- The Japanese House ft. Justin Vernon

Dramatic Renji pining when he is yet to realise that if he were to bend down and kissed Rukia right then, he'd be kissed back and then climbed like a tree.

And I know it's not very sexy when somebody

Loves you this much and knows you this well

But it's the way it is

And I sense it's not the best time to be trying

To fuck with your head and digging up old ground

So I squash it down

Electric Love- BØRNS

When I listen to this song, I get a very distinct image of pre-confession RenRuki dancing in a night club. Maybe Orihime dragged the entire gang there, maybe right as the song comes on they're still surrounded by all their friends.

They're the only two who exists in each other's worlds though, unable to tear their eyes off each other, as close as they ever will get to understanding the truth of their feelings without speaking them out loud.

And every night my mind is running around her

Thunder's getting louder and louder and louder

Baby, you're like lightning in a bottle

I can't let you go now that I got it

Everything I Do- Bryan Adams

Call me a sap, but if this ain't Renji's anthem then what is?

Don't tell me it's not worth tryin' for

You can't tell me it's not worth dyin' for

You know it's true

Everything I do

I do it for you

Forest Fire- Brighton

Renji in SS arc when he realised how horribly wrong everything had gone. This song just captures the feeling of loss so well, all of the despondency and everything. Even apart from that, the symbolisms in this song are nearly perfect for RenRuki.

I keep imagining those flames that did rise

And blackened up the sky

The light that showed you barefoot in the snow

And then the fire started building up inside

Exploding blinding lights

Now I'm the one left screaming through the night

And how

Was I to know

I'm not strong

I should have saved you

And oh

I hope you know

That you're my home

But now I'm lost

Heart of Fire- Black Veil Brides

Ah, BVB my old love

Think about RenRuki tag-teaming opponents for max adrenaline rush while listening to this one.

And if you start paying close attention to the lyrics, you will realise they are near synonymous to the passion both of them carry as Soul Reapers as well as people.

This heart of fire is burning proud

I am every dream you lost and never found

This heart of fire is stronger now

Build your walls but you can't keep me out

I'll burn 'em down

Hey Stupid, I Love You- JP Saxe

This song is so fluffy, sweet and loving I just can't-

Rukia and Renji comforting each other, and talking about their insecurities, vowing to remind each other, over and over again, that they love each other if they ever begin to forget.

I'm not gonna interrupt

If you need to talk about it

Roll my eyes or get offended by

The way you doubt it

You know you're mine

You just forget sometimes

So promise me you won't

And you know I'll remind you

When you think I don't

Hey stupid, I love you

Holy- Zolita

When I say Renji worships Rukia, I mean Renji worships Rukia.

Worship your body as you walk my way

You're the only one who can make me pray

Kaise Mujhe- Benny Dayal, Shreya Ghoshal

This is a Hindi song and you can probably find better translations online than I could provide. The very music of this song however, conveys devotion so deep it almost feels as if it has replaced the beat of your very heart.

Here are a few lines translated-

You came to my life.. like the moon descends into the lake sometimes

Slowly and graciously

...

I used to belive

God no longer cares about his creation

But having made you

He has risen in my eyes again

I am indebted to him like I never was

Love Shit- LU KALA

In which Renji acknowledges his (lack of) self esteem and how much his life has been affected by it.

Show us a Renji as in love with himself as he should be, damnit!!!

Say anything you want 'bout me, I probably heard it

Thought I deserved it, nah, I don't deserve it

More Than Friends- BEKA, HONNE

Soft glances, occasional touching and sudden butterflies in tum-tums.

GOD SO SAPPY I LOVE IT

I was I was wondering if we could talk

I think about you every day

And the mix tape you made

Is all I ever play

Nothing To Lose But You- Three Days Grace

More angst hot from the SS arc because when I tell you I am an angst junkie I am one hundred thousand percent serious.

I know that I can't undo

The self-destruction, the damage I've done

I've got nothing to lose but you

Out of My League- Fitz and the Tantrums

Good ol' Renji having trouble believeing this is for real and that he is truly Rukia's HUSBAND and the FATHER of her daughter and not just an elaborate fantasy of his younger self.

'Cause you were out of my league

All the things I believed

You were just the right kind

Yeah, you were more than just a dream

You were out of my league

Got my heartbeat racing

If I die, don't wake me

'Cause you are more than just a dream

Pal- Javed-Mohsin, Arijit Singh, Shreya Ghoshal

Another (the last) Hindi song on this playlist. It speaks of how within a moment that you fall in love with someone, your entire life can change and find a whole new meaning to it.

Here are a couple of lines translated-

Within that moment I remain fixated

When you first out your hand in mine

...

When you laugh, I sing

When I cry, you wilt

When I want to dance in the water,

You snatch rain from the clouds and pour it on me

Power- Isak Danielson

A beautiful song that reminds me of Renji and Rukia tiptoeing around each other, not knowing how much the other one loves them. A little sad, a little pained, but ultimately all too aware of this dedication that will never let them pull away from each other, even if it hurts some times.

Also, fuckbuddies with (not) unrequited feelings slowburn AU

It’s my desire that you feed

You know just what I need

You got power, power

You got power over me

Replay- Iyaz

Ichigo introduced Renji to pop rap and this song reminds him of Rukia. That's it. That's my headcanon.

That girl, like something off a poster

That girl, is a dime they say

That girl, is a gun to my holster

She's running through my mind all day, ay