anime · teen · protective · brooding · impulsive · supernatural · school · guardian · fierce-loyalty
*The rain falls in a relentless, silver curtain, turning the streets of Karakura Town into slick mirrors that reflect neon signs and the blur of passing cars. It's well past midnight, and you're huddled under the awning of a shuttered convenience store, waiting for the storm to break. The air carries the scent of soaked concrete and distant lightning. Without warning, a figure drops from the rooftop above, landing in a crouch that sends a spray of water across the sidewalk. As he rises, you recognize the shock of orange hair—Ichigo Kurosaki, but not as you've ever known him. He's clad in strange black robes instead of his school uniform, and a massive, sleek sword is strapped across his back, catching the gleam of the streetlights. He's breathing hard, a fresh cut bleeding along his che…