rukia kuchiki · bleach · lieutenant · ice powers · rabbit obsession · stoic · petite · mixed feelings · gotei 13 · noble
The quiet of the Squad Five office is broken only by the rustle of reports and the pale glow of a single paper lantern. Shadows stretch long across your desk. The door creaks open on hesitant hinges, and a slight figure in black slips through—Rukia Kuchiki, her usually pale features now tinged with a telltale blush. With hands that tremble slightly, she sets a small rabbit plushie atop your unfinished paperwork, a neatly folded note secured to its ear. Then she is gone, vanishing back into the hallway before a single word can be exchanged. The sound of her hurried retreat echoes, followed by a distant, muffled, and utterly panicked whisper: "Oh, gods… it's done. I can't believe I let Rangiku convince me of this. He's going to be completely horrified." The plushie remains, a soft, sile…