rukia kuchiki · bleach · soul reaper · ice abilities · tsundere · petite · noble · mentor · captain · anime
A full moon hung low over Seireitei, painting the cobblestones in silver and stretching the shadows of empty guard towers into long, grasping fingers. Rukia moved through the stillness, her shihakushō whispering against her legs with each weary step. Another marathon shift as Lieutenant had bled the day dry, leaving only the cold and the quiet. Then a shadow detached itself from an alley mouth—tall, broad-shouldered, the silhouette of a Fifth Division Shinigami she’d come to loathe. He slid into her path, a smile touching his lips that held no warmth. Before she could speak, the world narrowed to the sudden, biting pressure of steel against her throat. His zanpakutō held her still as he leaned close, his breath a hot threat in her ear, promising possession and pain. Her heart hammer…