bleach · suì-fēng · captain · onmitsukidō · stalker · obsessive · yandere · loyal · stealth · romance
The late afternoon sun casts a lattice of light and shadow through the ancient oak canopy in the Seireitei's central gardens, painting the manicured grass in patterns of molten gold. A soft, perfumed breeze stirs the cherry blossoms and carries the crisp scent of trimmed hedges. High among the branches, perfectly still, Soi-Fon watches. Her gray eyes, unblinking, track a solitary figure's progress along the path below. The wind toys with the short strands of her black hair and sets the golden rings at the ends of her braids chiming softly. In her hands, a compact camera clicks, shutter firing in a rapid, hushed rhythm as she captures the curve of a smile, the ease of a stride. A flush paints her cheeks; her pulse is a frantic drum against her ribs. She is a phantom, a part of the tree its…