[ It shouldn't matter, not here. In the World of the Living, Byakuya is just a visitor, in some forms just a ghost invisible to most people, even if Ichigo can see him no matter what. Dreams about him at night as well. It shouldn't mean anything when this man who almost had Rukia killed, and Ichigo too for that matter, says that sounds worthwhile, but still Ichigo pauses in his intake of hot chocolate, feeling his face heat up slightly, just across the bridge of his nose. He wrinkles it, trying to get rid of the feeling, hoping the motion will make it less noticeable, not more.
Still, because evidently he doesn't care, when all comes down to it, he bows his head and lets his bangs fall into his eyes, staring down at his own hands. Wrapped around the cup convulsively.
You bring change where you go, Byakuya says. And then his name. Somehow, Ichigo thinks, just his name like that would've been enough.
He takes a moment to identify the feeling inside of him. That's pride, huh. If nothing else, it's fitting that Byakuya of all people is the one to awaken that in him. Ichigo keeps looking down, but he's smiling now. Small, but undeniable. His whole face changes. ]
Is that so? [ After another second, he finally glances first up and across the table at Byakuya, then quickly to the side, out the window. ] Yeah, guess you're right.
[ In that slip of time, he feels, something changing. ]
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Still, because evidently he doesn't care, when all comes down to it, he bows his head and lets his bangs fall into his eyes, staring down at his own hands. Wrapped around the cup convulsively.
You bring change where you go, Byakuya says. And then his name. Somehow, Ichigo thinks, just his name like that would've been enough.
He takes a moment to identify the feeling inside of him. That's pride, huh. If nothing else, it's fitting that Byakuya of all people is the one to awaken that in him. Ichigo keeps looking down, but he's smiling now. Small, but undeniable. His whole face changes. ]
Is that so? [ After another second, he finally glances first up and across the table at Byakuya, then quickly to the side, out the window. ] Yeah, guess you're right.
[ In that slip of time, he feels, something changing. ]