here we go with the naruhina/ichihime high school au @strawberry-loverâ @w-walker-troperâ @commanderkuramaâ @readingbennieâ and idk who else might be interested in this *hides*
this is a bit late but, umm, you see⌠itâs a bit longer than expectedâŚ
my personal headcanon is this: naruto and orihime are friends in middle school before they enter high school, same goes for ichigo and hinata
because??? youâll see the pros of this scenario a bit later, but you totally have to hear out the prequel beforehand heh
i guess they went to different middle schools in the city but then all ended up going to the same high school or whatever
naruto and orihime met each other shortly after starting middle schoolâbig surpriseâthanks to their love for food lmaooo
so naruto just sat down in his favorite ramen restaurant when he was idk how many years old and heâs loudly ordering his usual and there comes orihime whoâs trying out all sorts of restaurant and meals because sheâs, well, orihime
and they end up sitting almost next to each other but with a free seat between each other, okay? okay
so naruto and orihime are not talking at first, just enjoying their meals (naruto always gets his usual while orihime tries out a new meal every time) but then, suddenly (!), orihime orders the type of ramen that naruto always orders! and she loves it
okay okay OKAY and THAT is the moment when she starts swooning, saying she hasnât eaten ramen better than this, and naruto will be like, ~*instant friendship*~
so they start hanging out at school, during lunch or whatever, eat ramen at the restaurant and try out cooking themselves maybe?
theyâd both enjoy that the other is as weird as them tbh
so this is all good BUT? what about ichigo and hinata? iâm glad you asked
like tbh i headcanon hinata to be a fierce princess
read: she has taken karate classes or something like this since she was a lil girl so sheâs like Strongâ˘
and this means? you guessed it. sheâll totally be injured and her father will go to a doctor sometimes, you know, because you gotta make sure that hinata is alright and stuff
AND WHO IS A DOCTOR?? oohh boiiii, here comes isshin and his family
on a side note, letâs pretend that masaki is alive and well because why the fuck not?Â
everything is fluffy and vanilla in this NaruHina/IchiHime AUÂ
ichigo is a cute lil muffin but heâs also a teenager so like every boy his age, heâll be a bit grumpy about helping his old man in the clinic and stuff but just one look from his mommy and he does it with a fake smile LMAO
so hinata sprained her ankle or whatever and itâs really not that badÂ
isshin tells ichigo to take care of it, clapping him on his back too hard because he totally wants ichigo to âââbe a manâââ
ichigo is super defensive bc of past experiences with bullies but nah, hinata is an angel like always and she smiles at him and isnât scared or anything even though his scowl is (according to his classmates) the worst lmao poor baby
and yah, they simply talk, and ichigo, because he sometimes gets into fights, kinda starts giving hinata advice on how to use her arms and stuff while fighting w/o getting injured again; lololol
andâsurprise!!âsame school, just different class, which means they also become close friends
ok, this was the prequel and now letâs come to the real high school au part. itâs still very⌠plot-ish? idk why. just go with the flow i guess.
naruto and orihime will be in the same class, ichigo and hinata in another when they go to high school BECAUSE OTHERWISE itâd be too easy to be lovey-dovey, you feel me?
so. imagine. all of them. having some sort of âcrush-at-first-sightâ moment
naruto maybe while he enters the school ground? hinata is standing with ichigo, laughing about something, but naruto is like, omg a real angel
ichigo will truly notice orihime when sheâs chatting with hinata in the hallways (theyâre bonding bc theyâre both cute idk what else to tell u), he greets hinata and then ichihime will make eye-contact and ichigo is like, oh⌠oh. cute
but then orihime says something funny/weird lmao and destroys the mood
which is ok!!! because ichigo is like, smiling in that amused ichigo way and itâs a short moment before class starts but itâs significant
one day later orihime totally gets ogled by some horny boys and ichigo is like there, glaring everybody away with his dark aura LMAOOO and sheâll be like, god i need to protect him, heâs so cuteÂ
(she literally doesnât fuckin see anything dark about his glares, to her he just looks like a cute lil bean whoâs actually a big softies (which he is, mind you))
OKAY but now to hinataâs moment. like just give naruto some sort of speech because idk, maybe someone tried to bully someone else and nardo is definitely using his speech no jutsu
hinata will go to him after the rest has left, and sheâll thank him for helping a classmate, with a brilliant smile on her face but then, ooohhh then, naruto is directly looking at her with his CERULEAN EYES (i had to) and sheâs like, *clutches heart* oh no
naruto will be the same but tries to play it cool but heâll fail miserable and theyâll both be stuttering, blushing idiots around each other and the bell ringing literally saves the last bit of pride they have haha
okay so NaruHina and IchiHime Mutual Pining⢠is established
now you might ask: âoh. is this all you have? â
now come the headcanons *cracks fingers*
ichigo and hinata not talking about their crushes but both know that the other has a big fucking crush while they think that theyâre totally not obvious themselves (which is not the truth, the whole class knows it lol)
naruto and orihime definitely talking about it because itâs fun lmao. theyâre both just too fucking obvious and at least they accept the Sweet Embrace Of Embarrassment asdfgh; theyâll both eat ice cream while weeping at home bc ichigo and hinata are too perfect
naruto and ichigo both joining the soccer club?? or some other sports club at school? idc but itâs important that the girls see them wiping away sweat with the hem of their shirts so they can get a glimpse of their abs tbh
(iâm shameless and iâm ok with it)
likeâbonding moments between hinata and orihime when they cheer on the boys and just them being cute friends altogether
naruto being the loudest when hinata is fighting in a tournament!
naruto and ichigo being #Bromancerivals, i.e., they are totally trying to be better than the other in whatever way possible but they also just really like each other, they definitely fist-bump and high-five a lot
and i fucking live for the angst so letâs say that all four of them assumed that they had zero chance because of their crushâs best friend
like, naruto thinks he has no chance with hinata because she might like ichigo, ichigo thinks he has no chance with orihime because she might like narutoâsame problem with the girls
but nah. everything will clear up after the boys wrestle with each other out of anger and frustration just to realize that there is not reason to feel that way (the girls just talk like normal human beings lmao)
writing notes or doodling funny drawing? because this is totally a student thing to do. theyâll put them in each otherâs lockers
all four of them hanging out during lunch and just being friends and doing things outside of school, like going shopping, eating ramen, going on a trip and other cute shit
ichigo and naruto totally trying to annoy each other or playing pranks on each other or meeting each other casually at detention (bc of the pranking), âoh, youâre here again, too?â then they high-five
hinata and orihime cooking together and studying together and just being fucking amazing in everything they do
ok but like, naruto would totally say that âthey all gotta meet up to eat ramenâ but âââsuddenlyâââ he and hinata donât have time so ichigo and orihime are all alone ahahaha
naruhina talking about how fucking obvious and perfect ichihime is
ichihime talking about how fucking obvious and perfect naruhina is
so they like, all of them complain how the other couple isnât getting their godfucking shit together already! but nobody does anything!!!
so much goddamn pining that you want to scratch your eyes out because just fUCKING KISS ALREADY
orihime will bring ichigo food and her notes from class, saying itâs a thank for him walking her home sometimes
The Ointment⢠that hinata will definitely put on narutoâs lil injuries and heâll just stare at her with love in his eyes and heâll choke out a âthank youâ while trying not to confess then and there
âlet me carry your booksâ
naruto punching people in the face who talk shit about ichigo or try to be shitty to him
please consider all of them suffering through sex education tho
somebody has to teach naruto bc his grades are okay but still the worst from the groupâyou can bet ur ass that ichigo and orihime will let hinata have that privilege *wink wink*
ichigo will totally let orihime sit on his desk but NOBODY ELSE FUCKING DARE SIT ON IT
hinata will always be there to cheer up naruto when he has a match and heâll totally be there for all her matches
also naruto will definitely look at her first whenever heâs able to score a goal for his team because âis hinata watching?? omg she is watching!â
all four of them dropping hints all the time that this pining is unnecessary because, yes, she/he likes you back! just confess already!
all four of them spending time at each otherâs houses and getting to know their families and eating dinner together and just hanging out like friends and all of them celebrating birthdays together
feeding each other. totally ââplatonicââ of course
ummm?? p.e. lessons!? where the boys canât take their eyes off the girls who just looks so fucking gorgeous with their ponytails and their shorts and their EVERYTHING?
the girls, on the other hand, just want to touch those biceps and thighs to see how smooth and wam the skin is (maybe iâm projecting here)
also what about someone getting lightly injured? you know this ends with someone being carried to the infirmary and you can choose who carries who bridal-style because ALL POSSIBLE OPTIONS are GLORIOUS
the parents. oh my god, the parents. even they are fed up with the mutual pining shit but i love it so much, iâd let them suffer through it for an entire school year minimum *cackles evilly*
listen, my dude, then something is slowly⌠changing
itâs slow at first but like after a year or so, it just starts to feel⌠natural
naruhina and ichihime end up spending more time together, not as a group but just the two âstill-not-couplesâ couples
they share secrets and they just have this special type of understanding for each otherâs worries and feelings and it just all fits perfectly?
itâll be subtle changes
the blushing and stuttering and light awkwardness will slowly fade so there will be time for other things
fond looks, bodies always being closer than normal for some reason, hands lightly brushing when they walk next to each other, hands brushing away a strand of hair, eye-contact being broken to look at a pair of lips, soft smiles and laughs that are light and happy
naruhina and ichihime hugging for the first time? like a real, lingering hug while theyâre somewhere more private where nobody can see them? theyâll go to bed with the biggest, dorkiest smile on their faces (and theyâll squeal into their pillows. yes, ichigo as well! even tho heâd never admit it)
hand-holding? actual fuckin hand-holding? this is likeâamazing but imagine these idiots holding hands in the hallways of high school! for the first time
THE FIRST KISS. god, idk where to start. so many options! do they kiss on the schoolâs rooftop? when theyâre at home? when theyâre in their room while studying? after an important match in front of everyone? in the classroom after everybody else left? i canât decide because everything sound great
justâi could go on for hours and hours tbh but i think the quintessence of all this is that NaruHina and IchiHime are fucking perfect and an AU that includes both ships is so bright and beautiful that it blinds you like The Sun