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Only the first 10 chapters are available to read if you have a Klub Outside membership. The official release date of the novel is June 4th! But my copy is set to deliver on June 15th apparently.... Anyways, Orihime and Ulquiorra haven't interacted yet as far as I know. They both have shown up but haven't said or done anything worth noting.

They're so adorable. Any names or ideas about you'd like to share?

Honestly, I personally don't have any UH family headcanons as I'm not big on creating OCs. But a quick search led me to some potential names for their daughter... 陽心 (Youko/Yoko) - 陽 means "sun, sunny, positive" or 心有 (Miyuu) - 有 means "to have, to exist, furthermore"

Other ideas in my head. As Oirhime is forced to consume Hollows and Arrancar (because she's not immune to the conditions of their existence), Orihime actually is able to talk and retain the individualities of souls that comprise her body. We are told that Hollows are always at risk of an individual personality overtaking the body. I think it would be interesting for Orihime to have a handful of souls who serve as internal voices that guide/challenge/inform her. Think the skills in Disco Elysium. And like Ichigo, she has her own moment in which an inner Hollow briefly takes control of her body.

Other Idea II: When Orihime reunited with her friends there is now a serious question. Do they purify her? Maybe there is material suggesting otherwise but I always took the regulating of cycle of souls in Bleach to be an automatic process. Some souls will enter Soul Society no problem, some will immediately reincarnate back as humans, and some may return as Hollows; whatever souls are in queue and need to be divided up to retain the balance of the three realms. The point being that at this current moment in time, Orihime accepts her existence as an Arrancar. She has grown attatched and loves every soul that comprises her body.

Other Idea 3: Orihime is introduced to why Hollows sided with Aizen even if they don't necessarily trust him. It's his promise to rid themselves of their condition of never-ending consumption to fill the voids in her hearts. And specifically many Hollows blame the Soul King for this. He is the one who fashioned the world as it is, he is the one condemned this to this condition.

Sorry to blab, I recently got back into Bleach and I remembered how much teen me loved Ulquihime. Sorry if there is much actually direct Ulquihime here but he lives and loves his wife very much.

Wow! Aren't you just filled to the brim with ideas! 🤭 I'm happy to see that UH has inspired such passion from another fellow fan and I sincerely hope you will be able to see your ideas come to life through your writing one day.

Maybe a hot take among our community, but I LOVE the cannibalism trope for UH. It's so fitting for a dark UH fic. I mean...hello?? Hollows? Souls? Consuming for survival? Animal resurrecions?? I'm shocked it isn't done more often in our fandom. Of all the UH fics I've read, I've only read ONE (and it is indeed one of my favs!). It's called "Pomegranate", btw, and the link can be found on my Carrd.

I like the aspect you gave her. "Denial". It sounds double-edged and powerful. I also headcanon her having the same aspect for the same reasons. And I melted when I read the last sentence 🥰 Yes, Ulquiorra would be so awestruck by her!

Sorry for the late reply! No I haven't seen that movie (I'm a failure as a millennial, I know 😖) but I can totally envision that scene with UH as well!