"Making the most out of it. "

“because family is forever.”

(Chronologically)

After Ichigo asked Orihime to make some time for him, she only could think about him. Orihime couldn’t wait to hear what he wanted to say to her.

Ichigo took 2 weeks thinking about how he would confess.

During that time his family notice it was something going on. He seemed out of this world, looking tense and nervous.

Finally he made the decision and went after her. Surprisingly, when he opens the door Orihime was outside with some bread to give.

Orihime thought “since he has not said anything after that day, I’m going there by myself bringing some bread to see if he says something”.

For both surprises they saw each other at the same time and it was awkward. Ichigo almost fainted. But made a appointment with her, next day.

The confession was late in the afternoon by the river.

The sky was the exact same pantone color as Ichigo’s hair that day. Orihime noticed that and she will never forget. It almost looked like a piece of art: Them & the sky.

They were both surprised that they were in love with each other. It was hard to believe.

Secretly he loves when Orihime blushes. She was blushing during the (confession) date day. He thinks this shows how pure and beautiful she is.

In the beginning they didn’t tell about their relationship to anyone, they wanted to take it slowly. But it didn’t last that long when people started to notice they had something more.

Keigo got upset with Ichigo because he was the first one to have a girlfriend.

Tatsuki just shouted a big loud ‘’FINALLY THAT BASTARD…!’’ when Orihime told her they where dating.

Ichigo’s sisters sees Orihime as a bigger sister. They want their brother to marry Orihime because they believe they will be again a happy family (like old times) since she reminds Masaki.

But Ichigo just gets nervous and super red about it when his sisters says that. But secretly he already dreams about marrying Orihime.

Prety much everyone in soul society didn’t get surprised by their relationship, since they were kinda obvious during the war.

The first date was romantic. They had dinner together at a local restaurant and in the end they stayed outside at Orihime’s apartment watching the stars in the sky. In the beginning they were both shy and nervous, but they quickly forgot about that.

After the first date Ichigo started saving money to by her a ring. Just in case.

The last dates they had before marriage, weren’t that “romantic”. They usually stayed at Ichigo’s house reading and commenting manga together, watching movies or just laid down on his bedroom talking.

They always forget about time when they are together. And time runs fast when they are having fun.

They started spending summer together like full time. Ichigo having driver license made things easier. They usually do family and friend trips.

But as normal, they always like to be alone sometimes. When they go out alone by car, the Kurosaki’s loves to make speculations. Ichigo gets super annoyed, ‘’as if something more than a little trip is going to happen’’.

They had problems conciling time for being together. But they always got to see each other when they had some time free.

Sometimes at night, on those impossible weeks, just to see each other for a minute, Ichigo goes to her apartment as a shinigami because it’s more faster.

One time Ichigo said without noticing “ but when we get married we will definitly have more time to be together…” Orihime didn’t know Ichigo wanted to marry her. She cried a little.

Ichigo waited to end university to marry Orihime. That was his plan.

If you think Orihime is a cry baby, imagine how her face whent when Ichigo oficial asked her to marry him.

They wanted a simple wedding, but everyone decided to help and it tourned out much beautiful that they were expecting.

Ichigo changed his haircut days before the wedding. “oh m-my…! You look so good!” “Really??” “Yeah, you look more mature, I like it… kinda shock because I thought my future husband couldn’t even be more handsome then before…and the better part is that now I can see that scowling face even better…” ‘’ uh-huh I already knew you’d say that!‘’ ‘’that scowling face that I love! Come on!’’  Orihime said with her hands on the back of his neck, hugging him.

She thought the possibility of seeing a emotional Ichigo was low…But he tried so hard not to cry when he saw orihime in her wedding dress. His face reaction was the cuttest.

Their kiss at the cerimony was one of the few times they were kissing. They were always too shy about it, and respected mostly each other to do it in the right time.

After honeymoon their number of kisses were uncountable.

Their honeymoon was on a paradisic place.

They went to the beach a lot and they got sun burn. Ichigo tourned out looking like a lobster. “WHATS NEW? IM ALL ORANGE NOW, GOD DAM IT”.

Ichigo is still the one who takes pictures. He loves to take pictures to his wife when she is distracted doing something. Sometimes she looks at him and starts to smile because she already knows him. Smiling just makes the picture even more beautiful and consequently, that’s what he wants.

Ichigo couldn’t remember the last time he felt that way: relaxed and happy.

After intimacy they felt a bigger connection with eachother and they weren’t shy about anything anymore.

This is true because: 1) Orihime feels really comfortable being naked in their hotel room and Ichigo doesn’t say nothing about it. 2) They both like to…

After returning home Yuzu and Karin couldn’t believe the way Ichigo was different. Just like the old times, when their mother was alive, but at the same time wasn’t the same feeling. It was a better feeling.

They discovered she was pregnant because Orihime was always feeling sick, and Ichigo said “ …m-maybe you are… pregnant” with a kinda happy and questionable/nervous expression. “I-I don’t know…!”

She made a test while Ichigo waited for the result next to her. While that, both nervous in the Kurosaki Clinic, they started talking about the possibility of being pregnant or not.

When they saw the result they hugged each other crying with happiness. ‘‘I can’t believe this is really going to happen …we will be parents’‘, ‘’ Yeah…I’m so proud of us’’.

The Kurosaki’s had a lot of fighting about the baby gender… Men’s wanted a baby boy because it’s already too many woman in the house. Yuzu and Orihime wanted a baby girl because they love the idea of dressing her. Karin just stays away from the scene. She just wants the baby to love playing sports like her, so she can teach everything.

Orihime and Ichigo lying on the couch seeing how big her belly is getting and starting to make future plans about Kazui. ‘‘he is getting bigger and bigger, yes, that’s my boy!’‘.

Orihime suffered from back pains. To help her, Ichigo massages her back and gives her hot water baths to minimise the pain.

Its also a fact that: ‘’I love you’’ ‘’…is that for me or for the toilet’’ Orihime in the bathroom feeling really sick vomiting and Ichigo by her side holding her hair.

Ichigo cried when he saw Kazui for the first time.

Karin and Yuzu taking care of Baby Kazui to give some time to Ichigo and Orihime. They needed to rest and stay together alone for a bit.

They do have a dog. Every happy family has a dogo. Or a cato.

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"Do you think you could make some time for me?"

Kubo:*Have him be gentler and kinder to her*

Kubo:*Have him be over protective of Orihime during the whole course of Bleach*

Kubo:*Have him apologized to her twice when she got hurt because he wasn’t strong enough*

Kubo:*Have him unable to regain his fighting spirit until he was able to properly tell Orihime he will protect her*

Kubo:* Have Karin and Shinji tease him about Orihime and Ichigo totally reacting in consequence*

Kubo : * Have Ichigo be DESTROYED when Orihime was taken into Hueco Mundo . Makes him looks like the life was sucked out of his body , like he didn’t sleep , didn’t eat until he was able to go rescue her*

Kubo: * Have ichigo almost dead on the floor but made him stand on his feet when Orihime got in danger because Grimmjow was strangling her*

Kubo: * Have ichigo not use his hollow mask because he doesn’t want her to see a part of himself that he hates *

Kubo:* Makes Ichigo unable to fight properly and got his ass handed by Grimmjow because he thought Orihime was scared of him*

Kubo:* Have Ichigo unable to look at Orihime in the eyes because he fears to see her fear him / hate him because of his hollow*

Kubo:* Have ichigo regain his fighting spirit only because Orihime cheered for him and he realized that she cared*

Kubo:*Makes Ichigo say “ Sorry grimmjow looks like I’m not allowed to get hurt anymore” JUST BECAUSE ORIHIME SAID SO.*

Kubo : * Have Nnoitorra constantly taunting Ichigo about Orihime and telling the reader his fighting spirit is closely linked to Orihime being safe “ It’s the face of someone who thought as long as the girl is safe I can win” *

Kubo : * Have Ichigo DYING during his fight with Ulquiorra because of his need to protect Orihime*

Kubo: * Have Ichigo wake up from the dead to Orihime’s cries*

Kubo:* Have Ichigo’s last part of humanity repeating like a mantra “ Save her . I will save her”*

Kubo: * Have ichigo turn back to human when he looked at Orihime in the eyes *

Kubo:* Have ichigo reflects on how compassionate Orihime is , reminding how she reached for Ulquiorra*

Kubo:*Makes Ichigo gives the puppy eyes to Orihime YET ANOTHER TIME at the very end of the Aizen’s fight , looking so relieved to see her okay*

Kubo:* Makes Ichigo “”“"casually”“”“ mention in a conversation that he noticed Orihime was followed around a lot*

Kubo:* Makes ichigo hide his training with the fullbringer to Orihime because he wanted her safe*

Kubo: *Makes Ichigo not say a single word to Orihime when despite what he would prefer she still comes to help to help him regain his fullbringer*

Kubo : * Makes ichigo regain his fighting spirit after hearing Orihime told him she and Chad trained to be able to remain alongside him when he would regain his power*

Kubo:* Has Ginjo say ” He’s stronger when he has someone to protect nearby"LIKE HE FUCKING SAID ICHIGO WAS STRONGER JUST BECAUSE ORIHIME WAS NEARBY . *

Kubo : * Has Ginjo say “ I was right to bring her here” even though Chad was already here . Making the reader understand he knew Orihime specifically would make ichigo stronger*

Kubo:* Has Ichigo totally loose his shit when Tsukishima began to talk to Orihime in a flirty way on the phone even though all his family and friends were in the very same house than Tsukishima and thus in immediate danger . Nope it took Tsukishima to call Orihime to make ichigo snap*

Kubo:* Makes ichigo look totally heartbroken and devastated when he saw Orihime being on Tsukishima’s side*

Kubo:* Have ichigo teasing / flirting with Orihime about the bread once again*

Kubo:* Have Ichigo asking Orihime to take care of Nell in the heat of the battle showing how much he trusts her*

Kubo:* Has Ichigo coming too late to the battlefield and arriving after a lot of people already died . Has him loose against Ywach , being rightly devastated about it . Has Ichigo smiles truly in this situation only because he got to see Orihime *

Kubo:* Has Chad / Yoruichi/Urahara teasing Ichigo about Orihime . Ichigo reacting in consequence*

Kubo:* Has Ichigo becoming a blushing stuttering mess because Orihime wore a revealing outfit*

Kubo:* Has Ichigo comforting Orihime twice . Noticing when she’s sad , noticing when she cries . Doing his best to make her feel better*

Kubo:* Has ichigo hold Orihime close to him while cradling her head to protect her from being crushed *

Kubo:* Has Ichigo hold her longer than what is necessary*

Kubo: *Has Ichigo ask Orihime to fight alongside him against Ywach showing that those 17 months powerless made him understand hers and chad’s feelings about being a burden .Proves how much he trusts her *

Kubo:* Has Ichigo and Orihime be able to perfectly communicate with a single glance*

Kubo:* Has Ichigo reassuring Orihime about his Hybrid form as THE VERY FIRST THING HE DOES after his transformation. Has ichigo make sure Orihime does not relive the trauma of the lust arc*

Kubo:* Has ichigo totally showing off his new Hybrid form to impress Orihime*

Bleach fandom : BUT LIKE ICHIHIME REALLY CAME OUTTA NOWHERE SURE ORIHIME LOVED HIM BUT ICHIGO DID NOT SHOW ROMANTIC FEELINGS TOWARDS HER

Kubo : …

Kubo : …

Part 1 

5 )The hand reach 

Come on could Kubo be more obvious ? 

This right here refers to the Tanabata legend which is often referenced when it comes to ichihime ( this post will explain it to you ) . I mean here you have two not yet lovers reaching out to each other in the sky ? Come on . 

Kubo is not being subtle at all with his references to Tanabata and that is amazing . That being said this moment is also great because it kinda symbolizes the way ichigo and orihime act around each other . During the course of the manga there were so many moments were ichigo and orihime wanted to reach out to the other but didn’t allow themselves to . I mean basically this moment represents the way they act around each other . Trying to reach out but ultimately not being completely able to do it and in the end not ending together . Next moment on the list perfectly illustrate what I’m trying to say here .

4 )Ichigo tries to apologize to orihime

They both look so miserable here it’s hurting me . 

Anyway as I was saying pictured above is one of the many many many many times ichigo and orihime wanted to reach each other but didn’t allow themselves to . I mean if they both didn’t put barriers between them and the other they would be able to speak freely what they want to say . 

Ichigo probably wants to say something like “ It hurts me to see you hurt orihime and I believe it is my fault you got injured so bad and I will train relentlessly until I’m strong enough to protect you and make it so that you won’t ever be hurt again” Well this dork when rukia pushed him into talking he said all of that by “ Next time I will definitely protect you” which is amazing because this sentence contains all the things left unsaid too . 

And Orihime probably wants to say “ Ichigo I’m sorry I was a liability to you . It tears me apart to see you hurt and I wish so bad I could be strong enough to protect you and take your pain away” . 

Instead ichigo cannot even get the nerve to finish his sentence “ it’s nothing” and orihime tries to fake a smile and minimize her injuries to try to erase ichigo’s guilt over her being hurt “ It doesn’t hurt one bit”. 

I mean it’s killing me because THESE KIDS DON’T TALK TO EACH OTHER FREELY . They want so bad the other to be happy and safe and they would both literally give everything to attain that goal but they’re both so shy and awkward and believe they aren’t good enough for the other to ever return their love that they forbid themselves to let that love show . They always held back when they are together . In every single of their interaction there is this desire to reach out but at the same time this limit they fix themselves . They can help and protect the other , and tease and hang out with the other but they ALWAYS forbid themselves to go too far . To make their feelings known . There is always this willing restraint to their interaction which makes shipping them excruciatingly painful . 

They are both so modest and have such huge self issues they never believed they deserved the other . I’ve seen ichiruki shippers saying ichihime “felt fake” because a lot of big steps in their relationship were provoked with outside help ( ichigo promising orihime he would protect her because Rukia pushed him into doing so , Nell saying to Orihime ichigo needed to hear her cheering for him , urahara making the dress, renji telling ichigo to confess ) . BUT THAT WAS THE POINT . Ichigo and orihime are biased in the way they see the themselves and their relation with the other . If you left them to their own devices they would carry on loving the other from afar because they both believe the other deserve so much more than themselves . They need other people to help them recognize the clues of mutual feelings as such . 

Ichigo and orihime are such a great match because they are both self sacrificing  . That is at the very core of their being . Ichigo basically risk everything he has every single battle he had to do in order to protect other people and orihime does the same ( going to Hueco Mundo to protect her friends ) . I mean they are both extremely different in term of personality because like ichigo is “ a punk” and has a harsh temper and orihime is bubbly and eccentric but they’re the same to their core where it really matters . They both would give everything to protect others , they both are deeply compassionate people , they both lived great tragedies as kids which shaped their adult selves . Ichigo and orihime are very much alike where it matters : values . That’s why ichihime was SUCH a slow burn ship because they both suffered self esteem issue and we saw them get closer and more playful with each other only once those were resolved ( at the end of the fullbring arc ) . 

Sorry I kinda strayed away from the point here but ichihime moments cannot be appreciated in a vaccuum . Ichihime is not a ship made out of very big love declarations and life turning moments . It’s a ship about two people who grew together side by side during their formative years so each ichihime moment has no value in itself it can only be appreciated when it’s linked to other ichihime moments and placed back into the context of the 686 chapters of Bleach . 

3 ) Orihime’s memories being changed by Tsukishima 

Well this moment is not per se “ underrated” because the fandom does like it but I feel like this is such a HUGE moment for ichihime , and while loved, this moment isn’t as talked about as the fandom as it should be . 

I wrote those tags a few years ago before ichihime became canon and honestly while part of it is a headcanon I still stand by it .  This was the first time ichigo realized orihime could be taken away from him for real . Before when she was taken away ichigo knew that by being strong enough he would be able to rescue her . His struggle was wether he was strong enough or not . Here it is different . Ichigo is already strong enough to defeat Tsukishima but even defeating is no guarantee his friends will go back to normal . Let me remind you that ichigo , OUR ICHIGO who showed mercy to all his adversaries including Aizen was ready to kill Tsukishima if it mean it had a tiny chance of bringing his friends back . I mean actually KILL . This tells you how shaken ichigo was by this . 

I believe here is the first time ichigo said to himself that he has lost orihime for good . In a way seeing orihime healing Tsukishima and opposing him had the same effect on him than orihime seeing him with a hole in his chest during the Ulquiorra battle . That’s the moment they’ve said to themselves “ that’s it , they’re gone, I’ve lost them” . Of course ichigo having a hole in his chest seems much more definitive than having orihime’s memories changed that’s why ichigo looks like part of it still can’t fully believe this is happening . He looks like he keeps repeating to himself “ this can’t be happening” but it is his reality now and it is happening . This moment shook ichigo to his core and made him realize orihime being by his side was not granted . 

And we see ichigo’s behavior towards orihime changed after this moment . He allowed himself to be much more closer to her after this . Of course because he regained his powers after this arc and feels he’s strong enough to protect her now but also because he knows what it feels like to have orihime slip away from him so he treasures more the time he spends with her . 

I love this moment and to me it is one of the turning point of the evolution of ichihime as a pairing and I wish the fandom would recognize it as that . 

2) Ichigo reflecting on the compassion shown by orihime 

So for this one I will quote this post because honestly this is exactly what this scene is about and I could never express it better myself : 

“It also helped Ichigo grow as a protagonist to see how she dealt with it. I think Ichigo’s always been so empathetic, but when it came to her he turned very unforgiving. Like “oh they all deserved it I couldn’t care less!” (and they did),when she didn’t feel that way towards them herself. Seeing her compassion made him question his own attitude, and I really think this is often forgotten.”

I mean honestly I could add stuff but this is so succinct and so on point there’s really not much for me to add . Ichigo and orihime grow side by side and they both admire the other so of course they are inspired by the other . 

Also you can notice that in his mind ichigo sees orihime’s back while he is talking about her face so he should be remembering what her face looked like at that moment . But I believe this is a parallel of Orihime often seeing ichigo’s back during battle .Kubo’s been lovely enough to make us a cute little montage of all those times . 

Orihime sees his back because he’s in front of her and she’s trying to catch up . Seeing his back from afar like that shows her admiration for him . Often he is taking up all the space within the panel to further the idea that what he’s like in her mind . Here we have ichigo watching her back . He is the one watching from afar , admiring her . Ichigo always admired her strength and resilience but most of all her compassion . And while Kubo showed up very often orihime admiring ichigo because he is the main character and because Kubo chose to make the reader see through orihime’s point of view A LOT , we do not have a lot of moment where we see that this admiration goes both way because we rarely have ichigo’s insight . Often we see his battles through someone else point of view ( like the Bach fight was seen through orihime’s point of view ) . But sometimes we get to know what ichigo is thinking and what he is feeling and during those times Kubo always takes the time to remind us just how much of a good person ichigo is . Here for example he is reflecting on orihime’s compassion and during the fight against Aizen he was reflecting on Aizen’s loneliness . Ichigo is deeply compassionate and so is orihime . And this is the quality they admire the most in each other . 

1 ) Ichigo and orihime biting their tongues during the Fullbring arc

I already made a post about this moment here but let me put things back into context : 

Ichigo lost his powers during 17 months and was absolutely miserable being powerless because it meant he couldn’t protect his friends anymore . When Ginjo came and give him a chance to get his powers back he took it immediately but he didn’t tell his friends because he wanted them safe and protected because this time if they got involved in supernatural stuff he wasn’t strong enough to protect them . Despite this Chad decides to bring orihime to heal ichigo during his training . 

Chad tells him ( and us by the same occasion ) that he knew he didn’t want orihime to be involved in this because he didn’t want her to be in danger . But ichigo says nothing and just makes this face : 

A few chapters later orihime heals ichigo despite knowing that her healing him just means he will ultimately gets hurt again . She then smiles this sad smile : 

When they make those faces both are biting their tongues and not saying what they want to say . Both want to protect the other SO MUCH and if they had their way they would make it so the other would never be hurt again . But they know what they want is not the most important . They must let the other want what they want ( community reference y’all ) . 

Ichigo knows orihime wants to help so badly . So even though her being here means she might get hurt he says nothing and accept her decision because he respects her and her wishes . 

It’s the exact same with orihime . During those 17 months powerless orihime must have been relieved to see he was safe . But she also saw how miserable he is . She knows him so she knew he would gain back his powers because he is a protector at his core . So even though helping him regain his powers means he will get hurt again she just smiles and say nothing . 

They let the other want what they want . 

Because their whole relationship is based on respect and love . It doesn’t matter what they want . What matters is that the other is happy and fulfilled . And this moment , while not groundbreaking in itself manage to sum up everything that is good about ichihime . Love , respect , tenderness . 

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Thank you, sorry for the late reply :)I think Ichigo already had a crush on Orihime before the story began—which I don’t think is too bold to say, considering Kubo clearly had plans for an Ichigo/Orihime romance in the pilot chapter he had previously written. And as we now know, he decided on the endgame pairings/the final chapter of bleach after writing chapter 1, and then Orihime and her feelings for Ichigo were immediately introduced in chapter 2.And then, in the following chapter (3), Ichigo’s feelings for Orihime are hinted at as well. He laments that he doesn’t want to embarrass himself in front of her. He comments on how she has a knack for getting hurt ‘every day!’ (because he’s been paying attention to her every day). He completely fusses over her injuries, insists that she go to the hospital, and then calls after her and tries to walk her home, watching as she walks away and admitting that he ‘wears himself out worrying about her/wondering if she’s really alright.’ Remember that at this point, he’s still sporting his ‘idgaf about anything’ attitude, and yet he’s all up in arms over this girl? That’s a lot of attention and emphasis to be put on someone who is supposed to just be a ‘friend of a friend,’ Ichigo. Interestingly, I think his crush on her started to deepen around the exact same time that I believe Orihime’s feelings for him started to deepen: towards the end of the SS arc.

Ichigo singles Orihime out from the rest to ask if she’s okay. And in turn, seeing that he’s okay makes her realize just how worried she’s been about him this entire time, and the overwhelming relief she’s experiencing now is enough to bring her to tears. This isn’t just high school anymore; what they’ve been through is life or death. What she feels is no longer just a crush; she’s falling in love with him.Ichigo is surprised at first to see her become so emotional, but he doesn’t mind it. It doesn’t bother him in the slightest that she’s the only one crying for him, that she feels SO much for him it’s brought her to tears. He likes it. You can see it in the way his eyes completely melt and soften from one panel to the next. And I think this moment—realizing that he has someone in Orihime who cares about him that much, and having her worry over him like this, tears in her eyes and her heart on her sleeve—I think this is when Ichigo’s feelings started to deepen past a crush as well. Because he’s falling in love with her heart.The following arc is when they really started to fall for each other—and hard. Ichigo apparently isn’t able to hide his feelings for Orihime as effectively as he used to; he’s now teased about her twice in the span of a week (from Shinji and then his family). The plot deepened with the arrancar arc, and so did their feelings. Orihime is attacked and bloodied by Yammy, but yet the first thing she does is ask if Ichigo is okay. Ichigo fails to protect her and gets down on his knees at her bedside to apologize, spends the next few days beating himself up over it. They both had to watch each other get hurt, and the depression and helplessness they felt when they thought they couldn’t protect each other took a heavy toll on them both. Ichigo makes his vow to protect her, and Orihime makes her love confession for him. I think seeing each other in so much danger or pain is what made them realize just how desperately they wanted to protect each other. I think that’s what made them fall so hard for each other in this arc; Ichigo realizing that he never wants to lose Orihime, and that nightmare becoming a reality when she’s abducted. He walks around like a lifeless zombie when she’s gone. By the time he’s battling Grimmjow while Orihime watches, terrified, from a pillar, and in the words of Nel, “Ichigo dove towards Ulquiorra after hearing him say your name…Ichigo is using that power for you. He’s fighting in his blood-splattered body, all for you.” That’s when you know. By the time Orihime is calling out to him, telling him he can leave her behind just as long as he doesn’t get hurt anymore, and he’s staring up at her like he’s seeing the sun for the first time before he smiles and says, “sorry Grimmjow, looks like I’m not allowed to take any more damage than this.” That’s when you know.And sure enough, when it’s all over: