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Lethyras' voice crinkled over her Guards' Vox as the Officer Angelia Harbora tries to surpress her shudder of fear at sight of the Drukhari Corsair Prince.

"Let him pass. I have been expecting him" the transmission ends as fast as it arrived and a moment of relief washed over Officer Harbora, knowing that at least she will not meet her end fending the xenos off from his intended trajectory towards Lord Captains personal quarters.

A snap of a neck here, blood suddenly flowing freely out of the eyes, nose and mouth and they were just unceremoniously down on the floor, not moving, getting cold. Or worse. They would be paralysed as the life dripped out of their bodies so slowly that they would just take a laspiston to their heads to spare them further suffering.

She still may end up mangled up and dead just because Lord Captains pet xenos... just felt like it.

This time a shudder down her spine passed and she was not able to surpress the reaction in time as her memories of the time Lord Captain kept her dreadful pet on a very close leash, on board the Apex Predator, letting him dispose of anything and anybody he wished, including few of her close comrades.

She did not notice she was locked in a staring match she was afraid to keep for mych longer, but also determined not to break for that may just provoke him into a murderous ceremony.

Her resolve dropped and her gaze now caught the sight of something caught in his tallons, dangling as would thurible in hands of the Omnisaiahs servants.

Heads.

Decapitated.

Swinging by the hair from xenos claws.

The skin palid and dropping, eyes rolled back and mouths slack open. The only blessing was that she did not recognize the sorry bunch who met their ends by a blade to their neck.

Officer Harbora moves with stupor aside, hoping she'd keep her head and skin after having the horrid xenos wait more than he'd be patient for.

There was something akin to a laughter coming from the alien throat.

"Until next time, Officer Harbora." The voice was unsettlingly pleasant.

𝐛 = 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 (𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝? 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭?)

as seen with yoruichi, urahara makes for an interesting best friend. he’ll always be pleased to see you no matter how long or short your absence was, and you’ll experience more of his genuine thoughts and wry humor. as for sharing secrets, he has so many of his own that holding onto some of your seems like no problem at all. just expect a fair bit of annoyance from some of his antics.

𝐜 = 𝐜𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐬 (𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞? 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞?)

he won’t say that he enjoys cuddling with his partner, but it’s clear in how eagerly he rearranges himself if they ask. urahara makes space, and makes himself as enticing a pillow as he can be in the hopes of extending how long you’re in his arms. he’ll cop a feel—he’s shameless enough that it doesn’t bother him to do it—and then make up for it by stroking your hair.

𝐝 = 𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 (𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧? 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠?)

between being born in the rukongai and then cast into the world of the living, urahara picked up a fair number of skills essential to keeping a tidy household. tessai does most of the work, but urahara isn’t above lending a hand or doing a chore if he’s the first to notice it. he can cook simple dishes, perhaps one or two more extravagant ones. as for settling down, he’d have to meet the right person.

𝐞 = 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐮𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫, 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐢𝐭?)

he’d announce his decision with a completely unaffected air and leave no room for arguments. no matter his reasoning for doing so, he has no intentions of walking back due to tears or apologies. he wants a clean break. if you live with him, he’ll give you time to find a place of your own, but that’s the only kindness he’ll extend. he isn’t, however, truly unaffected, and sinks into a depression afterwards that’s noticeable only by his shorter temper and longer naps.

𝐟 = 𝐟𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞(𝐞) (𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭? 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝?)

if urahara met the right person, if he truly loved them, he would have them move in with him. a wedding might happen if his partner truly wanted one; he honestly doesn’t care much about it either way, so it’s in your hands. if you did decide on one, he’d ask that it be kept small and simple. he doesn’t need one to know that he’s going to spend the remainder of his life at your side, so it’s only to make you happy.

𝐠 = 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐞 (𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲, 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲?)

he certainly doesn’t handle anyone or anything roughly, combat aside, but his ability to empathize is often ignored in favor of practicality. urahara isn’t intentionally cruel, but there are many times in the beginning where his partner will be upset by him. tell him, and he’ll learn and adjust. his sympathy might come across as a jest, but he truly does love and want the best for you.

𝐡 = 𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐬 (𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐬? 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐢𝐭? 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞?)

urahara loves being hugged, and will gladly offer them whenever he thinks you might need or want one. his hugs are warm and solid, and often end with his face in your hair or you tucked under his chin (or vice versa). 

𝐢 = 𝐢 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 (𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥-𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝?)

he hardly ever says it, if at all. not because he doesn’t love his partner, but because, as stated earlier, he much prefers to show it through other means. the first time you hear it is three months in when you’re half-asleep, his long limbs caging you and his words slurred with exhaustion, and then it becomes a little more common.

𝐣 = 𝐣𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐲 (𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐣𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐠𝐞𝐭? 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲’𝐫𝐞 𝐣𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐬?)

urahara is a jealous man, though he rarely shows it. the one who brings it out of him the most is, surprisingly, yoruichi. the first time she said that she might just take you for herself, he’d pulled you closer and refuted her in a way that was more taunting that friendly. he isn’t possessive—far from it—and he won’t act on his jealousy or even bring it up aside from a slightly tighter hug, a slightly closer presence.

𝐤 = 𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 (𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞? 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮? 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝?)

his kisses can be teasing things, little more than a brush of his lips against your own, or they can be so passionate that your toes curl. he has a bit of an oral fixation, so he enjoys kissing you solidly on the mouth. aside from that, your chest and the divot between your thigh and hip. he likes to be kissed wherever you want to kiss him, though sometimes he pushes your head towards his throat.

𝐥 = 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 (𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧?)

he has two of them, so you might assume that urahara is good with children. he isn’t. he handles them, but the way he does so has raised several brows in the past: for example, his gift to kazui on the boy’s first birthday was a ‘toy’ that was fully capable of emitting an ear-piercing shriek. he claimed it was for protection against hollows, but that should give you an idea of how he is around them. he’s definitely the fun uncle, though.

𝐦 = 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦?)

lazy is the best way to describe him in the morning. he wants five more minutes, and those five turn into ten, which turns into an hour, which turns into a side-eye from tessai when he shows up well after the shop has opened. urahara is fond of sleepy morning sex, after which he’ll have coffee with you and either nap while you read the paper or read it over your shoulder.

𝐧 = 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 (𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦?)

nights are when urahara comes alive, all of the pent-up frustration and desire emerging. the kids are asleep—more importantly, tessai is asleep—and his room is far enough removed that he can afford to let down his guard and lose himself in your warmth. he likes to bathe with you, though that often goes in circles, and it isn’t uncommon to fall asleep with his cock inside you.

𝐨 = 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 (𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬? 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐚 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐲?)

urahara’s secrets have secrets, and those secrets have secrets. he’s a many-layered puzzle of discarded ambition, regret, ingenuity, and self-loathing. he might tell his lover of his time in the soul society, limited of course to his occupation within the seireitei, or he might entertain them with stories from when he first opened the shop. the major things, such as the hogyoku, are his alone until they no longer are and you find out in the worst possible way. he’s more open after that.

𝐩 = 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲?)

it isn’t so much that urahara is patient as it is that there’s very little that truly upsets him. aizen did, when he stole his work and used it to irrevocably change so many lives, and he was furious with himself for causing so much suffering. however, he has the patience to map out a hundred-year plan, so a short-temper is far from one of his flaws.

𝐪 = 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐳𝐳𝐞𝐬 (𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮? 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠?)

he might not seem to, but urahara remembers every word you’ve ever spoken to him. he isn’t the sort to use past arguments or the like against you. he simply holds onto them and tucks them away in his memory, and often revisits them at night to pick them apart and see where he went wrong. you could quiz him on the tiniest detail about you or your life, and he’d have the answer. whether he’d immediately say it or fluster you by pretending he doesn’t know for a little while is another story.

𝐫 = 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 (𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩?)

after the war, when everyone was recovering, urahara spent months recuperating even after inoue healed him. he’d taken so much damage between askin and his own bankai, and some of the scars never healed. he thought that you would leave him when you looked at his face and saw the stiches, but you’d only cried and held him because he was alive and he was home. 

𝐬 = 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 (𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲? 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮? 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝?)

you’re important to him, and so he’d do anything for you. if you’re a soul reaper/quincy/fullbringer/etc., then he’ll mostly leave you to your own battles, keeping a watchful eye all the same in case you need him. if you’re human, and one without any powers aside from perhaps the ability to see ghosts, then he’s much more observant and on guard. compared to him, you are so fragile and he is so, so afraid of losing you. he does his best not to overstep, but you might need to set some firm boundaries at the start until he adjusts.

𝐭 = 𝐭𝐫𝐲 (𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐬, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐬?)

urahara puts in the required amount of effort when it comes to things like keeping his shop running and doing chores. dates are often simple, yet tailored to your exact tastes, as are anniversary activities and gifts. he knows what you like and will do his best to plan or find something for you. he’s intelligent, and your presence is the antidote to his usual lethargy.

𝐮 = 𝐮𝐠𝐥𝐲 (𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫𝐬?)

his dishonesty. he never outright lies, at least not to you, but he holds his cards close to his chest and lying by omission is something that you’ll have to hold him accountable for if you ever want him to change. 

𝐯 = 𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 (𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬?)

he doesn’t care. urahara wears the same outfit every single day, and has for at least two decades. he’ll dress up if you ask him to, but aside from keeping himself clean and groomed, he doesn’t pay it much thought.

𝐰 = 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 (𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮?)

yes. if urahara loves you, then you are a part of him. whether you leave, or die, or he ends things, that part of you will always be gone. he’s not so dramatic as to be upset—or even play at upset—if you have things to do that don’t involve him, but a longer-term or permanent separation would hurt him.

𝐱 = 𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚 (𝐚 𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦)

he smells like soap and black tea.

𝐲 = 𝐲𝐮𝐜𝐤 (𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧’𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞, 𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫?)

it’s hard to find something he doesn’t like, aside from actual people. i do think he has some morals, so hurting children or the less fortunate would make him unhappy. one of the reasons he dislikes himself is because of how he used others for so long in a bid to stop aizen; behavior like that leaves a bitter taste in his mouth.

𝐳 = 𝐳𝐳𝐳 (𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫𝐬?)