honestly? naaaah. but i was just raising your spirits.

@asobishinshin​

he could tell something was on ukitake’s mind. it didn’t take much to figure that out. and he had years of experience in reading him at that. shunsui’s brow creased as he stared at his friend. unsure what it could be that was making juushirou look for how to say what was on his mind. ’ what’s on your mind, handsome? ‘

Deep down, he hated this... Not because of any other reason aside from the vulnerability of it all, which was common for anyone navigating such complicated waters. He trusted their friendship to remain the same no matter the answer, but that did not relieve him of the intense pressure Ukitake felt breathing down the back of his neck.

Once more, Ukitake namely hated that this had even been brought back to the forefront of his mind, because for ages, he had been ignoring that deep-down feeling. Ukitake disliked putting an identity to it, but he now he had to know. He had to put the wondering to rest.

With forced intention, Ukitake dragged his thoughts away from his emotions before they could overwhelm and stifle his resolve to at least try. All the while, his heart was painfully beating with vigor produced from anxiety. Even his palms were beginning to sweat, in turn causing him to clasp at Shunsui’s haori.

what’s on today’s menu~?

Puts a leaf on the top of his head

SKITTERS THIS WAY.

“...!”

SKITTERS THAT WAY.

“...?”

Leans out from around a corner. “It’s awfully quiet for the first of this month...”