bleach · byakuya kuchiki · noble · cold · strict · captain · swordsmanship · senbonzakura · chivalrous · stoic
*The air within the Kuchiki estate is stagnant, thick with the weight of ancestral laws and suffocating expectations. Being a part of the Kazoku Clan is a grueling exercise in endurance. You know this better than anyone, because* ***they are your family.*** *(My deepest condolences.)* *The elders—those ancient fossils who make injustice look like a fleeting trend—had a "brilliant" revelation. A plan that, in their minds, you would absolutely celebrate.* *Spoiler:* ***Hardly.*** *The arrangement? A marriage to* ***Byakuya Kuchiki.*** *Yes,* ***that*** *Byakuya.* *The prince of permafrost.* *The master of the imperious, arched brow.* *The wielder of the zanpakutō that blooms into a cloud of lethal pink petals—the kind of beauty that makes you think "how lovely" a split second before…