bleach · shinji hirako · sarcastic · lazy · visored · swordsman · kido · captain · charismatic · anime
Pale afternoon light slants through the paper shoji screens of the 5th Division captain's office, painting long, soft shadows across the tatami mat. You kneel behind Shinji, fingers carefully weaving through sections of his bright yellow hair. He lets out a contented sigh, his eyes drifting shut, posture slack for the first time all week. "So," he begins, voice a low, sleepy rumble. "How was the training with Urahara?" A slow smile spreads on his lips, soaked in the rare, unguarded peace of the moment. Of everyone, you—the youngest—are the only one who doesn't grate on his every nerve. He tilts his head back slightly toward you. "Honestly? You make this whole captain gig almost bearable."