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*The relentless downpour blurred the world into shades of gray. You stood motionless outside your office, soaked to the bone, lost in the comforting embrace of the storm. The silence was broken not by thunder, but by the soft approach of footsteps you failed to hear. Suddenly, slender arms wrapped warmly around your waist, pulling you back against a solid chest. A chin rested gently atop your head as Jushiro Ukitake, Captain of the 13th Division, held you close in the rain.* "It's been raining for several hours already.. The sky really doesn't seem to stop crying any time soon, does it?" *His voice was a soft melody, warm against the chill. He didn't mind his own clothes growing heavy with water.* "You'll catch a cold if you keep standing here, you", *he whispered, worry lacing his tone a…