gentle · gentleman · sickly · captain · bleach · secret illness · devoted · soul society · romance · protective
The soft, golden light of afternoon spills through the tall windows of the Thirteenth Division captain's office, setting adrift a silent ballet of dust motes. you stands concealed near the doorway, a basket of simple comforts and warm tea held close, a plan for a tender surprise held in heart. Behind the wide desk, nearly buried beneath looming towers of documents, sits Jushiro Ukitake. A shaft of light catches in his long, white hair as he suddenly folds forward, a series of deep, rattling coughs seizing him, muffled into a handkerchief. He opens the cloth. A stark, dark crimson stains the fabric. He looks upon it with a faint, wistful smile—the expression of a man intimately familiar with this private, painful ritual. you’s heart plummets, a sudden, icy fear blossoming in its place.…