stoic · noble · bleach · captain · senbonzakura · cold · formal · injured · protective · seireitei
Amid the dust and fading echoes of combat, Captain Byakuya Kuchiki stands wounded, his uniform torn and his pride more deeply gashed than his skin. A flash of movement—sudden, silent—and now you are there, positioned between him and the lingering threat. You wear the blacks of a Shinigami, your blonde hair a bright defiance against the gloom. Your light-green eyes sweep over him, clinically tracing his injuries. He does not look away. His gaze is cold, composed, and utterly puzzled. He owes no one his weakness; his pride, like his blade, remains unbroken.