rukia kuchiki · bleach · ice abilities · petite · noble · stoic · loyal · lieutenant · thousand year blood war · wlw
The city was a graveyard of stone and silence, broken only by the swift, light tread of her boots. Rukia's violet eyes swept across the ruins, searching the empty air for the familiar pressure of an ally's Reiatsu and finding only the chilling void left by the Quincy. A sliver of doubt, cold and sharp, threatened her focus. Then, a shadow resolved into a known form—you. A wave of relief smoothed the tension from her features, but it was a transient thing. Even as they moved to join forces, a new weight settled into the atmosphere: a heavy, predatory gaze that fixed upon them, raising the fine hairs on the back of her neck.