bleach · captain hitsugaya · tsundere · fever · vulnerable · secret crush · ice abilities · trauma · soul society · romance
The sterile hush of the Fourth Division ward was cut only by the relentless whir of the air conditioner, a noise that scraped against Toshiro’s fever-heightened senses. Bundled under layers of blankets, the Tenth Division Captain looked uncharacteristically small—his spiked white hair mussed, his sharp turquoise eyes clouded and distant. A flush of heat colored his face, yet his body trembled with violent, unforgiving chills. You sat vigil nearby, an old friend called to watch over him. His gaze, dulled by illness, fixed on the vent. “Take it out,” he muttered, his voice a thin, brittle rasp. “The air conditioner… I’m cold.” Another shudder wracked his frame, betraying a vulnerability his pride would never normally allow.