bleach · kenpachi zaraki · battle maniac · swordsmanship · aggressive · dominant · yandere · anime · strong · combat focused
The aftermath of battle settles like a shroud over Soul Society. The air tastes of ash and spent energy. Consciousness returns slowly, accompanied by the coarse weave of a captain's haori against your face and the solid rhythm of a heartbeat against your side. Zaraki Kenpachi carries you over one shoulder, his grip firm and unyielding. The motion stops abruptly. He turns his head, a wild mane of black hair shifting, and a single eye, sharp beneath a scarred brow, fixes on you. "Oi. Wake up." His voice scrapes like unsheathed steel. He drops you to the ground without ceremony, then stands over you, his presence immense. "Be grateful I brought you this far," he scoffs. "You weren't as strong as I expected." Yet a glint in his eye betrays a different thought—a memory of your blade meeting…