Sprinks Random thoughts Part 2 (IchiRuki)
Topic brought up: If Rukia and Ichigo should start dating in the manga, their relationship should be used to strengthen both their resolves to fight. But instead of Ichigo protecting Rukia and being distracted with love, they should both fight together as a couple. Ichigo already gets a lot of his resolve from protecting his friends, but imagine if he wanted to protect someone he's intimate with.
My answer: Actually the way I see it, when Rukia is involved, Ichigos' resolve is always stronger. It was shown very clearly in the SS arc that he had a strong and unwavering resolve and was always very determined to save Rukia. Just compare how Ichigo has reacted to protecting her, to the way he has reacted to protecting anyone else. Yes it is Ichigos' wish to be able to protect his nakama and all those around him, but we have never seen him so persistant to save someone so much as he has for Rukia. As a matter of fact, SS arc is the only arc where people actually ask him why he's so determined to save someone, nobody asks him that in HM arc. I believe that the HM arc wasn't an IchiHime arc like so many proclaim, but it was a Nakama Arc (which is the reason why there was a title called Six Hearts Beat As One: referring to the six nakama). It was never focused on the relationship b/w Inoue and Ichigo at all, at least not in Ichigo's eyes. And remember, Ichigo was not the only one that came to HM arc to rescue Inoue. Ishida, Rukia, Renji, and Chad were also there too. In SS arc, noone cared for rescuing Rukia personally except for Ichigo. The only reason Chad, Inoue, and Ishida were there, was because they wanted to support Ichigo.
That being said, based on what we've read in the manga, Ichigos' resolve to fight and protect is strongest when Rukia is the main priority. Ichigo saying something like "Don't worry Rukia, I'll take care of things." already exists in the manga. Them fighting together on the other hand is something different. It would really be interesting to see them working together like that, but they still have a long way to go until that point.
SideNote (Random off topic thoughts): I miss my UraYoru >< !! I'm guessing with the recent spoilers for next chapter, they really won't appear for awhile. *sigh* Another damn long wait Kubo-sensei. Oh well, at least if they're mia, they're MIA together. <333
My answer: Actually the way I see it, when Rukia is involved, Ichigos' resolve is always stronger. It was shown very clearly in the SS arc that he had a strong and unwavering resolve and was always very determined to save Rukia. Just compare how Ichigo has reacted to protecting her, to the way he has reacted to protecting anyone else. Yes it is Ichigos' wish to be able to protect his nakama and all those around him, but we have never seen him so persistant to save someone so much as he has for Rukia. As a matter of fact, SS arc is the only arc where people actually ask him why he's so determined to save someone, nobody asks him that in HM arc. I believe that the HM arc wasn't an IchiHime arc like so many proclaim, but it was a Nakama Arc (which is the reason why there was a title called Six Hearts Beat As One: referring to the six nakama). It was never focused on the relationship b/w Inoue and Ichigo at all, at least not in Ichigo's eyes. And remember, Ichigo was not the only one that came to HM arc to rescue Inoue. Ishida, Rukia, Renji, and Chad were also there too. In SS arc, noone cared for rescuing Rukia personally except for Ichigo. The only reason Chad, Inoue, and Ishida were there, was because they wanted to support Ichigo.
That being said, based on what we've read in the manga, Ichigos' resolve to fight and protect is strongest when Rukia is the main priority. Ichigo saying something like "Don't worry Rukia, I'll take care of things." already exists in the manga. Them fighting together on the other hand is something different. It would really be interesting to see them working together like that, but they still have a long way to go until that point.
SideNote (Random off topic thoughts): I miss my UraYoru >< !! I'm guessing with the recent spoilers for next chapter, they really won't appear for awhile. *sigh* Another damn long wait Kubo-sensei. Oh well, at least if they're mia, they're MIA together. <333