Who: A whole bunch of people.
What: People waiting outside the Unnatural for their loved ones to be revived.
Where: Outside the Unnatural
When: Technically 24th - 26th
Warnings: Angst and sads and gross cute things later, probably. Will update accordingly.
Notes: There are threads for all three days, but you can make your own if you want! Don't
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He'd left the pirate in front of the first set of bolted doors he found, arranged the pirate's limbs comfortably ( or would be if Ace still felt anything ) and then turned back.
Rejoining Shiro's side, Ichigo said nothing. He saw the news about Sora...had been the one to tell Lior about it, but he couldn't say who else had fallen. It had been madness, and sheer chaos for days. Ichigo wasn't leaving though. No matter who insisted, or who joined him. He was going to damn well stay here until every single person was back where they belonged; with the people that cared about them. ]
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Ichigo hadn't really told Shiro about his plan, the one to stay here until every single person returned, but he had picked up on it. Ichigo just gave off this aura of being in it for the long haul. And so would he.]
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...And not really caring one way or the other if the 'dreaming' was fixed yet, Ichigo leaned first against Shiro's armored shoulder, then slid down to sit while he focused on 'creating' a lantern. Others seemed to be making small sources of light ( candles, glowing orbs of magic, even small camp fires ) but at least it gave him something to look at for the moment. So he wouldn't have to look up at anyone else, and risk them getting too good a look at the benumbed guilt in his eyes. ]
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"..Aa. Some people are already taking care of lights themselves."
[ He was just too numb to care. Too numb because he was doing everything he could to not let that guilt threaten him with the despair that had drowned Shiro, and Zangetsu before. With a half-lowered glance, Ichigo shrugged a shoulder to let the blanket all off one side. Leaning back, it felt better to be in physical contact with Shiro...and better still when he reached out to put an arm around Rukia's shoulders. It's a mark of how emotionally drained he is that he made the gesture at all. Still, he just...just wanted to hold onto the two things in this inanity that felt real anymore. ]
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But. She does reach up to put her fingers over his, helping keep his hand in place. Yeah. Just to help him out. By squeezing his fingers, too.]
Some, but not all.
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Hrrr. They make own lights. [his long tail curls around, all the way around the other people in his coils, and wraps around Rukia's ankle, tugging. He give her a look out of the corner of his mask] You stay.
[Ichigo needs you, now.]
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[ But being gently smooshed by that tail meant Ichigo, and Rukia were smooshed together too. He didn't mind, and in fact simply took the opportunity to cuddle Rukia a bit closer to his chest.
Get used to it, dear. That big, heavy, lizard-ey tail was making it hard to get up, and far easier for Ichigo to hold on.
Don't go yet. Please, just stay with me...both of you.
Without further comment, Ichigo tries one more time to use that single arm to tuck Rukia tighter against his chest? ]
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Carefully, she shuffles her butt closer to Ichigo before allowing him to cuddle her close to him. Give her some time, boys, this whole... intimate physical touch thing is strange for her outside combat or the occasional face kick. Things are awkward and sad, but she won't resist this. Landing against his shoulder, Rukia leans back bit by bit to keep from tipping Ichigo over. At least that's what she tells herself.
But eventually, she's tucked tight against the shinigami daikou, her arm extending to brush through Shiro's mane, her thumb caressing the edge of his mask.
This was...
...nice.]
We have time till nightfall.
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... Without Rukia, he'd still be tiny and weak. He remembered that much from that fuzzy half a day. So he cloaks them both in his warm reiatsu like a blanket. His. These were his.
He purrs aloud when Rukia and Ichigo both pet his mane and mask... it felt so good. He felt so needed and loved in this moment. Even if it took some horrible stuff to get them all here... Shiro was happy.]
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...else she might've been waiting here for them alone.
Between the unseen weight of Shiro's power blanketing over them and Ichigo's quiet cuddling, Rukia decided to make this easier on everyone and shuffled even closer to Shiro until she was able to lean against him, too. Then, it was as simple as pulling Ichigo's arm over into a more comfortable position. There, nobody was twisting their spines around and she could pet Shiro's mane much easier this way.
Pulling the blanket tighter over her shoulder, Rukia stealthily laced her fingers between Ichigo's and dug the others into the white, fluffy roots of Shiro's hair. She's not letting either of you go. No matter what.]
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He was also proud of Ichigo, in a way. For dropping his guard like that, even if it was just temporary. Even if it was because he was completely overloaded... the hollow snuggles down into the blanket on the ground with a purring growl. Was it time to get some shut eye? Shiro will protect you both. Protect everyone that he had failed to protect before]
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And then she's back within the circle of Veles' body, sitting with Ichigo and Shiro and giving Lior quiet support and company. Keeping hands occupied with cups and keeping people warm with more blankets. Keeping everyone talking at least a little, just...the quiet was too much to bear.
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