By Any Other Name - 11

[laurie_bunter]

Instead of working on my NaNoWriMo project which isn't going anywhere (except perhaps the trash bin), I offer you this instead, my fellow world-weary IchiRuki fans: the last two vignettes of my series, a little gift from you to me.

Rated M (but I prefer Y) just to be consistent.
Disclaimer: I don't own the Bleach franchise.

Credit is due to kasuchi

Comments

[annieroo2]

WOW! I really love these introspective pieces of yours. They always convey so much feeling.

Thanks for sharing!

[animefantasyfan]

I LOVED both of these- you portray these two characters so wonderfully!!! I love how you can express Ichigo's softer side without making him lose his masculinity (read so many fics like that :( ).

Win!!!

[laurie_bunter]

I'm glad you approve :D

Yeah, Ichigo's a real guy so it's hard to write him with a romantic streak but still masculine. I'm happy you think I pulled it off. *whew!*

[laurie_bunter]

Wow, thanks for the quick review :D *hugs* I'm happy you enjoyed them...

[laurie_bunter]

*hugs* I'm sorry that happened to you. I had no idea that some people can be so mean to their fellow Bleach fans.

I'm glad this cheered you up. :D Don't let them bring you down...

[wicked_liz]

These were so calming, thank you! <3

Rukia: Pillow Book

I like the idea of Rukia keeping a diary. The allusion to warm caramel is love. The tenses are a bit off, since she's supposed to be writing the entries after the fact.

For the "Big Entrance" scene, it's weird that I don't think of Rukia as the comforting type, that even if she desired to do that, I don't know if she could. Her strengths lie elsewhere. Like when Inoue was crying, she didn't console her, but tried to cheer her on and restore her faith in herself.

That scene with him on her lap in Memories in the Rain, is extra-precious 'cause it's so odd for either of them to act so emotional.

edits:

Rukia was been a good ShinigamiIchigo: A Question of time, is my favourite of the two. I really like how you trace his attachment to her

[laurie_bunter]

ack! :D Thanks so much for pointing out those glitches. I was about to sleep but I decided to check out the comments. Good thing I did :D

[laurie_bunter]

I just tried to fix all the tenses! Argh. Hopefully I did not make it worse. Heh. If you have nothing better to read, I'd appreciate another go-through... but if not, it's okay, no pressure. I'm fairly certain that some other reviewer out there will mangle me for bungling Rukia's diary entries XD

[kane_shi_megami]

These are both AMAZING. *mems* I kind of hope you write more to the first one XD I'd love for Ichigo to read this "While crouching by the sidewalk, my bare knee grazed against Ichigo and would you believe it, the fool actually blushed. He’s such a virgin." Rukia calling Ichia virgin just makes me lol.

[laurie_bunter]

Thanks. This is the end of this particular series, though... I really only wrote 30 (well, 31.) Maybe I'll start another one after all my other stories are written. :D

I'm glad you like the virgin cat-call. I'm certain that Ichigo would hate that since he can be so uptight.

[rukia_princess]

Beautiful, wonderful, splendid... no word can describe truly how great reading this fic. You capture Rukia and Ichigo's feelings so well, and we simply love it. Bravo!

[laurie_bunter]

Thanks :D I'm glad you dropped by to read it. *Rukia curtsey here*