I Am A Delicate Blossom, Unsuited For Public Transportation

[redbrunja]

Took the train back to college.

Everything was fine, and the train even got in early, but I have to admit, I am totally spoiled from having a car (because of mom's car breaking down, I don't have a car at the moment, although that might change tomorrow). See, I don't like, you know, waiting (especially when it's cold and I forgot my jacket) and I took my huge suitcase because, you know, I thought that I would be driving back, and I just get so impatient when I have to, like, wait while other people get off the bus and how the bus doesn't deposit me directly at my front door.

Also, did I completely miss something while not reading Bleach, but do Ishida and Orihime like each other? Interact at all? (Context is #119)

Comments

[iapetusneume.livejournal.com]

I agree with the commenters above. Bleach is one of those series that works well for being just gen or having a ton of romantic potential. I mean, so many things can be read different ways. My problem is that I ship so many people with so many other people that I always feel a little guilty about pairings because then someone's sad because they don't get one (or both) of them. Threesomes fix some of that, but they can be difficult to write.

I don't remember the last time I had over 5 characters in a series where I shipped them with at least 3 different people. And Bleach is my first series where I have the same number of het to yuri to yaoi pairings. It makes reading fanfic a little easier.

But to get back to topic, I do love Ishida/Orihime. They are a cute pairing, but obviously not canon. Anyone who thinks that Orihime has eyes for anyone but Ichigo in canon isn't reading the same series I am. I ship Ichigo/Orihime too... but that's where my guilt comes in. Especially with Tatsuki, because Tatsuki/Orihime is probably one of my favorite yuri pairings.

But there is always fan fiction, which a lot of people in fandom don't get. I might get a little sad about my pairing not becoming canon, but I'm not going to make a big stink about it in communities and such. Of course, I like to think I have a bit of common sense.

To sumarize, the secret poster kinda misses the point.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

I agree with the commenters above. Bleach is one of those series that works well for being just gen or having a ton of romantic potential.

I actually love series like that. To me, it's just so much more fun to have a whole bunch of potential to play around with than having set pairings. And frankly, I can't ever think of a time when a characters romantic relationships made me dislike them, unless there was something about the writing or behavior itself that drove me up a wall.

To sumarize, the secret poster kinda misses the point.


Yeah, that was my take too.

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

Bleach is one of the few things that approaches having a crush at 15 as...having a crush at 15. (And even with Renji and Rukia-and other SS names you probably wouldn't recognize-even though they're much older in terms of years, they're pretty much their society's 18-20~.)

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

That sounds really nice.

Although Orimhime (i've seen a certain section of scans) seems pretty damn sure she wants Ichigo now and forever.

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

Well, what 15 year old doesn't think her first big crush is her One True Love? But there's a difference between what a character thinks, and how the narrative thinks. (Mind you, I can see them lasting if he ever reciprocates, but it isn't treated like that's what it absolutely will be.)