Kubo: *Makes ichigo acts different when he's around Orihime*
Kubo:*Have him be gentler and kinder to her*
Kubo:*Have him be over protective of Orihime during the whole course of Bleach*
Kubo:*Have him apologized to her twice when she got hurt because he wasn't strong enough*
Kubo:*Have him unable to regain his fighting spirit until he was able to properly tell Orihime he will protect her*
Kubo:* Have Karin and Shinji tease him about Orihime and Ichigo totally reacting in consequence*
Kubo : * Have Ichigo be DESTROYED when Orihime was taken into Hueco Mundo . Makes him looks like the life was sucked out of his body , like he didn't sleep , didn't eat until he was able to go rescue her*
Kubo: * Have ichigo almost dead on the floor but made him stand on his feet when Orihime got in danger because Grimmjow was strangling her*
Kubo: * Have ichigo not use his hollow mask because he doesn't want her to see a part of himself that he hates *
Kubo:* Makes Ichigo unable to fight properly and got his ass handed by Grimmjow because he thought Orihime was scared of him*
Kubo:* Have Ichigo unable to look at Orihime in the eyes because he fears to see her fear him / hate him because of his hollow*
Kubo:* Have ichigo regain his fighting spirit only because Orihime cheered for him and he realized that she cared*
Kubo:*Makes Ichigo say " Sorry grimmjow looks like I'm not allowed to get hurt anymore" JUST BECAUSE ORIHIME SAID SO.*
Kubo : * Have Nnoitorra constantly taunting Ichigo about Orihime and telling the reader his fighting spirit is closely linked to Orihime being safe " It's the face of someone who thought as long as the girl is safe I can win" *
Kubo : * Have Ichigo DYING during his fight with Ulquiorra because of his need to protect Orihime*
Kubo: * Have Ichigo wake up from the dead to Orihime's cries*
Kubo:* Have Ichigo's last part of humanity repeating like a mantra " Save her . I will save her"*
Kubo: * Have ichigo turn back to human when he looked at Orihime in the eyes *
Kubo:* Have ichigo reflects on how compassionate Orihime is , reminding how she reached for Ulquiorra*
Kubo:*Makes Ichigo gives the puppy eyes to Orihime YET ANOTHER TIME at the very end of the Aizen's fight , looking so relieved to see her okay*
Kubo:* Makes Ichigo """"casually"""" mention in a conversation that he noticed Orihime was followed around a lot*
Kubo:* Makes ichigo hide his training with the fullbringer to Orihime because he wanted her safe*
Kubo: *Makes Ichigo not say a single word to Orihime when despite what he would prefer she still comes to help to help him regain his fullbringer*
Kubo : * Makes ichigo regain his fighting spirit after hearing Orihime told him she and Chad trained to be able to remain alongside him when he would regain his power*
Kubo:* Has Ginjo say " He's stronger when he has someone to protect nearby"LIKE HE FUCKING SAID ICHIGO WAS STRONGER JUST BECAUSE ORIHIME WAS NEARBY . *
Kubo : * Has Ginjo say " I was right to bring her here" even though Chad was already here . Making the reader understand he knew Orihime specifically would make ichigo stronger*
Kubo:* Has Ichigo totally loose his shit when Tsukishima began to talk to Orihime in a flirty way on the phone even though all his family and friends were in the very same house than Tsukishima and thus in immediate danger . Nope it took Tsukishima to call Orihime to make ichigo snap*
Kubo:* Makes ichigo look totally heartbroken and devastated when he saw Orihime being on Tsukishima's side*
Kubo:* Have ichigo teasing / flirting with Orihime about the bread once again*
Kubo:* Have Ichigo asking Orihime to take care of Nell in the heat of the battle showing how much he trusts her*
Kubo:* Has Ichigo coming too late to the battlefield and arriving after a lot of people already died . Has him loose against Ywach , being rightly devastated about it . Has Ichigo smiles truly in this situation only because he got to see Orihime *
Kubo:* Has Chad / Yoruichi/Urahara teasing Ichigo about Orihime . Ichigo reacting in consequence*
Kubo:* Has Ichigo becoming a blushing stuttering mess because Orihime wore a revealing outfit*
Kubo:* Has Ichigo comforting Orihime twice . Noticing when she's sad , noticing when she cries . Doing his best to make her feel better*
Kubo:* Has ichigo hold Orihime close to him while cradling her head to protect her from being crushed *
Kubo:* Has Ichigo hold her longer than what is necessary*
Kubo: *Has Ichigo ask Orihime to fight alongside him against Ywach showing that those 17 months powerless made him understand hers and chad's feelings about being a burden .Proves how much he trusts her *
Kubo:* Has Ichigo and Orihime be able to perfectly communicate with a single glance*
Kubo:* Has Ichigo reassuring Orihime about his Hybrid form as THE VERY FIRST THING HE DOES after his transformation. Has ichigo make sure Orihime does not relive the trauma of the lust arc*
Kubo:* Has ichigo totally showing off his new Hybrid form to impress Orihime*
Bleach fandom : BUT LIKE ICHIHIME REALLY CAME OUTTA NOWHERE SURE ORIHIME LOVED HIM BUT ICHIGO DID NOT SHOW ROMANTIC FEELINGS TOWARDS HER
Kubo : * Looks at the camera like he's on the office*