It just dawned on me that Chika Shihouin was most likely a dad, and after wishing that I could be his spouse, I'm now yelling bc he!! Was!! A dad!! And now I'm wondering if settling down w a partner and having kids was what made him soft!!
Oh my god you're probably right!! Then again he could very well be the gay uncle because,,,,his design just screams that but I'm just now picturing him, a ruthless killer™ raising a literal smol human. It'll be a very hilarious experience, I'm sure
Also bestie, that's an absolute mood, I, too, wish I'm married to a man like Shihouin Chika, but alas
Anyways have some headcanons about him being a dad because this blog is now exclusively a Shihouin Chika fanblog, apparently
(A coloured picture doesn’t really fit the general vibe of my blog but whatever)
If you ask him whether he’d ever thought about settling down and raising a family when he was younger, Chika would’ve probably laughed in your face. Him, as a father? I think the fuck not.
After he help drove the Quincy away, though, Chika started to have a change of heart. We aren’t sure whether he’s the first of the Shihouin Clan or whether he was the Clan head or just a member, so let’s just assume he was part of it but not someone very important. Because he doesn’t have the burden of needing to continue the family line per se, Chika had never given the matter much thought. But now, seeing the newfound peace he contributed to, the man is starting to change his mind.
I don’t think Chika would settle for a prim and meek wife, because that’s just boring and too stereotypical. It’s something the Kuchiki does, but definitely not the Shihouin, and definitely not Chika. No, he prefers someone feisty, someone who can match his fire with their own, and tackles life with the same fervour he himself has.
Chika has to admit becoming a father was infinitely harder than he would’ve ever thought. Killing people was easy - stabbity stab stab and you’re done. With a child, you have to make sure they survive, and they certainly aren’t making it easy for him as a parent.
He relies on his partner a lot on child-rearing, and there’ll probably be some heated discussions (read: arguments) when the kid is still small. Chika doesn’t really have a deep understanding of how fragile a child is, exactly, and his partner has to interfere when he play wrestles with his child (not a good idea when you’re a Shihouin).
However, Chika is definitely a fun dad. He plays with his children. A lot. After he gets the memo that children are fragile, he can easily entertain them for hours on end. He might get a little carried away with his teasing, but overall you don’t have to worry about your kid being bored or getting hurt. Chika may be fun and careless at times, but now that he has something precious to protect, he’ll not hesitate to use his powers for that.
