In This Economy (GrimmIchiNelHime ot4 suburban AU) - 11/?
"We brought your friend, Sensei!"
"She's so pretty!" "She's so cool!" "She looks like a gaijin, do you know a lot of gaijin, sensei?" "Her belly's huge!" "I want shoes like that!"
Ichigo has two choices, either he sobs out of embarrassment, or he rises above it like a magnificent butterfly, pristinely untouched.
He puts two fingers in his mouth and gives a piercing whistle. All his kids pipe down, well-trained by now.
(Onuma-sensei and Hamaguchi-sensei wince. Whoops.)
"Good job bringing me my guest, recruits! Now, disperse."
Hanami-chan whines, clinging to Nel's arm. "Nooo, Kurocchi please!"
"Come on, Kurocchi!" Nel repeats, lower lip jutting out in a pout. Ichigo gives her a betrayed glare. She laughs in his face.
He feels a bit silly about feeling so relieved.
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no-powers normal AU, ichigo/orihime/grimmjow/nel eventual clusterfuck of OT4 happiness.
theme of the chapter: outsiders need to stfuuuuuu aaaaa.
On AO3.
