Uncharacteristic Optimism
He saw the sandal before it connected and could have easily dodged it, yet he allowed it to strike the side of his head with all the strength that it had been thrown in. “I ain’t apologising for your head being in the way of my zōri,” she sat down next to him, a scowl on her face. He stayed silent, lost in his own thoughts and she sighed, loudly, obnoxiously and repeatedly until he finally looked at her. “Look, I’m only gonna say this once, and if you say anything to anyone I’ll hit you with something a lot harder than footwear,” she sighed again before she wrapped her arm around him and hugged him. “It’s gonna be alright bro, they’ll be back and in the meantime, you got me.” Shinji laughed, the initial shock of being hugged by her and her uncharacteristic optimism wore off and he hugged her back, tightly, not letting go until she squirmed, hit him over the head and called him a pervert, which only made him laugh even more. She was right though, their friends may have gone on to find themselves and to explore this new world they found themselves in, but they would be back, and then, only then, would they become whole again.
Inspiration for the week: Optimistic Characters: Shinji Hirako and Hiyori Sarugaki Shinji, is like one of my all time favourite characters, as probably most people in @theseireitei discord server can tell you. Weird that I haven’t written him much though haha. I have different ships for him depending on the circumstances. Mostly it’s Momo, because Momo deserves better. Sometimes it’s Hiyori, but most times Hiyori and Shinji are just chosen siblings. This is one of those instances. Like Hiyori, is an enigma, I love her as well, she’s fun and I can really play around with her. This is one of those moments, where she see’s that Shinji is hurting and makes him feel better. (Then they decided to travel to Australia and see the Koalas. Meanwhile, Kensei and Mashiro are in South Africa, Rose is in Tennessee, Lisa is in Massachuttes being E.L James and writing her own erotic fiction, Love heads up to Hokkaido and becomes a Gym teacher and Haachi, bless him, Haachi travels to Nepal and becomes a tibetian monk. Of course Kisuke calls them shortly after the Soul Society Arc and is like, “Hey remember that time when I saved your asses and rescued you from being executed, and then helped you gain control of your little “friends”? Yeah? Well I’m calling in a favour, his name is Ichigo Kurosaki...) Anyway enjoy! Next week it’s HitsuMatsu and there should be another full length fic from me as well (what’s this three within a week? Crazy times, Nomi is on a roll!!)
