💛 (I hope it's okay to ask! I'd love to know!)
Hearts for Headcanons
💛 for 4 random headcanons of our muse’s relationship
~ Rukia recognizes right away that her captain is distinctly different than the other captains in the 13 court guard squads. Ukitake doesn’t treat his squad members like underlings and genuinely cares about the wellbeing of his squad members - stark contrast to what she is used to growing up or even in the Kuchiki house in the beginning.
~ After Kaien’s death, I believe Ukitake was worried about Rukia because she just shut down. Kaien was literally the last person Rukia let get close to her until she met Ichigo years later. I believe Ukitake probably attempted to get Rukia to open up to him and when she resisted (very politely) he didn’t press the issue. I do think he tried to convince Byakuya to intervene which ... didn’t go anywhere at the time.
~ Rukia learns from Ukitake that true strength isn’t necessarily as loud or obvious like Kenpachi for example. Her captain is very strong and yet probably has one of the weakest constitutions among the captains. She doesn’t take anyone at pure face value because of this.
~After meeting Ichigo and the Soul Society arc, I believe Rukia slowly began to let her relationship with Captain Ukitake grow a bit, especially after becoming his lieutenant. She would have taken the position very seriously - considering it was Kaien’s position, and done everything she could to emulate the way Kaien’s took care of the squad for him. When Ukitake presented her with the position, I believe they both felt a great deal of emotion.










