Case Closed.

Case closed.

No, but for real. I'm tired of the Orihime slander. Leave my bread babe alone😩

Orihime's Powers and Representation

Orihime's power in regards to her characterization. Orihime is an idealist. She exists in a very violent world, yet refuses to fight unless she's under really terrible pressure. She used to see Ichigo as her Prince Charming, her Knight in Shining Armor, until she realized that is simply wasn't the case. The girl was pretty much living in her own little fantasy world to cope with her HUGE troubles, which is why yanking her out of it and making her face a reality so stange to her own left her so distraught. So what do her powers do exactly? Reject reality.

Also in regards to Orihime, the reason why Loly and Menoly hate her even more after she uses her Reality Warper powers to bring them back to life. is more complicated than just being two ungrateful sadists. To start, Hollows/Arrancar/Espada as a whole are beings that are born when souls don't cross to Soul Society and stay in our world, becoming corrupted with supernatural energies. And here, two Arrancar girls (Hollows who have removed their mask and gained Shinigami-like powers) have witnessed how a lowly human has the power to undo death, pretty much messing with everything they know about their own existence. What is a crowning moment for Orihime, in the view of these two girls (and especially Loly, who had a better look at all of this than Menoly since she was horribly mutilated by Grimmjow yet she was not dead) is like catching view of an abomination, which explains the whole "she's a monster" deal.

Hollows, beings that are born from death, despair and fear, are being faced with a being who can literally rewrite reality so that events do not occur. Taken in this context, Orihime is less like an angel of mercy to these two and more like a God from their perspective. A being whose nature and abilities are so alien that they outright defy explanation. Considering this, its understandable that they would react less than pleasantly to what happened to them.

Further to the above point on Orihime's character in relation to her powers — there's a very specific reason why Orihime actually used to be useless on the battle field, and it's not any kind of limit on her power. It's been heavily alluded to that Orihime's power is pretty much limited by her own imagination. Naturally, when it comes to helping people, her healing powers can reverse pretty much anything. However, think about who Orihime is. She wouldn't hurt a fly if she could help it. She can take down random Hollows like that mook that was attacking Tatsuki in the school because it's monstrous in appearance, and they'll hurt more people if she doesn't attack. Place a humanoid enemy in front of her, and will take her a while to see that she should consider them an enemy, and she simply cannot attack them unless it's really needed. This is why Tsubaki's power will always be the most limited of her set.

Actually, about Tsubaki... think about the Shiten Koushun aka Shield of Four Heavens' Resistance. How is it formed? Via adding Tsubaki to the Three God Reflection Shield, thus making him turn a defensive barrier into an offensive weapon. Tsubaki is the weakest of the six Rikka spirits as well as the one who's less like her, personality wise; and the ones forming the Reflection Shield (Hinagiku, Lilly and Baigon) are relatively similar to her in character. This means that, if she wants to join the battle effectively, Orihime must accept to use Tsubaki yet not by simply sending him off towards the enemy (like many of her haters want her to), but by integrating him to the side that she dominates the most. Only by using Tsubaki in combination with Hinagiku, Lily, and Baigon can she draw his attack potential... mirroring how Orihime must now fight alongside Ichigo, Chad, and others if she wants to not stay behind. Also, when was the Shiten Koushun seen first? When she and Ichigo were attacked by Ginjou. Who was actually a humanoid enemy (more exactly the formwr Substitute Shinigami, but we didn't know that back then, and neither did she). This means that Orihime either is working on the issue mentioned above or has already gotten past behind it.

As for her Santen Kesshun (Three God Reflection Shield)? It too, is not the fragile thing it seems to be. It is specifically stated to Reject an attack and its consequences. It stands to perfectly good reason that it doesn't matter if the shield shatters instantly or not — another can always be thrown up. What matters is that whether the shield shatters or not, it genuinely DOES reject the attack that hits it.

Furthermore, it actually makes a ton of sense that it shatters so easily, too. Orihime's powers are a form of reality warping, after all, being what Aizen calls "the Rejection of Events"; she's essentially the Queen of Retcons. When her base shield blocks an attack, it also retcons that attack out of existence. But then, that raises the question... if there was never any attack to block, then why would she even make a shield in the first place? The reason it shatters isn't that it's fragile; it's the shield disappearing in a Puff of Logic because the attack it was meant to block suddenly never existed in the first place.

As for her Santen Kesshun (Three God Reflection Shield)? It too, is not the fragile thing it seems to be. It is specifically stated to Reject an attack and its consequences. It stands to perfectly good reason that it doesn't matter if the shield shatters instantly or not — another can always be thrown up. What matters is that whether the shield shatters or not, it genuinely DOES reject the attack that hits it.

Furthermore, it actually makes a ton of sense that it shatters so easily, too. Orihime's powers are a form of reality warping, after all, being what Aizen calls "the Rejection of Events"; she's essentially the Queen of Retcons. Logically, when her base shield blocks an attack, it also retcons that attack out of existence. But then, that raises the question... if there was never any attack to block, then why would she even make a shield in the first place? The reason it shatters isn't that it's fragile; it's the shield disappearing because the attack it was meant to block suddenly never existed in the first place.

I love this take cuz it's all so true! Something to think about💜

Kind of a PSA

So, one thing that has always bothered me is how plus size characters are written into fics. Usually, it’s centered around a single line when that person is about to get naked and it usually goes along the lines of “oh, in case you didn’t notice, I’m fat/chubby/big”.

Now let me point this out as a plus size person myself. The reason this is a problem is because it always feels like its been thrown in, like someone requested a chubby x whatever character, so the writer just adds in this one line, or for the pairing they put whatever character x chubby reader.

Now the purpose of using ‘x reader’ is to allow ambiguity, I get it, but there are ways to incorporate the person is plus sized apart from throwing in that single awkward sentence. DO NOT BE AFRAID TO USE CERTAIN WORDS. It feels like most writers are worried about offending their fan base, but trust me, a lot of plus size people want to relate to the reader in the stories. Certain descriptive words that I feel like can be used when writing in a plus size character:

Dips

Rolls

Juicy

Thick

Jiggle

Round

Handful

This is only my take on it as a plus size person, there may be people who don’t agree with me. But I think setting up a premise for a reader who is considered bigger than an average person is different.

Also, and the other thing that drives me crazy; Please stop writing whatever character like they’re doing chubby reader a favor when they kiss/get intimate with them. It’s usually written to sound so patronizing, like this reader has no self worth until whatever character decides to show them attention. Or that they’re not worthy of the attention because of it.

Plus size people have their own body image issues, and we have grown used to people who both hate and love our bodies. If you don’t want to write for plus size characters, don’t! But please stop making all the plus size readers have to point out they’re fat. I’m pretty sure whatever character is giving them attention has eyes and will see they’re not tiny or slim.

So to summarize, humanize your plus size characters. They deserve more than a single line in the story where they state that they are fat.

Me, rushing to consume all things Grimmjow cuz I had a pretty sucky day

"If Ichigo had senzu beans, he'd be more of a menace than he already is.

.....Wait, he does. His wife. Orihime is a senzu bean"

Husband: *looks up from his phone* ".............WHAT?"

"and they respect that (except for when they don't lol)"

If that isn't a whole mood, I don't know what is lmao

Uryu: I swear to god I'm the only one here with a braincell.

Ichigo, Rukia, Orihime, Chad, and Renji: ALL HAIL the keeper of the sacred braincell!

Bleached Shower Thoughts #2

**Potential Spoilers for non-manga readers. Continue at your own peril**

Has anyone ever noticed that when Toshiro and Matsumoto are in the World of the Living (specifically IN HIS HOUSE), Isshin is mysteriously absent? Can he sense their spiritual pressure? Is it because he feels guilty? Does he not want them to know he's Ichigo's dad?? (I mean, c'mon he looks just like Kaien; how do they not know?) These are the answers I need answered!!