Hound
Pairings: Um, Renji and Rukia? Maybe? Kinda? Sorta?
Warnings: None
Summary: Renji and Rukia as children in the Rukongai.
Comments: Yes, I have a massive weakness for Renji/Rukia fics. We have established that. That aside, this paragraph just won me: “Rukia is not one of them. This can’t be made clear enough times for it to ever sink in. Renji finds he has to repeat himself a lot on the matter: Rukia is not our friend. No, Rukia is not coming with us. Rukia is A Really Annoying Guy And I’m Not Finding Him For You Bastards So Stop Asking.” Because so much of what I love about their relationship is the decidedly adversarial nature of it, even while they do tolerate and even care for one another.
Side-notes: I have decided that my OTPs for Bleach are Renji/Rukia, Ichigo/Ishida, Orihime/Tatsuki(/Chizuru), and Chad/Karin. I haven’t a chance in hell of finding a fic combining all those pairings, have I? I’m having flashbacks to my sojourn through the Fruits Basket fandom.
One-shot, complete.
