Response to an IchiOri
From this tumblr post.
Ok yes I ship Ichigo x Orihime, I know Ichigo’s feelings are still unknown but I try to be as realistic as possible.
Ichigo’s feelings are NOT “unkown.” We know exactly how he feels: he sees Orihime as a friend, I would even go so far as to say he sees her as a third little sister because of scenes like this:
I've seen some IchiOris get soooo excited about the above scene, saying Ichigo is acting like a "protective boyfriend/husband." News flash: husbands/boyfriends do NOT protect the innocence of their wives/girlfriends. That would be what fathers/brothers/family do...and boyfriends/husbands are the often ones they are protecting them from!
However, he sees Rukia as “more than a friend,” whatever that means.
I mean, come on Tite made clear that Ichigo and Rukia’s relationship is NOT romantic. They DO have a strong bond but it doesn’t go any further than just friends.
Oh God, this bullshit again. Origos, please come up with something new because this bullshit argument is tired and has been disproved way too many times. But I will keep saying it until you get it through your thick skulls: Kubo was talking about their CURRENT relationship as it stood in 2008 (SIX years ago). In another interview from that very year, he refused to deny that they might become a couple. Any idiot can understand that he would come out and say that they are never going to be a couple if that’s what he meant but that other quote.
I’ll be submitting the “Ichigo’s relationships” poster later (this was made for Tite Kubo himself). So I’ve noticed in it that Ichigo receives a pink arrow from Orihime (pink means love, admiration) and from Rukia he receives a yellow arrow (yellow means nakama, close friend) so then it’s very clear that so far Orihime IS the closest to Ichigo to be his love interest.
You must be new because not only are you coming up with the same old crap, but you have got your facts all wrong. First of all, that chart was NOT made by Kubo. In fact, there is no proof he was involved with it in any way whatsoever. Second, that chart is not even accurate. The line from Ishida to Orihime is yellow, too, but he obviously has feelings for her. There is a pink line from Ulquiorra to Orihime, but there is no line whatsoever from Renji to Rukia, not even a yellow one! So you and your fellow origos should really stop using it as “proof” because it is very flawed, not to mention that Kubo was not the one who made it (which is why it’s flawed…).
Besides, their relationship has grown a LOT since the beginning of the manga
Not really. Ichigo acts the exact same way toward her in the current chapters as he did in the first few ones, despite the fact that they are friends now rather than just friends-of-friends. Orihime’s feelings have developed, but Ichigo’s have remained exactly the same. The relationship you are thinking of is Ichigo and Rukia’s - now THAT relationship has developed a lot since the beginning.
and all I expect now is that Orihime makes something heroic in this arc or/and confesses her feelings for real this time.
Who knows, but I don’t think so. Orihime has already “confessed”, and there are a lot more important things going on that her feelings (which is why we haven’t seen her for a while now, and probably will not see her again any time soon).
About Ichigo, it’s as I said unknown but we’ve seen his reactions toward certain females (Yoruichi, Rangiku) and it’s obvious that he’s shy when it comes to this type of situations which makes him a typical Tsundere…
Yes, he is a typical tsundere…to Rukia.
So it’s hard to know what exactly will be his reaction if Orihime gets the courage to confess her love.
His reaction will probably look something like this:
As in, “Thanks, Inoue…I accept your feelings, but I don’t return them.” Believe it.
Oh and I can’t help but notice that Ichigo has a soft spot with her. God! Have you seen those puppy eyes he does everytime he sees her?
Oh, you mean these puppy dog eyes:
Guess that “soft spot” he has for her is shared with Nel, Zangetsu, and the rest of his friends. =/
It’s priceless. Buuut it’s a matter of time, let’s just wait and see what Kubo have prepared for us.
Nothing but devastation for you, unfortunately.