Characters: Ulquiorra, Orihime
Summary: Humans eventually become scenery.
Pairings: slight UlquiHime
Warnings/Spoilers: spoilers for Hueco Mundo arc
Timeline: Hueco Mundo arc
Author's Note: Nothing to report. Reviews are always appreciated, though.
Word Count: 100
Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach.
When he takes a look at her and squints, she seems…different. In many ways.
Faded like an old painting, the paint starting to weaken from age.
Cracked like antique pottery, a clay vase fired millennia ago and now starting to split at seams. The clay has grown delicate from its great age and won't stand up against stress.
A thing handled too roughly, treated with no consideration, will eventually break under the attentions of a possessive, dominating master.
The long-imprisoned react the same, under invasive watch.
Orihime's becoming a piece of the scenery.
Ulquiorra supposes she's been confined too long.