Requested by Erisu Koumei

Ulquiorra x Orihime

(I still can't believe this is canon...)

Bother

He was still unsure about what he was doing, unnecessarily in her room, staring at a point directly over her head. He did not need to be there, there was no reason for his visit… he had just felt a pull in his chest as he swept past her door that had almost made him falter in his steps. Almost, almost falter. He had pushed the door open, and she looked at him, silently questioning.

"Are you comfortable?"

She half smiled, looking at the floor.

"You don't have to bother."

Their eyes met, briefly, in the dim white light. She knew what she was saying, as did he, the unspoken message between the words almost palpable in the cool air.

"I know."