Hello, I am a new writer on FanFiction. I am working on a Bleach fanfic, more specifically, the IchiRuki pairing. Since I started watching Bleach I always had a feeling Ichigo and Rukia had affection to eachother. (Episode 15, Episode 324, Bleach Movie 3 Fade to Black, etc etc etc etc come on!!!)

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I would always think of scenarios in which they would have to admit some feelings to eachother. I always hoped for these two to become a couple! Since Tite Kubo decides not to fulfill my (and MANY others') desire for Ichigo and Rukia to be together, I figured reading fanfics on the topic would do so. I really liked the work of makoshark, an outstanding writer who made a great series of oneshots accurate to the characters of Bleach. They really satisfied many things I wished for in an IchiRuki story.

But why did I decide to make my own? I never got 100% fulfillment out of any fanfics because it didn't have specific things I wanted. Recently, like "ol' times", I went on YouTube and listened to some Bleach OST music. "Peaceful Afternoon" is one of my favorites, no doubt about that. There were many links that would take me to the same OST, however, one had a certain thumbnail picture that I liked. It is what the picture of the series, IchiRuki: Striped Shirt has for a cover. Scrolling through the comments of the video, I came across one from 1 year ago. A youtuber gave a fitting scenario for the song and Ichigo and Rukia as a couple. If you would like the link to that video, it is this:

The youtuber's name is "leecheehee." They also have an account of FanFiction, it is Bleachee1.
If it wasn't for this person, I most likely would not have made this story.
I typed up at least 10 pages in a couple hours without any sort of regret or unwanted feeling. I really don't like to write, honestly, but I found something I truly enjoy writing. This first chapter was a blast to make.

Thank you for reading all of this, PLEASE send critiques (be nice, please!), tell your friends, tell others on this website, tell people about my IchiRuki story! I would really appreciate it, because I know that in order for your work to get spread around, you need the help of others. I can't do this alone. I need everyone's help!

OH, and if you are confused by the title, "Striped Shirt", you'll figure out why it's named that in the second chapter. I could have added it on to the first, but figured it would be very long. Also check out the cover picture for the story!

Thanks again for reading!!! Be sure to send PM's and what not.

No, I don't own Bleach, of course. I'm not here for any sort of profit, besides, I couldn't even do that here. I really enjoy writing these stories.

Have a nice day! :D