Pairing: hinted Ichigo/Ishida
Rating: G
Warning: none
Spoilers?: Nope
Disclaimer: Unfortunately Bleach is not written by me
Ichigo would never admit to it, he would take his secret to the grave. But you can never keep secrets from yourself, and his inner hollow would cackle at his stubborn dismissal of his desires. The old man would just look away, for once keeping silent, though at times the substitute would think about asking his zanpakuto what he should do, how to make the ache stop. But he remained stubbornly quiet, and hoped that his spiritual pressure wasn't giving too much of him away (though knowing how apt the Quincy was at sensing reiatsu, he was sure that the other boy probably had some inkling of his feelings). Sometimes Ichigo thought of coming clean to someone, anyone. The weight of his feelings was almost unbearable at times, and he felt that if he only had someone to talk to about it it might be easier to shoulder. But he didn't want to think about the looks any of his friends might give him, and the other soulreapers were out of the question, and Zangetsu was never straightforward with him. So he continued to carry the weight of (seemingly)unrequited desires.