I want you to know who I really am
I never thought I'd feel this way towards you
And if you ever need someone to come along,
I will follow you, and keep you strong

Tabi wa mada tsuzuiteku odayakana hi mo
Tsuki wa mata atarashii shuuki de ume o terashidasu
_{(And still the journey continues on quiet days as well
The moon in its new cycle shines on the boats again)}

Inori o sasagete atarashii hi o matsu
Asayaka ni hikaru umi sono hate made
_{(I give a prayer as I wait for the new day
Shining vividly up to the edge of that sea)}

And every time I see your face
The oceans heave up to my heart
You make me wanna strain at the oars, and soon
I can see the shore

_{- "Life Is Like a Boat", by Rie Fu}

Fourth of the Bleach Casual Artbook-Inspired Cosplay Series Whose Title Is Far Too Long. More info on this photoshoot here

A little Ichigo & Rukia moment. I usually don't enthusiastically support pairings but theirs is actually rather canon _{(though yeah, debatably so)}. That, and they aren't entirely cheesy and are actually quite adorable. Watching them bicker gives me that odd, fuzzy feeling inside that people seem to love.

This wasn't difficult photo to shoot. We were both pretty tired and were thankful to get to lie down for a while so we didn't really have to act, haha. Oh and about China's eyebrows - she hid half of them with concealer and foundation then drew on the ends a bit with eyeliner for them to look like Rukia's eyebrows. So if you plan to cosplay Rukia, keep in mind that you don't have to shave your brows off, okay?

As for my eyebrows... I refused to bleach them completely orange because I've seen people with light-colored eyebrows and they disappear against the skin. Awful. Unlike Ichigo in the anime, i don't have black outlines to indicate where my eyebrows are, haha. I made them brown, at the very least.

The lines above are from the first ending song of the Bleach anime - "Life Is Like a Boat", performed by Rie Fu. It pretty much describes who they are to each other, even though they won't outwardly express it.


myself as Kurosaki Ichigo
China as Kuchiki Rukia

photography by Erving Go



Bleach © Kubo Tite

_{Bleach Casual photoshoot:}
Asterisk
Houki Boshi
Karakura Heroes
I Want You To Know
Sen no Yoru Wo Kaete
Nice Vibe
Kurosaki Ichigo
Deathberry
Believe In Tomorrow
Days I Chased After

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