In 2011, I made an important conversion: from seeker-drivenism, purpose-drivenism and apathy to Lutheranism. Basically, it went like this: I stopped going to the seeker-driven church that all my friends went to, and I stopped going to the purpose-driven church that my parents went to. (Seeker-drivenism and purpose-drivenism go hand-in-hand.) I became apathetic about church for a while, figuring it didn't matter if I went anymore. But listening to my beloved Pirate Christian Radio convinced me to go to a Lutheran church (specifically LCMS), so now I consider myself a Lutheran. And now, instead of hearing preaching about the Steelers on Sundays, I hear the gospel.
It may sound a little contradictory to talk about Christianity and a yuri couple in the same post, but my views on fandom and my views on sin are totally different. This isn't about the morality of yuri couples or anything; this is about what I like in fandom.
Anyway, you know very well that for a long time I have been a supporter of IchiHime, the shipping of Ichigo x Orihime. I have supported that since before I watched Bleach; since I read online that Orihime had a crush on Ichigo, I went into Bleach with IchiHime in mind as a canon couple. Mark my words that I still support IchiHime and that I am still vehemently against IchiRuki.
I have come to the conclusion that my favorite pairing involving the two starring girls of Bleach (Rukia and Orihime) is not IchiHime or RenRuki, but rather RukiHime. That's right, I now ship them together. But RukiHime is not separate of IchiHime.
I believe that Rukia loves and supports Orihime more than anyone else, and she wants Orihime to be happy. Thus, with Orihime's crush on Ichigo, Rukia would support the two of them together more than anyone else. At the same time, Rukia feels the most feelings toward Orihime, while Orihime of course is close with Rukia. I get the feeling that if Ichigo and Orihime were to marry, Rukia would be their maid.
I'm not into reading RukiHime erotica fanfiction; instead, I like to focus on the dynamic of the feelings each girl has for each other. If they were to kiss, it wouldn't be an all-out romantic French kiss; it would be a gentle one-second kiss. Orihime would submit to Rukia because of her personality; Rukia would submit to Orihime because of Orihime's appearance (her height and her bigger breasts). They are the pairing that makes the most sense, even more than IchiHime. I support them fully, even if they aren't exactly the most popular pairing in the Bleach fandom.
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