The Tides of Change by RawBreathofDanger, literature
Literature
The Tides of Change
"Brother!" Ichigo had barely entered the house and Yuzu was already flocking over to him in her school uniform, "Welcome home!"
She jumped up and down sending her pigtails encased in strawberry scrunchies bouncing. She smiled and waved a white paper at her brother, "Look!
He glanced at the paper half-bemused by what made this 13 year old so ecstatic. In the top corner beside Yuzu's name was the numbers '95'.
"I got a 95!" Her eyes were twinkling with pride as her smile stretched from ear to ear, "Awesome, huh?"
Ichigo reached out his hand and patted his shoulder-high sister on her little head causing her to bend a little, "Tha
The Year Without a Summer by Sariniste, literature
Literature
The Year Without a Summer
Ichigo stared out the window of his room at the rain streaking the glass. He was supposed to be working on his college application essays, but it was hard to concentrate when the weather had been so lousy for so long.
It was supposed to be summer! But it was the gloomiest, coldest summer Karakura Town had ever seen. He frowned to himself. He hated the rain. All his friends kept on muttering about "climate change," but as far as Ichigo was concerned, it just felt like one long winter, sealed up in his inner world again.
And he thought he'd gotten through all of that before.
He sighed. Now, if Orihime were here he could just hear her c