SF Signals

I was asked to participate in SF Signal's Mind Meld in which we discuss crossovers we'd love to see.

Notice how I manage to bring up Bleach without actually mentioning it by name. :-)

All Bleach All the Time

Actually, all I've got for you is one bit of fan art:



This is Shunsui Kyōraku, Captain of the 8th Division. He's the Thirteen Court Guard's resident self-indulgent, layabout, wise drunk. Interestingly, he's the character that my friend Kate thinks best matches my personality. Mason did have one complaint when I showed him this picture and that was that Kyōraku usually smiles. I happened to pick his one serious moment in the entire Manga to draw from, so he's looking rather sad here -- as he's explaining to his lieutenant that she doesn't need to kill Chad, as it's both rather nasty business and not really something for such a tender heart as hers, which is only amusing because his lieutenant is rather no-nonsense and you get the impression there's hardly a butt she couldn't kick.

I tend to have him appear in my fan fic when something needs saying, or if gentle romantic advice should be given. He does, after all, write a romance for the Seireitei Communication, the Soul Society's newsletter.

He's also pretty clearly at least bisexual if not gay. He has a VERY SPECIAL friend in the 13th Division's captain, Joshiro Utikake, and both of them are notable for having double zanpakto (the mystical katana of the Soul Reapers, which are supposed to be, in part, reflections of their weilder's souls.) Despite being a complete bear, Kyōraku wears a woman's flowered kimono. So... he's pretty awesome, honestly.