[Bleach Fanfiction] Ink-Stained White Smoke

[I have driving lessons after work, so little fun bonus chapters may appear at random.] That year, as cherry blossoms drifted through the air, she lost both her parents. She would always remember the impatient boy her age standing beside her, awkwardly trying to comfort her. He said, "Don't cry. If you're going to be the family head someday, you can't cry." Though her tears kept falling, she felt the boy's clumsy warmth. Two years later came the sudden, terrible news: the boy had lost both his parents. The little girl stood beside her grandfather, watching from afar as the boy, just as small as she was, kept his handsome face expressionless and carried himself with all the grace of a nobleman. She wanted so badly to go to him and say, "Whether or not you're going to be the family head, cry if you want to!" But she never managed to do it. She could only watch him from far, far away, behind the crowd. Years later, they drifted further and further apart, and she was always left wondering: If she had found the courage to step forward back then, could they have become each other's most important friend? But by then it was too late, like those cherry blossoms that were sad yet beautiful that year, which eventually returned to the earth. All she could do was keep gazing at his back, while he never knew. In brief: A story about finding happiness amid endless missed chances. Lanlan's friendly reminders: 1. Original female lead, not a transmigrator. 2. The story begins one year before Byakuya and Hisana meet. 3. The main plot stays true to the original. 4. No breaking up the canon couples, so enjoy with peace of mind (?). 5. I'm an office worker. Unless something unexpected comes up, there will be three updates a week. 6. Extremely slow burn. I write out of love, and I'll do my best to finish this story. Theme: