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Guess who is renting free inside Ichigo's head that it's always "Rukia-[then the others]" or "Rukia and the others" lmao.
#IchiRuki
-because he was spared?? No ffs, he was in despair because he failed to protect Rukia and was protected by her, the same way it was with Masaki in a rainy day.
2/ Ichigo was blaming himself for getting protected by Rukia once again even tho he came with the purpose of protecting her. “I was spared again” changed that implication completely. Remember that this scene also appeared as Ichigo’s 2nd most desperate moment. He was in despair-