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1. Luminous
Her hair is bright and shiny, her eyes sparkle with inner light. But Ichigo thinks that most luminous of all is her smile.
2. Scorching
The feeling of Ichigo's soul is rough and fierce, like it could burn anything, but it never scorches her. The feeling of Orihime's soul is passionate and warm, as the sun itself, but it never scorches him.
3. Bellowing
He sees her struck down, and he bellows her name in horror, fearing the loss of his heart.
4. Gentle
People say he's a rude punk, that he's violent and crude. But she knows how kind and gentle his heart is.
5. Carefree
Even after all they've been through, Ichigo loves her ability to laugh and to smile and to love as if nothing was ever wrong. He thinks he could live such a carefree way, one day.
6. Cathartic
When they kiss for the first time, it is as if the weight of years of longing disappears in a cathartic explosion.
7. Somberness
Orihime is a happy person, but even she has her sorrows. When her smile fades, he never fails to feel somber himself.
8. Garden
When they move into their first house, she decides to make a garden. One flower for every person they've ever saved. It ends up being a really big garden.
9. Crunch
Her latest culinary work looks disastrous, and when she lists the ingredients, it sounds like the work of madness. Ichigo has learned the difference between madness and genius by now, and bites into it with a loud "crunch".
10. Comfort
Even in the midst of all their troubles, be they supernatural or mundane, deadly serious or minor irritations, they can always find comfort in each other.