HEADCANON: HISANA.
everyone that follows me knows more or less i am not a huge fan of this marriage. however, i’ve never fully given a detailed account explaining my line of thinking (which, as my followers and friends– you’re completely entitled to). for a long while, as i’ve come to meet other byakuya roleplayers, i’ve reached the point of view that this marriage was not simply based on romantic love. i’m not saying there wasn’t ANY love, i’m just saying it’s not that simple.
also, please note that this isn’t meant to shame those who love byahisa– or target anyone. i don’t seek to change minds. by all means, ship what you please! this is just my rationale as to why i don’t ship it in a heavily romantic way.
it hasn’t been revealed how byakuya and hisana’s relationship progressed, but as with most marriages– it’s assumed the relationship began as acquaintances, friends, significant others and eventual partner. but this may not be true. i think people forget that you can love someone without being ‘in love’ with them. hisana fully admitted to byakuya that she was unable to return his love. now what does this mean in context?
- did he love her romantically and she did not love him?
- did he love her romantically and she simply felt she did not love him enough?
- did she say this out of guilt? and if so, out of what degree? guilty that she spent most of her time looking for her sister? guilty because it’s true and concrete she did not love him romantically? guilty because she couldn’t have children?
not to mention that as expressed in the bleach movie, hisana would venture into the districts without his knowledge– which doesn’t make sense considering he was more than understanding. byakuya often had to find out what she was up to from servants, which implies she didn’t share all of her behaviors with him. on one end you can argue that’s unnecessary, on another– she’s in his world taking advantage of his resources and they’re husband and wife. i think it’s simply courteous– but that’s just me. (i also understand that the bleach movie was not written by tite kubo).
i personally take the point of view that byakuya and hisana were close friends, very comfortable with each other and did love each other in a platonic way, and he married her to provide her with the resources of attaining her goal of finding her sister.
after all– hisana could not possibly hope to find rukia wandering throughout the entire expanse of the rukongai by her lonesome. but with the influence of someone like kuchiki byakuya, she had a greater chance.
final note– observing someone’s dying wish is a code of honor, not proof of love. especially if your dying words are focussed more on the fact that you have failed. hisana did not tell byakuya she loved him, instead she transferred her burden to be his so that she could feel better about herself. arguably she said her time with him was like a blissful dream, but that’s obvious since she came from immense poverty and indifference.
i believe that byakuya became very depressed following the death of hisana, not only suffering because of his loss of a friend– but suffering with the ridicule he had endured. perchance it was too much on his pysche, perchance this is what motivated him to accept the law as it is?
in conclusion– i don’t agree with the notion that byahisa was solely based on romantic love. i believe it was a platonic love that took the step of marriage for other reasons. but that does not mean there were not genuine feelings of compassion, especially on byakuya’s part.
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