| BraLoD said:
Inoue is too cute, and both have orange hair, the hints are all over there |
@Bold, FTR, Kubo said that he'd designed Ichigo and Rukia to have contrasting hair color (Ichigo originally had Black hair), no mention of Inoue.
Look at it from this POV:
When Rukia was lonely and needed him the most, he didn't help her out, and he even came with Byakuya to hunt her down in the Human world.
When Rukia was put on a death sentence, Ichigo was ready to die for her (not to mention the whole "changed my world"/"I gained this bankai for her" stuff)
When Ichigo was basically at his lowest points, Inoue didn't pull him out of his stumps, and in some cases, worsened things even more.
Ichigo even admitted to Grimmjow that he came to HM to fight him.
But Rukia always managed to help him out, whether that's by giving him the power to protect in the Substitute arc, encouraging him with the "man in my heart" speech in the Arrancar arc, giving him back his powers in the Fullbring arc, or even indirectly when his Fullbring activated when he thought of their parting (not included in the anime), plus this:
doesn't look like a platonic look to me :P
What did Inoue do? re-assure him in his fight with Grimmjow after she herself caused him pain? Beg for him to help her when he had a giant hole in his chest? Bring out the evil he feared that could've killed Ishida and herself? Believe Tsukishima rather than him when she claims that she loves him (even Byakuya of all people didn't forget his bond with Ichigo when Tsukishima changed his memories)?
