Anyway, trying to get better at being a writer, so, do rate, how big of a cock block is this.
Urahara chuckled, tilting his hat slightly as he fanned himself. "Tell me, Sora—what exactly were these important matters you had to attend to?"
Sora's eye twitched.
"...5 million yen."
Urahara gasped, placing a hand over his chest like he was deeply offended. "Oh my, my memory seems to be failing me. Such a shame..."
Sora clenched his teeth. This bastard.
But before he could throw out another bribe—
A shadow loomed over him.
Sora felt it.
The weight.
The unforgiving presence of a noble's judgment.
Cold sweat rolled down his neck.
Very, very slowly, he turned his head.
There stood Byakuya Kuchiki.
Expression unreadable. Gaze sharp as a blade.
And—most terrifyingly—his eyes were locked onto the very visible love bite on Sora's neck.
Wait, what? Sora had hidden them behind a Reishi barrier! Byakuya shouldn't be able to see them!
So why the hell was he staring at his neck like that?
As if he could sense their essence.
Sora gulped. Oh. Oh no.
The silence stretched.
Byakuya's voice was calm, collected—but absolute.
"I shall remain here for some time," he said, his tone carrying the weight of a royal decree. "During my stay, I trust that you will act appropriately. As my sister's... companion, I will be in your care."
Internally, Sora was screaming.
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
WHY?! WHY DID HE HAVE TO STAY?!
HIS CHANCES WERE DROPPING FASTER THAN A FALLING STAR!
Sora forced a smile, but it looked painfully stiff. "Ahaha... Of course! My house is your house, Brother-in-law."
Byakuya's eyes narrowed ever so slightly.
"You do not appear particularly pleased," he observed. "Perhaps you had other... intentions regarding my sister?"
Sora immediately straightened up. "I would never!"
Byakuya stared at him.
Sora stared back, resisting the urge to break into a cold sweat.
The tension in the air was thick.