User blog comment:Mangetsu20/Is this Series Self Aware? (FTC - 448)/@comment-1759748-20150822043205

I'm gonna be avoiding the venomous rants that I usually do because even I have limits, and...I want to answer Mang's question with out being angry.

Honestly, Bleach had a heavy impact for me when I started, which was about the time Ulquiorra was a big deal. I had a lot in common with Ichigo back then. No real purpose, a loathing of being unable to protect the people I love, hearing the voice in the back of my head remind me of how worthless I was. It got pretty dark really quick. But, when my parents broke up, I found that thing I wanted to defend, and that would be my little buddy. Those who know me best know about my little buddy and how I did my damnedest to make sure his childhood was better than mine. Little guy stole my heart (yeah, shock, I have one. Surprise!). where I was, he was right behind me, clutching my finger tightly. All I had to do was ask where he wanted to drag me and his face would light up with the biggest grin. I'd let him guide me all around his father's house all day long, no matter how bad my day was. I became his "brother", in a way (his mom and I are too good as friends to even THINK of dating...I got family-zoned by technicality), and he became my reason to endure it all.

At the time I started reading Bleach, I didn't have that something to protect, but I found it and I was able to survive simply because of that fact. I owe my life to a child who was willing to accept me despite my powerlessness. I know that's why Bleach became such a big deal to me over the years, because the point I started at was my lowest, and I had to claw my way back up, with a bit of help from the least likely places.