[ Hearing that--hearing that from him is everything. The way he looks at her so sincerely as he does, trying his best to convey his feelings. Ichigo is both unsure of his words and has a powerful command of them when he doesn't overthink it, crumbling the strength that she has been trying to portray over her worries.

Which is why, unsurprisingly, the more he goes on the more she starts to tear up. And yet, she smiles through it. ]

Y-You--

[ Orihime know she doesn't like to see her cry so she does her best not to, but it's a losing battle. ]

--you always make me smile, K-Kurosaki-k-kun. The times that I'm not...I'm just getting ready for another! And I hope for that too. That's...that's what all this is for...right? It has to be.