I like how Aizen low-key hates Hitsugaya for being smart and impossible for him to recruit. For a long time he had been able to outwit everyone who had crossed his way and either enroll them into his group of followers or get rid of them by framing them into some major crime, or just experimenting on them. There might be also some jealousy involved because everyone is calling Hitsugaya a genius, he seems to get a lot of praise and attention for it and people are even calling him a successor for Yamamoto and comparing Hyorinmaru to Zanka no Tachi. The only time that other child prodigy was mentioned in the series happened in TBTP and the first thing  Aizen did back then was reaching out the kid and recruiting him as his subordinate. It must have been pissing him off that despite being one of the most intelligent people in Soul Society, he couldn’t show anyone how smart he really is because it would have ruined his Master Plan™, instead he had to pretend to be this obedient boy who climbed to a position of a captain by working hard and respecting the authorities. I bet that whenever there was a rumour about someone exceptionally talented it was immediately catching Aizen’s attention and he tried to place them under himself and control their every move, just to make sure that he always stayed at the very top. Shining like the brightest star in the galaxy… until Hitsugaya came along lol. Then there was this another apparently Smart Person™ who was also very nosy and evidently had no intention of working for him but started to sniff around and actually pay attention to the situation in Seireitei more than the others did instead. Aside from that, despite being smarter than others, Hitsugaya still wasn’t as smart as Aizen which pissed Your Future Soul King™ even more because according to him Hitsugaya clearly didn’t deserve all the fuss that people were making about him when there was someone a lot more intelligent and powerful in Gotei. He even admitted that the only person who he thought deserved the recognition they got was Urahara. I have found the scene in FKT arc where Aizen stabbed Hinamori again and beat Hitsugaya’s ass right after that, kinda satisfying because I knew doing this made him feel better. I’m a spiteful person so I could feel how some of that old tension was lifted from his shoulders. I guess I would make a good anime villain lmao.

Snow Day in the Seireitei

As requested by @dameofnodelicacy and @sambamrazzy. :)

It has snowed in Soul Society, and a snow day has been declared! How do the various shinigami react?

1. Hitsugaya: Is 90% scarfs 

Hitsugaya bundles himself up well. Very well. He basically looks like a walking pile of scarfs.

2. Yamamoto: Goes shirtless

Mostly because he can.

3. Byakuya & Rukia: Build snowmen

Or rather, a snow bunny and a snow Admiral Seaweed.

4. Matsumoto: Drinks (and shares) a lot of spiked hot chocolate

Of course, it’s too cold for strip drinking games. So instead she, Hisagi, and Kira see how many sweaters they can put on.

5. Hinamori: Spends the day reading

She has a blanket and (non-alcoholic) hot chocolate, and she is ready to party. And by “party” I mean “read.”

6. Rose: Enjoys the look of the snow

Rose, more than anyone else, appreciates the aesthetics of the snow - the look of the fresh snowdrifts, the way the snowflakes swirl down through the air, the way the world seems almost hushed.

7. Yachiru: Pelts everyone with snow balls

Mostly while riding on Kenpachi’s shoulders.

8. Renji: Gets involved in the Squad 11 snowball fight

The one that Yachiru started.

9. Isane: Is pretty much stuck dealing with injuries

Squad 11 files in all day, most of them with mysterious rock wounds.

10. Aizen: Melts all the snow with his spiritual pressure

No snow is actually able to reach him.

11. Ukitake: Is cared for by his subordinates

Basically this means that Kiyone and Sentaro compete to keep him comfortable, until he is essentially swimming in blankets. And mittens. And hats. And hot chocolate. 

12. Soi Fon: Hosts a GIANT snowball fight

Just imagine, if you will, the entirety of the punishment squad pelting each other with snowballs.

13. Komamura: Goes sledding with Iba

The sokyoku hill makes for some awesome sledding.

14. Shinji: Makes snow angels

I can’t even explain this one. Something about Shinji and his gangly limbs making snow angels amuses me

15. Mashiro & Kensei: Get distracted by Shinji’s snow angels

Kensei was just trying to go for a nice snow walk. Mashiro was following him.

16. Nemu: Clears the snow around Squad 12

Kurotsuchi really wants nothing to do with the snow day. So Nemu clears the snow away from Squad 12. Using the world’s most giant snow blower.