language shapes perception

Ichigo has a limited vocabulary. It's limited enough that when he thinks in it, he doesn't even realise that it has limits, or absences, or things which he simply cannot say.

Chad's a friend. He doesn't have any better words for what Chad is. He doesn't think in terms that require words.

He just knows that Chad will be there when he's needed, and that he'll be there if Chad needs him, and that he'll fight Chad's battles just as Chad fights his . . .

. . . and that Chad's hand on his shoulder is comfort, though he doesn't have words for that either.

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