Miki Fuyuno

Miki's appearance during the TYBW.

### Relatives

Riko Fuyuno (grandmother) Kensei Muguruma (husband) Arisa Muguruma (daughter) Moeno Muguruma (daughter) Kaisei Muguruma (daughter)

## Zanpakutō

### Reiatsu Color

Light purple

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**Miki Fuyuno** (冬野 美貴, *Fuyuno Miki)* is the captain of the 8th division of the Gotei 13. Her current lieutenant is Yuyu Yayahara.

## Appearance

Miki is a petite woman with soft features, blonde hair, and bright lilac eyes, who appears to be in her late twenties. Her hair is long, reaching to her hips. The ends are tied together in a low ponytail, commonly with a red silk string adorned with flower charms at the end. Her bangs are side-swept, the front pieces of her hair gathered loosely at the sides of her head and attached with a clip on the back of her head.

Miki wears a slightly modified version of the shinigami shihakusho and a standard long-sleeved captain’s haori. She wears a modified kosode with sleeves tight to the arm and standard hakama. Her shihakusho is tied tight and high up the waist in a bow with a red silk sash. She wears red ballet slipper style shoes.

Twelve years after Ywach's defeat, Miki wears a long-sleeved captain's haori and the standard-issue shihakusho, but tied like women's traditional hakama. She still wears a large red bow tied in the front. Instead of soft shoes, Miki now wears brown lace-up Victorian-style boots. She no longer wears her hair in a ponytail. Instead, it is loose, with the top half gathered at the back of her head in a bun. She wears a pair of dangling flower earrings.

## Personality

Upfront, Miki is a cheerful and friendly woman. When in command, she is stern but kind, and she directs herself with a gentle firmness toward her subordinates. Irrespective of her chipper attitude, Miki does not tolerate backtalk from those around her. Her outward cordial manner and seemingly mellow temper makes her seem as if she is a flexible person, but she can be particularly stubborn. Rarely does she back down when it comes to matters of her division. To her subordinates, she is known to be calm and stable in the face of stress or conflict. She is meticulous and organized, despite her vocal complaint of the never-ending flow of paperwork. She is not cocky, but she is confident. She is proud of her accomplishments and her knowledge.

Miki is deeply caring towards those she loves and her division; she looks over those in her care with motherly penchants, insisting that her officers and friends are well-fed and happy. A tradition of hers is taking officers out for hot pot, her favourite meal, when they have done well. She's a very generous heart and often gives gifts to people (usually plants) or will help out without any expectation.

Miki will always take the time to chat, even if she or others don't exactly have the time or don't want to talk to her. She tends to make snap judgements about people, and though she rarely verbalizes these, they influence her actions until these judgements shift. Miki is nice to just about everyone but is more stern and less friendly with those who are overtly rude or disrespectful. Nevertheless, Miki has the ability to make friends out of many, even those who others deem too challenging to get to know.

Miki feels her emotions deeply underneath her calm persona and can often get caught up in her own emotions. It can be difficult for her to hide her true feelings, but she will usually save face in a professional setting. Due to her emotional resiliency, Miki is extremely in tune with her emotions as well as others and thus, has a reliable sense of empathy. She tends to internalize thoughts and feelings to the point where they may cause her grief. Miki has a strong sense of honesty, leading her to scold people and tell them precisely what’s on her mind, though she tries not to be too harsh. If she knows whomever she’s sharing with will react particularly negatively, she’ll keep her thoughts to herself.

Miki loves attention and revels in being with others but doesn’t seek the attention of just anybody and does not go to great lengths to garner the attention of those she is not close with. Many would define this as being “needy,” which isn’t that far of a stretch to describe her, except that she is pretty independent of her own needs; instead, she craves being in proximity to those she enjoys being around. Miki can be clingy, figuratively and literally; she fears losing loved ones due to the danger of her work and the fleeting nature of many of their lives. Because of a near-constant worry about losing others, she can get defensive, overprotective, and can become nosy and meddling with other's personal matters.

Miki rarely has ill intentions or mean behaviour patterns, but she can incline to be particularly snarky if pushed. She has an air of quiet sass about her and isn't afraid to tumble with those who may be more mouthy. At times, her reactions can become somewhat passive-aggressive, but it is not easy to make her truly angry and vengeful. She almost always speaks with polite language. Threats of violence as a form of discipline are not something she relies on aside from the occasional whack on the head with a soft folder of papers towards misbehaving officers. She claims she is not above using "fear" to lead her division, but this usually doesn't mean anything. She can have a darker side to her, given she is a shinigami capable of great power and destruction, but it is a side rarely seen outside of the battlefield.

For all her professionalism, Miki is playful and doesn't take herself too seriously. She has a good sense of humour, but others frequently describe it as "odd." Deep down, she is kind of a weird person. Her jokes are usually poorly executed puns and observational humour that is generally shared with the most unwilling participants. Miki, frankly, finds herself hilarious. Thus her oddities are highlighted when she laughs at her own jokes. Everyone's a critic.

The cornerstone of her personality is her love of plants and her knowledge of the vast science behind them. Miki, in general, is quite intelligent, but she has a shockingly boundless knowledge of her craft. She is particularly interested in the practical uses of plants. She pours all her free time and resources into learning and honing her skills. Aside from her standard captainly duties, she spends most of her time working in her division's newly converted gardens and greenhouses. Countless books have been read and practiced that line the walls of her home, which translates to the vast and varied species of plants grown in the division. Miki grows many rare or hybrid species. She grows vegetables as well as ornamental, medicinal, and poisonous plants. She studies the medicinal and lethal uses of what she produces. Once it is brought up, it is difficult to get her to stop talking about the subject. Miki also has a fascination with humans and the living world. She will go there on any chance she gets (which is not often) and almost always ends up being constantly blown away by "human stuff," even if it is straightforward. Frankly, she's just easily entertained.

## History

Miki was born into the Fuyuno family: a small, low-ranking aristocratic family. Miki’s father was a 5th seat in the 5th division for many years until his death, her mother a homemaker of other aristocratic Seireitei family lineage. The Fuyuno family has ties with the Gotei 13, a history of land ownership, and a long tradition of being florists/gardening experts. They have long maintained a florist and gardening supply shop within the shopping district of the Seireitei. Currently, Miki’s grandmother and only other living relative, Riko, runs and maintains the shop.

As a young child, Miki preferred to help in her family's shop or to spend time learning and reading rather than being outside with other children. Miki was happy to play alone in her family’s garden with her stuffed animals. The Fuyuno family owns garden space around their property and Miki would often assist in the garden. Working in her family's shop was a good way for her to meet and converse with different members of the Seireitei at a young age. Many shop goers were fond of the Fuyuno daughter’s sunny disposition. Miki was well mannered for a child of good upbringing, although a bit precocious and would frequently speak her mind on her recommendations to shop goers, much to their amusement.

Miki began to show signs of having spiritual power at a very young age, a fact that was unsurprising to child born to a shinigami. As she grew older her spiritual power grew as well. Around the age of six, her uncontrolled reiatsu caused a freak overgrowth of knotweed. A patch managed to grow overnight so aggressively that it tore up parts of the family’s home. It was then that her family decided that she needed training in order to protect herself and her family.

When Miki was still young, her mother died suddenly of an unknown illness. Although her mother had previously looked less than healthy before her passing, Miki was unaware of how sick she really was. The family was aware of her illness but did not tell their young daughter to not worry her. In hindsight, it was such a shock to Miki when she died, that it was probably more traumatic than if she'd known beforehand that her mother had been dying. Thankfully, Miki was able to take comfort in her grandmother and father still being present and over time Miki made peace with it, yet it made her yearn for more control and autonomy. Shortly before being accepted into the academy, her father died while in action. Her father's death delayed her admission into the academy for at least 6 months, faltering in her courage and self-esteem along with her grief.

Miki entered the Shin'ō Academy in approximately 1650 CE. Despite her prior training, Miki was by no means an early genius, having only received previous training in controlling her reiatsu and a few very basic self defense measures. She pulled average grades in some classes, but excelled in others. Hakuda and, in the beginning, zanjutsu were difficult for her. Miki had no practical application of her skills, as she never had to learn how to fight for herself. She dreaded going to the shinigami classes that taught physical skills in her early years, due to constantly getting knocked down and embarrassing herself. This embarassment upset Miki to the point of almost wanting to quit, but pulled enough motivation to continue out of sheer spite for wanting to prove people wrong. There was no deep revelation here. She would often train by herself after hours to build her strength.

Miki showed promise in shunpo very early in her academy days. Even when training she could cover twice as much ground in less steps than someone larger than her, a skill that had always been enviable. She clung to this, gaining mastery in these techniques through many years of hard work. She also excelled in kido, able to minutely control her spiritual power without much difficulty. Coupled with a creative mind, this bode well for her.

Originally, Miki had intended to join the 4th division, hoping to use her power to heal others but instead decided on the 5th division as she admired what they stood for and its gentle atmosphere. She had a hope to continue a legacy in the same division as her father spoke fondly of the 5th. Miki Joined the 5th division while Shinji Hirako was still an unseated officer. In their early years, the two had something of not quite friendship but not quite rivalry. Miki was quiet and mousy in her unseated days, but Shinji was as brash and outspoken as he'd always been. Shinji thought Miki ought to speak out more. Miki thought Shinji should keep his mouth shut a little more often. Despite this, they worked well together and were in a never ending back and forth to one up each other (Shinji obviously won this, becoming captain ~100 years before her). Her stubbornness served her well to climb the ranks, always in a constant quest to contrary people’s beliefs about her. In approximately 1700 CE, she moved up to the 12th seat and learned to release her shikai, learning her zanpakuto was a plant type, much to her delight. In approximately 1800 CE she was promoted to 5th seat.

The "disappearance" of Shinji Hirako, along with all the other visoreds, in 1891 CE caused a rift through the entire Division. By then, she and Shinji had become quite good friends, and Miki found it incredibly hard to believe that Shinji (or any of the captains) were killed so easily. In disbelief and mild suspicion, Miki could do nothing but accept the situation. She mourned the death of her friend but refused to let it dampen her spirit in becoming a stronger shinigami. The rise of Sōsuke Aizen to captain was well accepted by the Division and eventually by Miki herself. Miki was promoted to 3rd seat about 20 years after Shinji's disappearance. For approximately 50 years, Miki held the position of 3rd seat, dutifully training to attain her Bankai and sharpen her skills. Finally, 20 years before the beginning of the main story, Miki first achieved her Bankai. With Bankai being an infrequent occurrence and coveted, she essentially did her training alone. Miki was not exactly sworn to utmost secrecy but kept her ability under wraps until she felt it was ready. An unprepared and unperfected Bankai would be foolish to reveal; thus, she spent those 20 years perfecting it. She knew if word were to get out, she would be swept up into power before she was ready. Miki had always sought after a captain's position quietly but on her terms. She was not your reckless and headstrong hero who would profess her life goals at every chance.

Miki Remained as the 5th Division's 3rd seat until the middle of the Thousand Year Blood War, where she was promoted to captain of the 8th Division.

## Plot

### Soul Society Arc

Even though all seated officers were given the clearance to keep their Zanpakuto on themselves at all times, Aizen orders Miki to remain on stand by when the ryoka first invade the Seireitei. Yamamoto had forbidden the captains to send out any other lower-ranked shinigami after Ichigo Kurosaki had defeated Renji Abarai. Thus she stays put within the barracks for the time being. Miki encounters the scene of Aizen's death and the following altercation between Momo Hinamori and Izuru Kira shortly after the other lieutenants took them away. Miki immediately pursues them to where Momo is being held. At the time, Momo refuses to tell Miki anything about what happened or what Aizen was doing the night before he was murdered. Miki returns to the 5th division to await any further instruction.

Miki had a brief verbal altercation with Toshiro Hitsugaya. He took over most of the 5th Division's paperwork claiming Miki did not have the clearance to do most of it as a 3rd seat. Miki argued against this, citing that it was more roundabout to take it out of circulation from the Division to a captain who isn't familiar with the Division's duties, members, or current operations. Ultimately, Miki was forced to temporarily give up much of the Division's paperwork because of her position. As much as she dislikes completing paperwork, it left her more out of the loop.

Miki receives the message from Isane Kotetsu about the truth of Aizen and his actions while still in the 5th division's barracks. Miki does not confront Aizen at the Sokyou hill, feeling there is nothing she can do to stop him over the other captains and lieutenants. Thus, she witnesses his escape to Hueco Mundo from the bottom of the hill with some of the 4th and 11th division members. One week after Aizen's departure Momo is still in critical condition and the 5th's operations fall to her hands.

### Hueco Mundo Arc

Momo is barely recovered when things in the Soul Society have returned with a semblance of normalcy. Miki continues to do her best in running the 5th, with Momo being able to stay awake and alert more and more each day. Miki quietly considers if she should request an audience with Yamamoto so she can take the captain's exam, but decides against it, feeling it may be too soon and too much of a shock to Momo and the rest of the wounded hearts in division 5.

A month after Aizen's departure Momo is up and about, but still very frail, thus Miki still handles majority of the duties of the division with her approval. They learn of their comrades' battles with the arrancar and Miki commiserates with Momo on her ability to not be there for her peers.

### Fake Karakura Town Arc

Miki did not participate in the battle of Fake Karakura Town. She remained in the Soul Society, heading the 5th Division while her lieutenant, Momo Hinamori, was fighting. Miki had advised Momo not to go, believing that she was not ready to participate in another battle so soon. Miki's fears about Momo's fate were almost fully realized when she received the news of the battle and returned to the soul society heavily injured. While Momo was in the 12th Division undergoing organ regeneration, Miki continued to run the 5th Division.

Four months after the battle of fake Karakura town, Shinji Hirako is reinstated as the Captain of the 5th Division. For those four months, while Momo recovered, Miki essentially ran the 5th division as the de-facto Captain, a situation she was already familiar with when she became acting Captain when Momo recovered from the injuries she sustained from Aizen in the Soul Society arc. Miki is plagued with uncertainty, believing she should’ve just asked to take the Captain’s test and take up the 5th as an actual captain, not a 3rd seat, unfortunately, shouldered with the role of acting Captain. Yet, it somehow felt like a slap in the face to everyone else. Too opportunistic. Too greedy. Instead, it feels more appropriate to continue as she has; the reliable 3rd seat. Then, her chance to be Captain seems to be gone, three of the visored captains returning to their former glory. She remains optimistic despite this. Miki welcomes back Shinji with open and relieved arms.

In between the time of the battle at fake Karakura town and the lost substitute shinigami arc, Miki continues to work as a 3rd seat under Shinji Hirako, working to make sure his transition back after 110 years away is as smooth as possible. Some members are shocked at his return, and others have no idea who he is. As the highest seated member that was around for his original tenure, she makes an effort to quell the worries of anyone who never remembered him as a former captain.

### The Lost Substitute Shinigami arc

The 5th division has settled into a routine with Shinji returning as Captain. Miki hears the news of some of the Gotei 13 being sent to the Living World from Shinji but the 5th division remains uninvolved with Ichigo and the Xcution. Things continue on as normal.

### The Thousand-Year Blood War arc

With the first invasion of the quincy on June 13th, with something that is not quite luck, Miki does not fall target to any Sternritter. Not yet appointed captain, she appears the same as any other foot soldier, thus is not perceived as any high threat. She engages in combat with several sets of soldat, claiming victory among them, but not leaving unscathed. Yamamato is defeated in battle. The remaining captains mourn. Shunsui is appointed the new captain commander of the gotei 13. On June 14th, exactly one day after the invasion, Miki requests the captain's examination. With Shunsui Kyoraku, Shinji Hirako, and Juushiro Ukitake serving as witnesses, Miki passes and is appointed the new captain of the 8th Division. Miki spends the remaining three days before the second invasion of the Wandenreich to train and rally what is left of the 8th.

When the Wandenreich launches their second attack, Miki is dispatched to protect the Rukongai from incoming attacks of Ywach’s army. Seeing as she was only just promoted to Captain, it did not seem wise for her to run for the most the hard-hit parts of Seireitei when she's unproven on the battlefield as a commanding officer. Sending a Captain-class combatant to the Rukongai to protect the souls and readily deal with a large amount of soldat seemed like the best course of action. She returns to the Seireitei and assists the remaining shinigami and Urahara with opening the doors to the royal realm, but remains behind.  When the shards of Lille start raining down on the Seireitei, wreaking havoc among the remaining shinigami, Miki assists Izuru with the disposal of them.

### Post TYBW

Post-war brings a lot of changes for the 8th Division. As the Sereitei is rebuilt after the war, Miki added some major changes to the 8th’s barracks to suit her needs as what she visualized the 8th Division becoming. Near the front of the barracks and the main building, what was once a concrete courtyard is now a large garden and several greenhouses. A wide-open concrete space still exists to the back of the main building as a potential gathering or training space. Dirt and grass training space also exists, along with offices, leisure space, indoor training rooms, dining areas, and quarters for the officers. There is a pond somewhere on the grounds, as an officer once put an octopus in it.

The 8th gains a lot more female shinigami as the years' pass. Although Shunsui always asked for pretty ladies to join the 8th, it likely didn't sway many of them to join. Now that the division is run by a woman, who honestly has several interests that are more on the stereotypically feminine side, but also a warm and welcoming presence, it has drawn more women to join. There are still many men, but over time with the shifting specialty of the 8th, it draws a certain type of personality. The 8th gains the reputation of being a kind place, but one that also values resiliency and determination. 8th Division members may look gentle but are strong-willed and will fight tooth and nail for their convictions. A "be kind but take no nonsense" sort of philosophy.

The 8th becomes the "greenhouse" division with its botanical provisions. It is self-sustaining, growing produce to feed its officers. It also grows and provides medicinal herbs and remedies to the 4th Division. Miki also grows and concocts various plant based poisons to provide to the 2nd Division. The 8th also plays a support role for the rest of the Gotei's Divisions. They deploy relief/support teams for other divisions on missions when the going gets tough, or changes need to be made. A sort of "we're here for you, and we're here to back things up" system. Other divisions are likely provided with signals to alert these teams. The 8th also runs their independent missions, patrolling their own assigned sectors of the Rukongai and Living World. The 8th Division also operates a produce stand in the Sereitei to sell some of their produce on weekends.

### Can't Fear Your Own World

This will be updated when I actually read the novel, lol.

### Echoing Jaws of Hell Arc

Miki attends Ukitake's Konsō Reisai, along with the rest of the other captains. Four year old Arisa and infant Moeno are left in the care of Miki's grandmother while their parents attend the ceremony.

## Powers & Abilities

**Master Swordsman:** As with most captains of the Gotei 13, Miki became a master before she even considered herself eligible to become a captain. However, despite having a strong and stable technique, her hits do not pack as hard of a punch as other lower-ranking shinigami due to her small size and little physical strength.

**Shunpo Master:** Miki’s speed is crucial for her to have the upper hand in a fight, as she has low physical strength and lacks the ability in close-range combat. She can maintain high-speed movements for extended periods while using the least amount of steps to achieve said movements. As a result, it is not uncommon for her to travel a sprawling distance with very few steps involved.

**Kido Master:** Miki has a substantial grasp and expertise of many hado and bakudo. Her knowledge of kaido is sufficient enough for light and superficial healing. With her finite control, she can perform a handful of high-ranked spells without incantation and several low-level spells wordlessly (spells only practiced to the point of instinct). Miki has a good memory for memorizing incantations which allows her to remember many kido and utilize them at their highest power. Beyond this, she also has created a number of her own spells.

* **Droplet bomb** (雫爆弾, *Shizuku bakudan*)*:* It is a spell that condenses spiritual energy to a tiny orb in such a dense and small size that it contains power 100x relative to its size. Nearly invisible to detect, Miki can create several of these orbs. Until she decides to release them, they can float around until she chooses to detonate them. Once triggered, they cause a massive explosion, consequently destroying anything that comes within its radius. This Kido took her seven years of testing to develop.
* **Disintegration ring** (崩壊, *Hokaiwa*): A neutralizing kido. Upon activation any other kido caught within hokaiwa’s radius will be broken. It will not work on certain very high leveled spells.
* **Calming wave** (穏やかな波, *Odayakana nami)*: A direct contact kaido that is used on a person to induce a sense of calm and peacefulness when someone is experiencing mental trauma, panic, stress, or sadness. An effect that only lasts three hours but can be used indefinitely without any ill effect.

**Hakuda Practitioner:** Miki’s hakuda is very weak in terms of technique and physical prowess. Therefore, to compensate for her lack of strength in hakuda, she incorporates kido into her blows.

* **Hakuda-kido system:** To compensate for her lack of physical strength, Miki combines Hado #1, Sho, which sends whatever the user points at backwards with a significant amount of kinetic force and Bakudo #8, Seki, which repels opponents away from the user. Any sort of offensive maneuver she uses, she generates Sho from whatever extremity she is using. If it lands, the opponent is sent back several feet, pushing them away from her and leaving them open to attacks. If anyone throws any maneuver toward her, she can counter it with Seki anywhere on her body. Seki makes the opponent bounce off her without any damage, again leaving them open for attack. This has become less the use of two different techniques but one whole system she can efficiently use. No incantation is needed, and she can activate the effects of the original spells anywhere on her body in rapid succession. This technique doesn’t damage opponents but gives her the chance to overpower opponents much more significantly in size and physical strength.

**Immense spiritual pressure :** Miki has excellent control over her spiritual power. She uses her spiritual power to enhance her abilities during combat, and she has the ability to affect the surrounding environment on a controlled level. Miki’s high level of spiritual power is essential for her Bankai to be wholly effective and last long enough in combat.

* Miki’s reiatsu can accelerate the growth of plant life near her and is part of why her garden became so lush in such a shockingly small time frame. She is not barred by seasons, being able to bloom fall flowers in summer or spring flowers in winter. Miki cannot, however, produce plant life out of nothing and must have the seeds, bulbs, or cuttings of whatever she may be growing. So, for the most part, she lets the plants in her garden go through their life cycle naturally, only accelerating the growth when she requires something.

### Zanpakuto

**Hanabira** (花びら, *Flower Petal)*: When sealed, it takes the form of a regular katana with a round bronze tsuba, purple weaving around the hilt, and a dark plum coloured sheath. Within the tsuba is a carved pattern of cosmos flowers. Miki carries her Zanpakuto on a cord that she wears over her shoulder.

* **Shikai:** Miki's shikai command is **Full bloom** (満開, *mankai*). Upon command, Hanabira’s blade does not change appearance, other than growing a bloom of cosmos flowers around the tsuba to indicate release. When Hanabira is released, four extremely large cosmos flowers erupt from the ground. A sweet scent is emitted when the flowers bloom. The flowers themselves do not technically move from the spot they have grown from, but have various applications available to Miki.

**Shikai special ability:** Miki has total control over these four flowers and can control each one independently. The petals can be broken off into thousands of smaller petals as an extension of her blade. When desired, the blossoms can act like homing missiles. If they stick to the opponent, they can explode. Besides detonation, they can function like average flower petals by getting in the way, sticking to people and weapons, and obstructing vision. The stems and roots of the flowers can grow exponentially at her will. If she limits the number of stems and roots she manipulates, they will be quicker and more destructive. Likewise, if she sacrifices power, she can produce more roots for more range. Roots help immobilize and hold opponents and can modify terrain and create obstacles. They are extremely difficult to cut and, when done so, grow back quickly.

* **Blossom impact** *(*花衝: *Kasho):* The four flowers surround the enemy. Miki creates four projections of herself, attacking the enemy with hundreds of quick strikes, trapping them from the inside.

**Bankai: Kaika Kuchikukan** *(*開化 駆逐艦: *Blooming Destroyer):* Miki’s Bankai has an overall effect on the environment which aids as a distraction to Hanabira’s true power. When released, it causes a sudden overgrowth of all plant life in the area to encroach on a victim. With the influence of her bankai, she can control the plants within the environment to aid in combat. When in bankai, the cosmos that bloom around Hanabira's tsuba grow further to wrap up around the hilt.

***Bankai special ability:*** Unique pollen is emitted from her zanpakuto, which spreads itself through the environment. This pollen, if breathed in, forms a seed within the body. It feeds on the spiritual energy of the host, causing a plant to begin to grow within them, tangling its roots within the host's body and tearing apart their insides until it sprouts from its host to bloom. Since the flowers feed on spiritual energy, the more a person exerts themselves or has more spiritual power, the quicker the flower will grow. Victims likely do not know what is happening until it is too late. The pollen is invisible and nearly undetectable aside from a vaguely sweet scent, which could be falsely attributed to the sudden surge of plant life in the environment instead of the pollen itself. The pollen has a certain radius of which it can travel independently but can be pushed by the wind to increase that range. If one is aware of her ability, one can avoid the radius of which the pollen can travel or blow it away.

## Relationships

### Shinji Hirako

Shinji has been Miki's friend since they were both officers in the 5th Division. They have a playful sort of relationship and are often sarcastic with each other.

### Kensei Muguruma

Despite vaguely knowing each other's existence for quite some time, Kensei, knowing of Miki via Shinji and Miki knowing of Kensei back when he was a captain, Miki does not introduce herself to Kensei properly until after the Quincy blood war. Miki originally introduces her self as she feels that it is only right to introduce herself to all the other captains, even though she's been captain for some time after the war. Kensei initially finds her efforts odd, but does not mind conversing with Miki.

### Rojuro "Rose" Otoribashi

Miki befriends Rose through Shinji (and Kensei somewhat) when he returns as the 3rd Division's captain. The two bond over Rose's love of music and Miki's love of flowers. They also find it humorous that they look a bit alike, given their similar colouring. Miki jokes they must've been siblings in a past life. However, she likes that Rose has a flair for the dramatic and is a romantic at heart. Rose was very concerned with making sure the aesthetics of Miki and Kensei's wedding was just right.

### Shunsui Kyoraku

Miki looks to Shunsui as something of a mentor, coming to him in her early days of taking over the 8th Division.

### Rangiku Matsumoto

Miki and Rangiku occasionally go out drinking together. They became acquaintances through both being in the Shinigami Women's Association, their prior interactions having been business related. Miki enjoys Rangiku's fun loving attitude, but at times wishes she'd be a bit more responsible.

### Momo Hinamori

Miki has known Momo ever since Momo joined the 5th Division. Miki guided Momo in her early years as an unseated officer in the Division. They have a sisterly relationship, with Momo frequently looking to Miki for advice and guidance. Miki cares deeply for Momo and feels she does not deserve the amount of hardship she has been through. Miki will always look out for Momo's best interest. She is not particularly fond of how Toshiro Hitsugaya has treated her in the past.

### Shuuhei Hisagi

Miki becomes familiar with Shuuhei during her time as acting captain of the 5th. She bonds with him (and Izuru) because their divisions lack a captain and what hard work it is to take over the role. Miki also looks over Shuuhei in a motherly way, given his tendency to overwork himself. She often brings him food and makes sure he's doing well. She finds him a bit pathetic at times.

### Izuru Kira

Miki was a superior officer and helped train Izuru back when he was sent to the 5th Division after his graduation, along with Renji Abarai and Momo Hinamori. She finds Izuru a nice boy, if not a little melancholy. On the other hand, Izuru finds Miki easy to talk to. Miki simply wants him to be happy.

### Yuyu Yayahara

Miki adores Yuyu, despite their stark differences. Yuyu helps bring the 8th Division into a more modern era, with her knowledge of trends and social media. Even though they seem like very different people, they get along well.

## Trivia

* The Kanji in Miki's name translate to *美 (mi)* meaning "beautiful" and *貴 (ki)* meaning "priceless". Fuyuno translates to *冬(fuyu)* meaning "winter" and *野 (no)* meaning "field".
* Her theme song is *"Flower Day"* by Hwang Jin Yi and *"Daisies"* by Katy Perry.
* Her VA is Nao Toyama, known for playing roles such as Claudia Enfield from *The Asterisk War.*
* Her favorite food is hot pot, while her least favorite food is avocado. She loves spicy foods and has a tendency to put chili oil in most of the savory meals she eats. Kensei hates that she does this to his cooking.
* Her favorite flower, unsurprisingly, is the cosmos.
* She likes to listen to city pop and classical music.
* Miki has a very voluptuous figure, but usually favors oversized and looser clothing that often conceals it.
* She is terrified of birds, particularly water fowl.
* Miki genuinely enjoys the seaweed ambassador and thinks he is cute. She also finds it funny that someone as stern and unyielding as Byakuya Kuchiki would design such a silly looking character for the 6th division and then double down on his design with such conviction.
* She talks to the plants in the garden as if they are people.
* Miki has (to her amusement) the habit of appearing slightly behind or beside people silently just to see how long it takes for them to notice her. She gets a good kick when people aren’t expecting it and jump in surprise.
* Miki is overly sensitive to the cold. While there are a handful of shinigami that revel in the ice and snow, Miki withers at the mere thought of it. She feels a chill in the air before most others. It’s not unusual to find her already bundled up with a scarf and a second haori by late September or Early November.
* Miki occasionally pens a gardening column titled *Buds & Blooms* for the Seireitei Communication Magazine. It is fairly popular with women.
* Miki decorates the Division barracks with seasonally appropriate plants.