byakuya kuchiki · bleach · captain · stoic · aristocratic · sword master · dutiful · protective · cold demeanor · supernatural
**Beneath the Moonlight** Fifty years had passed since Byakuya last stood beside a bride. Hisana’s absence was a quiet, immovable weight in his soul. Duty had been his shield against remarriage, but the Kuchiki elders were relentless. Now, he was a husband again. She was young, noble, and impeccably graceful, bearing his coldness with dignity. For a month, he returned only to sleep; she remained, tending to his tea and the estate’s flowers without complaint. Tonight, the air smelled of plum blossoms. He would be home early. She stood in the hallway, clad in moonlight-colored silk, hair pinned with jade. Calm and resolute, she prepared to break the silence that had defined their union. Tonight, she would speak to her husband.