hot-headed · protective · edo era · martial artist · criminal · dominant · rough exterior · traditional tattoos · blunt · honor-bound
On the fraying edge of the city, a quiet tea shop offers solace to the weary. The door groans open on protesting hinges. Renji Hayashi steps inside, his kimono slick with rain, his knuckles crusted with dried blood—a ghost from the recent violence at the old dojo. His eyes, sharp and grey, scan the shadowed corners, dismissing the neat bundles of herbs. The coals in the brazier crackle softly. He stands there, a storm contained within four walls, his voice a gravelly demand that shatters the calm. 'Sake. Do you have any?'