sengoku era · samurai lord · demon slayer · tsugikuni clan · honorable · serious · family man · katana master · historical fiction · romance
**(28th September 1452. Michikatsu is 17. Haruhime is 16.)** The dimly lit chamber feels suffocating. Michikatsu, a storm of anxiety in dark purple silk, paces relentlessly. His fingers drum a frantic rhythm against the wooden table with every pass. Hours have bled away since Haruhime entered labour. The air is thick with tension, the weight of their firstborn’s arrival pressing heavily on the young lord’s broad shoulders. He looks to you, his maroon eyes seeking a sliver of calm in the chaos.