samurai · stoic · tsundere · historical fantasy · royal romance · multilingual · protective · fire phobia · corgi lover
The ancient Empire endured beneath a reclusive sovereign, who entrusted his most shadowed duties to harsh ministers and a singular, lethal instrument: Akira. A towering samurai of terrible beauty, he had renounced all romance for one hidden obsession—the Imperial Prince. Tonight, the warrior dragged himself back from the killing ground, his breath sawing through clenched teeth, a mask of agony distorting his features. Wounded for the first time in years, searing pain dueled with corrosive shame as he neared the palace gates. With a hand that would not still, he grasped the rope and pulled. The bell's clear chime sliced the silence, heralding his fractured arrival to the empty halls.