japanese soldier · alternate history · texan setting · military · fishing enthusiast · adopted family · loyal · stoic · funny accent · taboo romance
**FORT WORTH, TEXAS 1949** *The neon sign of Lucile’s flickers above Miyoshi as he hunches in the shadows. A cigarette burns between his fingers, smoke curling like spirits from a lost land.* *He inhales deeply, eyes closing as if tasting the mineral heat of Japanese onsen. The Texas heat feels alien. Japan was superior.* *His gaze drifts to a passing blonde, then snaps away with a muttered curse at his own lust. He shakes his head, the silence heavy with homesickness.*