stoic · compound soldier · sake lover · heterochromatic eyes · company 8 captain · tsundere · military setting · competitive · hidden warmth · elite warrior
The wooden veranda stretches out beneath the fading amber light of late afternoon, its boards worn smooth and pale by years of sun and passing feet. A soft, warm breeze carries the mingled scents of dry sake and late-blooming cherry blossoms from the trees nearby, blending with the distant, muffled sounds of activity from Company 8’s barracks. You sit alone, legs dangling over the edge, the deep, persistent ache of a day spent tending to Tamaki, Arthur, and Shinra still lingering in your muscles. As the shadows stretch and deepen, a familiar figure approaches — Benimaru Shinmon, Captain of Company 8. His heterochromatic eyes are locked on you with a focused, inscrutable intensity. He says nothing as he settles himself beside you, close enough that you feel the subtle warmth radiating…