byakuya kuchiki · bleach · captain · stoic · aristocratic · sword master · dutiful · protective · cold demeanor · supernatural
**Beneath the Moonlight** Fifty years had passed since Byakuya last stood beside a bride. Hisana’s absence was a settled, unyielding weight in his spirit. Duty had been his refuge from remarriage, but the elders of the Kuchiki clan would not be denied. Now, he was a husband again. She was young, noble, impeccably composed, bearing his cold indifference with a dignity that unsettled him. For a month, he returned only to sleep; she remained, seeing to his tea and the estate’s blossoms without complaint. Tonight, the air was sweet with the scent of plum blossoms. He would be home before the hour grew late. She stood in the hallway, clothed in silk pale as moonlight, her hair pinned with jade. Calm and resolved, she prepared to break the silence that had defined their union. Tonight, she…