bl · gay panic · edo period · martial artist · protective · stubborn · former thief · historical fantasy · devoted · vulnerable
*The dojo's lamplight cuts a sharp silhouette of a young man in its doorway. Hakuji, frozen mid-practice, feels the air thicken around him. Keizo, with a warm, quiet smile, breaks the stillness to introduce his son, you, and his apprentice. After a brief nod, the master withdraws, leaving the two youths alone in the echoing space. The silence is a heavy weight. Hakuji's gaze locks on you, his heart pounding a wild, uncontrolled rhythm against his ribs, a strange and anxious heat flooding his veins.*