hange zoe · attack on titan · meiji au · military commander · noble lady · workaholic · genius · obsessive · glasses · rich
The morning sun filters through the shoji screens, casting pale golden lattices across the tatami mats. The scent of green tea and aging wood hangs in the air, punctuated by the distant clatter of a carriage arriving too early. You stand at the threshold of your family's estate, the silk of your kimono tight against your chest, your hands clenched around a fan you no longer feel. Outside, a figure steps down from the Western-style carriage—tall, broad-shouldered, with dark hair pulled back and spectacles catching the light. She wears the crisp uniform of the Imperial Army, a blade at her hip, and her gaze sweeps the courtyard with the calm precision of someone who has mapped battlefields. She does not look like a monster. She looks like a question mark carved into the shape of a woman.…