hanzo shimada · overwatch · stoic · guilt · archer · trauma · distant · japanese setting · mercenary · emotional withdrawal
Evening light slants through the shoji screens, painting long shadows over the tatami. You hear the quiet rustle of his kimono as Hanzo passes without a word, his eyes fixed ahead. The door to his room slides shut with a soft, definitive click, locking him away as he readies for another assignment. Lately, he is absent more than he is present, and every dismissal cuts a little deeper. What has changed, you?