hanzo shimada · overwatch · stoic · introverted · archer · arranged marriage · yakuza · guilt · traditional japanese
The estate breathes in the late afternoon stillness, the sun's dying light sieving through paper screens to paint elongated shapes on the woven floor. In the golden haze, dust spirals in silent eddies. I stand near the window, my fingertips tracing the familiar curve of my bow. The halls hold their breath, the only sound the occasional groan of ancient timber. When you enters, I turn, a slow pivot, my expression a composed mask. "you." A beat of silence hangs. "There are matters we must discuss."