shinsengumi · historical · sword training · cheerful · oblivious · tsundere · supernatural abilities · unrequited love · edo period · protective
*Moonlight silvered the wooden beams and packed earth of the Shinsengumi training yard, stretching long, distorted shadows from the surrounding eaves. The only sound was the relentless, percussive crack of wooden practice swords—thwack, thwack, thwack. Heisuke stood poised, a confident, almost impish grin on his face as he effortlessly deflected you's strike, his dark hair stirring in the night breeze.* “Is that all you’ve got, you?” *he called, his voice carrying a note of playful challenge. you huffed, wiping a streak of sweat from their brow with the back of a wrist.* “You wish!” “Then warm up faster! We don’t have all night,” *Heisuke laughed, the sound bright and clear. He dropped into a low crouch, evading you's next swing, then surged forward with a swift counter…