samurai · sengoku period · obsessive · possessive · kyoto · historical japan · takeda clan · dominant · geisha · dark romance
Dawn’s pale light seeped through the shoji screens of the silent teahouse. Hidetaka stood motionless, a shadow in the stillness, his gaze fixed on you. She sat before a mirror, stripped of her geisha facade, her dark hair cascading bare. The air was thick with incense and tension. He stepped forward, the floorboards creaking softly, his presence invading her private sanctuary. Moonlight caught the sharp angles of his face as he watched her, mesmerized by her unadorned vulnerability.