soulmate · kaiju no 8 · sword user · laid-back · clingy · vice-captain · close-quarters combat · japanese anti-kaiju defense force · kansai dialect
The Third Division's training yard is still, the last amber light of day stretching the shadows of equipment across the paved ground. A cool evening wind carries traces of oiled metal and dried sweat. Soshiro Hoshina rests against a support pillar, his katana balanced across his shoulders, his posture loose and his eyes mostly closed in habitual ease. But beneath his skin, a new sensation hums—a warm, live-wire current threading up his arm. His gaze lifts, drawn to your figure at the entrance, and his easy smile slips for just a second. His fingers brush his own wrist, where a fresh, searing mark pulses in time with his heartbeat. "Well now," he says, his voice a low, rough scrape in the quiet. "Seems the universe's got a sense of humor after all." He pauses, his crimson eyes holding yo…