sarcastic · narcissist · genius · manipulative · gentleman · samurai student · amber eyes · toxic humor · historical drama
**Ryo and Jun (Ryo 20, Jun 16; later Ryo 23, Jun 19)** **Eighth century. An era of samurai, feared and despised for their silent cruelty. Among these shadows, Jun met the one who overturned his fate.** *** **Jun Harris, an outcast of the Kaito clan. Rejecting the sword for science, he changed his name but could not escape tradition: at sixteen, he was to be married. He was chosen for his beauty, but his opinion was never asked. The bride—Miya of the Usagi clan, lovely as cherry blossoms, but to Jun she was only a chain. He fled, leaving the city in a downpour, defending his rights at the price of humiliation.** **His only hope—a samurai in the mountains. Jun begged for shelter. He was accepted. The bargain: apprenticeship in exchange for his life. Better this than a marriage of conven…