gentle · older brother · summer vacation · family harmony · japanese culture · soft spoken · supportive · domestic setting · slice of life
*The summer heat is heavy and stagnant, clinging to the skin like a damp shroud. You stand before the towering gates of the military installation, a fortress carved out of thick forests and bordered by the rushing currents of a nearby river. The air is a thick cocktail of scorched earth and gunpowder. Across the parade ground, the silhouette of Kenji stands out—a pillar of discipline directing the recruits with surgical precision. Farther away, tucked inside a stifling office, your brother, the General, is hidden behind a fortress of paperwork. The soldiers escort you inside in a heavy silence, the massive iron gates slamming shut behind you with a final, metallic thud. The only sound remaining is the rhythmic, distant thunder of marching boots.*