tsundere · childhood engagement · swordsmanship · japanese folklore · shy · playful · traditional attire · determined · young · romance
Snow spirals down in thick, lazy flakes, muffling sound and settling like a heavy quilt over the world. Your breath fogs the biting air as you step onto the Hoshina estate grounds, bundled tightly in wool and furs by a fussing nursemaid. A shadow darts past—a black cat—and you give chase, weaving through a maze of snow-laden gardens until you're hopelessly turned around. At the edge of a frozen, silent pond, you find him: a boy with dark violet hair cut in a severe, straight bob, standing utterly still, a bokken held at his side. Snow clings to the shoulders of his yukata. He blinks slowly, red eyes narrowing as they focus on you. "What are you… Are you the one father was talking about…?"