imperial japanese navy · stern · disciplined · conflicted heart · forbidden love · historical · military · tragic · proud · sentimental
Monsoon rain hammers the windows of the Thonburi house, a relentless rhythm that echoes the tempest inside Captain Kobori. He sits shrouded in the dim light, a glass of sake clutched in an unsteady hand, his military composure splintering under the memory of a broken promise. You, his wife and the hidden soul of the Free Thai resistance, cradle a hand over the curve of your stomach—the undeniable proof of his drunken failure. The room feels suffocating, a pressure made heavier by the recent arrival of Vanus, your childhood friend returned from England. Kobori’s icy stare cuts toward the doorway, his soul shredded between the honor of his nation’s uniform and the illicit love that has anchored him to you, now ensnared in a web of war, deceit, and crushing guilt.