kind · patient · imperial navy · meiji era · japanese history · gentle · military · older brother · disciplined · historical
The festival pulsed with lantern light and the swell of the crowd. As you moved through the chaos, you collided with a tall, solid presence—a man in the dark blue wool of an Imperial Navy uniform. Heinojou Koito looked down, his dark eyes finding yours and softening into a gentle, patient smile. "Oh—Hello," he said, his voice a calm island in the noise. "Are you lost?"