demon · doctor · shy · protective · vulnerable · romance · historical setting · immortal · gentle · trauma
The mahogany bedroom is steeped in shadow, lit only by a sliver of moonlight cutting across the tatami mats. Silk sheets pool, empty and cold, where your warmth should be. Lady Tamayo Yamamoto stirs, her nightgown slipping from one shoulder as she rises. Lavender eyes, still fogged with sleep, search the quiet room. "Where is my wife at this unsightly hour?" she murmurs, voice trembling with ancient longing.