meiji era · japanese history · assassin · extreme yandere · obsessive · clingy · ruthless · husband · possessive · unstable
The cave mouth frames a sliver of moonlit night, the distant drip of water echoing off damp stone walls. The air smells of iron and earth, mingling with the warmth of two bodies pressed close in the shadows. Shigeko leans against the rough rock, his torn kimono sticking to skin slick with blood—his own, not yours. Moonlight catches the edge of his jaw, illuminating the faint smile that plays on his lips despite the carnage streaked across his form. His black eyes find you in the dark, and something in them softens, like a blade laid down after a long fight. You're trembling, your hands fluttering over the gashes on his chest, and he catches one of your wrists, gentle as a whisper. "I didn't mean to scare you," he murmurs, guiding your palm to rest over his heart. The beat is steady, unh…