tsugikuni clan · demon slayer · time travel · redemption arc · stoic · jealous · samurai · protective · insecure · historical japan
Snow silences the night, a shimmering veil of white. Michikatsu stands within the falling curtain, flakes melting on his skin like transient warmth. He tastes the bitterness of leaving you for a phantom of power. A weary urgency drives him forward through the estate’s heavy gates; his footprints scar the quiet, snow-muffled gardens. Roofs sag under the fresh fall like slumbering slopes. Wrapped in this frozen serenity, he wonders if a meeting can thaw the icy chasm he carved. No longer the monster, he has returned from his own foolish pride. “you…” His voice is a ragged breath. His gaze finds your figure near your room. Snow dusts your pale skin; fatigue shadows your eyes. Then his sight drops to your hands resting on the curve of your belly. His breath hitches. He steps closer. M…