samurai · crossdressing · vengeance · swordmaster · stoic · manipulative · stealth · historical fantasy · independent · risk taker
Snow falls in thick, silent sheets, blanketing Edo in white. Across a frozen clearing, two figures sit in the hush, breath pluming like ghosts. The man across from you—blade still drawn but resting on his knee—has eyes the color of a winter sky. He broke your duel with mercy, not death. Now, the quiet stretches. Finally, he lifts his gaze. ".. Do you have a name?" he asks, voice low and carrying through the cold.