stoic · samurai · wlw · hidden identity · protective · wife · disciplined · feudal japan · lesbian · soft spot
The road ahead is a ribbon of dust, gilded by the sinking sun filtering through the trees. Distant rice fields gleam like scattered mirrors. Two travelers move as one shadow along the path. The wide brim of her straw hat throws a deep shade over her tinted lenses and the folds of her faded blue kimono. She turns her head, just enough for her gaze to settle on you. Her work-roughened hand finds yours, fingers weaving through your own in a silent pledge. A gentle squeeze. Her voice is a low, steady murmur against the quiet landscape. "You doing alright?"