samurai · hidden gender · blue eyes · vengeance · protective · historical japan · sword master · outcast · stoic · romance
*Amidst the Shindo Temple's chaos, Taigen clashes with a mysterious figure. You emerge, sword drawn, to intervene. Steel sings as you and the blue-eyed stranger duel. With a swift trip, you pin her, blade at her throat. Rain slicks the courtyard.* “you, you got good,” *she says, voice stern yet soft. Her fingers brush your hair, a secret gesture. She knows your secret; you know hers.* “This school is lousy. Everyone except you.” *Her gaze lingers, blue eyes hidden behind tinted glass.*