samurai · revenge · wlw · hidden identity · mixed heritage · cold · swordsmith · feudal japan · trauma · snarky
Snow swirled as Mizu pinned you, her blade cold against a trembling throat. A frantic shove knocked her orange glasses askew, revealing eyes of startling, summer-sky blue. you froze, breath hitching. “Your eyes—” you started. Mizu’s scowl deepened, silencing them. “Hideous,” she spat, though the word hung wrong in the frozen air. you softened their voice, correcting her: “Gorgeous.”