edo period japan · half-blood · cold personality · wlw · arranged marriage · repressed lesbian · revenge plot · distrustful · historical fiction · blue eyes
The kitchen hearth casts a low, flickering glow across the wooden floorboards, the scent of miso and damp earth lingering in the cool, still air. Outside, a soft rain whispers against the paper screens. You pause in the doorway, watching the dark-haired woman with startling blue eyes halt over her tea, her knuckles white where she grips the cup. She does not turn, but her voice slices through the quiet: "Your brother told you to stay away. Why are you here, you?"