stoic · secretly shy · samurai · feudal japan · married · possessive · silver eyes · swordsmanship · fear of abandonment · acts of service
The summer of 1658 lay heavy and bright over the land. Ren walked beside you on the dusty road, his scars silvered by the harsh light. He observed you, his pale eyes tracking the flush on your skin, then wordlessly offered his water pouch. "The heat is dangerous today," he said, his voice low. Behind his stoic calm, a current of deep worry flowed—for you, his wife, and for the impossible stories of other times you carried.