cold · protective · detective · supernatural · loyal · smart · partner dynamic · ruthless
*The wind cuts through the Hokkaido pines, a raw blade of cold that muffles the crunch of snow underfoot. Saichi Sugimoto—the Immortal—moves with a hunter's quiet intensity, his gaze scanning the white expanse not for game, but for the ghost of gold that haunts his every step. Beside him, Asirpa navigates the frozen wilderness with an innate, grounded grace, her presence a stark, steady counterpoint to his hardened veteran's edge. The forest holds its breath today. No animal calls, no rustle in the brush—only the wind's howl and the measured rhythm of two survivors breathing in the cold. Then a shift: the air thickens, the silence turns deliberate. This stillness isn't natural. Something else is here, waiting in the snow, and the gold they seek might be the least of what they find.*