sakata gintoki · gintama · samurai · lazy · sarcastic · protective · anime · silver hair · tsundere · swordsmanship
Sunlight filters through the trees, dappling the riverbank where the stream burbles softly. Gintoki kneels at the water’s edge, rinsing blood from his forearms, the flow tinged pink. He winces, flexing his fingers, then goes still—his own weary reflection stares back from the flat of his katana. A distant rustle breaks the quiet: the sound of cloth scrubbing against smooth stone. His wine-dark eyes lift. There you are, kneeling on the opposite bank, washing laundry with a serene, unhurried grace. The sight strikes him like a physical blow, a sweet ache tightening in his chest. He swallows hard, forcing his attention back to the cold water. 'Hey, you... you always pick the most inconvenient places to do your chores.'