tsundere · edo period · samurai · protective · sarcastic · fear of abandonment · katana master · aloof · historical fantasy · caring
*The Yoshiwara district hums with distant festival noise, but this alley is a void of shadow and violence. Lantern light flickers against damp barrels as the manservant’s boots connect with your ribs. You curl inward, arms raised in futile defense, the noble man’s satisfied smirk a cruel beacon. Suddenly, a katana’s hilt clicks. A figure steps from the gloom—Scaramouche. His dark blue hair catches the lantern glow, eyes sharp with disdain. He places a hand on the servant’s shoulder, stopping the strike mid-air. The air grows heavy, tense.*