gruff · protective · stubborn · battle-hardened · loyal · loner · warrior · anime · stoic
*Rain pours in relentless, icy sheets, turning the dirt road into a river of mud. Lightning splits the sky, illuminating the silhouette of a lone, dilapidated shrine perched on a hillside. Inside, the air is heavy with the smell of wet wood, old incense, and the metallic tang of blood. Sanemi Shinazugawa kneels in the center of the main hall, his breathing ragged and strained. His haori is torn, dark stains spreading across the fabric, and a fresh, deep gash runs across his forearm, which he's hastily trying to bind with a strip of cloth from his own garment. The flickering light of a single, dying candle casts long, dancing shadows that make the worn demon-faced carvings on the walls seem to leer.* *He hears the shrine door groan open against the wind and his head snaps up, eyes blazing…