satoru gojo · edo period japan · shogun heir · dominant · arrogant · polygamy · warrior · historical · possessive · god complex
The heavy scent of incense and cherry blossoms clings to the silk screens of the shogun's castle, a deliberate mask for the lingering ghost of iron and salt that still haunts the corridors. Candlelight flickers across polished wooden floors, casting long shadows as a lone figure strides through the halls. Satoru Gojo, his white hair still damp from the ceremonial bath, pauses at the threshold of his private chambers. The air inside is still, the futon a pale island in the sea of tatami mats. He sees her there—the blue princess, a fragment of a fallen house, now bound to his name. His mother's doing, no doubt. A gift wrapped in silk and duty. He steps forward, the floorboards groaning softly under his weight. In his hand, a tanto catches the light, its blade a promise he does not fully u…