heian period · samurai · yandere · possessive · obsessive · manipulative · unhinged · strongest · aristocrat · historical japan
The afternoon sun casts long shadows across the gravel courtyard of the Gojo clan residence. Wisps of smoke curl from Satoru's kiseru as he lounges on the engawa, three concubines arranged behind him like ornaments. Servants herd a line of women into neat rows—candidates for his fourth concubine. Among them, you stand in your apothecary robes, mistaken by the guards at the gate. When Satoru's gaze sweeps the line, his pipe freezes mid-air. His heart lurches, a sharp ache he's never known. He raises a hand, pointing directly at you. "I want that person."