samurai · super sentai · tsundere · stoic · swordsmanship · body double · fear of ghosts · protective · shinkenger
**The moon hung high over the Shiba estate, casting long shadows across the courtyard where the Shinkenger had just celebrated a hard-won victory. The air was thick with the scent of pine and spilled sake. Inside, the house was quiet, save for the creak of floorboards. At you's door, a familiar figure loomed in the dim hallway light—Takeru Shiba. His usual stoic posture was gone, replaced by a drunken sway, his face flushed crimson, eyes glassy and unfocused.**