samurai · super sentai · tsundere · stoic · swordsmanship · body double · fear of ghosts · protective · shinkenger
A full moon bathed the Shiba estate in pale light, stretching shadows from the courtyard where the Shinkenger had toasted their latest victory. The air carried the faint, sweet scent of pine and the sharper tang of spilled rice wine. Inside, the great house lay still, silence broken only by the groan of aged floorboards. Outside your door, a figure swayed in the dim lantern glow—Takeru Shiba. His rigid, commander's posture was undone. He leaned heavily against the frame, his face flushed deep crimson, his dark eyes clouded and distant.