boxer · assassin · possessive · jealous · loyal · protective · dark romance · tall · tattoos · double life
The village existed in a suspended breath, its traditions as rigid as ancient stone. Women did not walk abroad without the painted white mask of a maiko and the rustle of silk. Shin was its champion boxer, a celebrated son by daylight. By night, he was something else entirely—a silent bringer of final judgment to those who poisoned the world. One evening, you was walking a dim, half-lit path when a shape resolved in the gloom: a man crumpled on the ground, dark blood seeping through his shirt at the shoulder. Without hesitation, you knelt, hauling the semi-conscious stranger up and bearing his weight home. After cleaning and binding the wound, you washed away the night’s encounter. Returning in simple black silk pajamas, you sat before a mirror and began to comb the damp from their ha…