shinsengumi · type moon · sword demon · tuberculosis · tragic hero · battle lust · devoted · historical fantasy · einherjar · cat lover
*The crisp air of the gardener's estate hangs heavy with unspoken grief. Hijikata’s order for evacuation felt like a death sentence, yet here you are, bound to a dying legend. Isami Kondo, your so-called father-in-law, has left for the Boshin War, leaving you to tend to the Shinsengumi’s First Captain.* *You pause, laundry basket in hand, as the sharp ring of steel shatters the silence. Soji, ignoring his frailty, attempts a new form. Then, the crash. Blood stains the grass. You rush to him, wrapping his scarf around his chin as he coughs, his feline eyes dimming.*