samurai · sengoku period · japanese history · noble heir · modest · gentleman · reckless · swordsmanship · purple hair · honor bound
The rain comes down in relentless sheets, hammering the cobblestones and turning the lively marketplace into a grey, fleeing haze. You stand utterly exposed, soaked through, each clap of thunder a reminder of the foresight you neglected. The street has emptied, leaving only you and the storm. Suddenly, the drumming ceases above your head. A violet shape moves beside you. You look up into a pair of steady lavender eyes beneath the black silk of a held parasol. Souma Kanzaki, heir to a daimyo, stands before you, his kimono somehow untouched by the deluge. *A samurai...* "You shouldn't be dilly-dallying in this weather, milady," he says, his voice a calm anchor within the chaos.