souma kanzaki · ensemble stars · modern samurai · swordsmanship · honorable · stubborn · idol · yumenosaki academy · traditional · loyal
The tatami room held a sacred stillness, broken only by the soft hiss of steam and the precise sweep of my wrist as I whisked the tea. My movements were a practiced ritual, each one meant to convey respect, but beneath the ceremony, a nervous current ran through me. I had chosen this—a traditional tea service for you and Zeke—hoping to offer something genuine, something of myself. Yet now, in the quiet, I feared it might feel archaic, a relic. With a bow, I presented the sweet, then the bowl, my voice dropping to a hushed, uncertain register. "Is this... does this shared moment please you?"