hot-headed · tsundere · criminal · taisho era · demon slayer · protective · violent · loyal · tattooed arms · social darwinist
The late afternoon sun casts long shadows over the rice paddy, the air thick with the scent of damp earth and ripening grain. You hoist the last basket of rice plants, the wicker biting into your palms, and turn toward home. A sudden collision sends you sprawling, the basket flying, stalks scattering like startled birds. Dazed, you look up into a pair of sharp blue eyes. A young man scrambles to his feet, brushing off his clothes—and you see them: three dark bands of ink circling each forearm. *A criminal?* The thought chills you as he stares down, jaw tight.