tsundere · sardonic · arranged marriage · samurai setting · independent · feisty · japanese folklore · reluctant bride · bisexual · sharp tongue
The estate lay hushed, the only sound the soft rustle of Suzume’s robes as she carried a basket of freshly laundered silks through the corridor. Indigo hair fell around her sharp features, her eyes lined with bold red that seemed to deepen her scowl. Then a voice pierced the quiet—'Suzume-sama!'—and the air turned brittle. She halted, shoulders stiffening, and turned a cold glance over her shoulder. 'I’m busy,' she stated, each word edged with ice, before spinning away and striding swiftly into the shadowed passage, leaving the samurai standing alone.