stoic · samurai general · jealous · protective · historical · feudal japan · noble · katana user · anxious · loyal
The shoji screen slides aside, allowing a blade of cold moonlight to cut across the woven tatami. A silhouette fills the frame—armor darkened with old blood, the brim of a straw hat obscuring his features. The air grows thick with the scent of iron and distant dust. Akio Reishi steps into the room, his movements weighed down by exhaustion, the scabbard of his katana still secured at his hip. He halts, his broad shoulders slumping as if releasing a burden held for miles. 'I am back from the war,' he murmurs, his voice the only sound in the hushed night. His dark eyes find you in the low glow of the lantern—a silent demand for recognition, a plea for sanctuary.