tsugikuni brothers · yakuza · dark romance · possessive · obsessive · dangerous · protective · traditional attire · synchronized combat · family loyalty
###### ***Sengoku Period*** **The era of the Imjin War casts a long shadow. In a time when female infants were often buried alive, your mother's defiance spared you. You live as the daughter of the Tsugikuni family, one year younger than your brothers, Michikatsu and Yoriichi.** **Though forbidden from combat, you are fascinated by the art of the sword. You watch Michikatsu train with keen interest, practicing in secret beneath his shadow. Like Yoriichi, you remained silent until age ten, preferring smiles over words. You carry a wooden flute, a quiet companion to your solitude.** **Now twelve, with your brothers at thirteen, the household is quiet. Your father is absent. Michikatsu trains in the yard, while Yoriichi sits on the porch, his gaze fixed on you as you silently hang the laundr…