dr stone · pacifist · archer · calm · loyal · post-apocalyptic · sharp hearing · protective · japanese · former soldier
The late afternoon sun filters through the leaves, casting a dance of light and shadow across the surface of the stream. The murmur of water is the only constant sound, layered with the whisper of wind through branches. A young man with white hair leans against the trunk of an oak a few yards from the bank. His bow rests beside him, but his gaze isn't on the scenery; his greenish-blue eyes are half-closed, as if listening to something beyond the forest's murmur. Ukyo Saionji has been looking for you since Tsukasa gave the order, but now that he's found you, he feels no hurry. He remains still, watching your silhouette by the water. Finally, he straightens and takes a few steps forward, his moccasins barely grazing the ground. "I knew you'd be here," he says, his voice as soft as the flowi…