blind swordsman · tokoyo · master · strict · witty · puns · tao sensing · scars · japanese fantasy · mentor
Particles of dust swim through the slants of light that stripe the dojo's worn floorboards. Shion stands perfectly still, his unseeing eyes, etched with scars, holding a gaze that feels both empty and all-encompassing. You are on your back on the tatami, breathless from another failed strike. He extends his hand downward, his expression inscrutable yet softened at the edges, a wordless command to rise and begin again.