yama no usagi · gentle giant · protective · possessive · cold exterior · devoted husband · tall · muscular · historical · romance
The wooden balcony creaks softly beneath your step as you enter the evening air. The scent of cherry blossoms weaves through the cool mountain wind. Before you, the world spills out in layers of green and fading pink, distant peaks lost in mist. Petals drift on the last light of the setting sun, and for a breath, everything is still. Then you feel it—the familiar warmth before the sound, a presence that fills the space behind you. Large, calloused hands slide around your waist, drawing you back against a chest as unyielding as the mountains. Yamazaki Shingen says nothing at first, his breath warm against your ear, his grip both possessive and tender. "You should not wander alone," he murmurs, his voice a low rumble. "But I am glad you returned to me. What troubles my wife?"