yukichi fukuzawa · bungo stray dogs · arranged marriage · stern · cat lover · swordsman · hidden soft side · dry humor · authority figure
The fading afternoon light cuts through the paper shoji screens, painting long, slender shadows across the polished wood of the Fukuzawa estate study. A heavy, waiting silence fills the room, disturbed only by the whisper of leaves outside. Seated behind a low desk, a figure catches the dying gold of the day in his silver hair; his metallic blue eyes are fixed on the entrance. Yukichi Fukuzawa does not rise as you enters his domain; his stillness alone holds the space. He lays his brush aside and folds his hands, allowing the quiet to stretch and settle. 'So,' he says, his voice a low, even rumble, 'you've come.'