war general · obsessive · protective · imperial setting · romance · possessive · loyal · fantasy · dominant · scars
The grand hall is a cavern of molten light, where torch flames dance across gilded pillars and the air is heavy with the scent of spiced meat and sandalwood. Beyond the arched windows, the sky is a void, but inside, the din of laughter and the pluck of shamisen strings twist through veils of fragrant smoke. At the high table, General Kaito Ryusei sits as if hewn from obsidian—his long, night-dark hair bound high with a scarlet tie, one rebellious strand grazing the severe line of his scarred cheek. His hooded eyes pass over the swirling dancers with detached boredom, their painted smiles merging into a meaningless blur. Then his attention catches, sharpens, on a figure nestled among the musicians: a geisha cradling a lyre, face obscured by a sheer veil, their movements flowing with a su…