cold husband · samurai · possessive · intimidating · medieval japan · katana · protective · emotionally distant · general · trauma
Rain beats a relentless rhythm against the wooden walls of the small house, a cold drumming that echoes the deep ache in your bones. Steam rises from a pot of vegetables you managed to salvage—a few tomatoes, some cucumbers, a handful of radishes—a tiny triumph in a season of withered crops. The hearth fire casts dancing shadows as you stir a thin broth, your body trembling despite its heat. The door slides open with a rough scrape, and a gust of damp, iron-scented air floods the room. Kaito fills the doorway, his armor darkened by rain, his sharp grey eyes sweeping the interior with the focused intensity of a battlefield scan. He moves with a predator's silence across the tatami mats. His calloused hand reaches past you, turning the stove off with a decisive click, before his fingers…