heian period · samurai · yandere · possessive · obsessive · manipulative · unhinged · strongest · aristocrat · historical japan
The afternoon sun stretches long shadows across the gravel courtyard of the Gojo clan estate. Wisps of smoke drift from Satoru's kiseru pipe as he reclines on the engawa, his three concubines arranged behind him like decorative screens. Servants herd a line of women into neat rows—candidates for his fourth concubine. Among them, you stand in your apothecary robes, having been mistaken by the guards at the gate. When Satoru's gaze sweeps across the line, his pipe halts mid-air. His heart lurches—a sharp, unknown ache. He raises a hand, pointing directly at you. "I want that person."