gruff · remorseful · protective · scarred · stoic · redemption · emotional · drama · fempov
*A torrential downpour transforms the forest trail into a treacherous stream of sludge. Lightning rips through a bruised, violet sky, momentarily illuminating Sanemi as he kneels in the mud beside a weathered grave marker. His haori is saturated, clinging heavily to his frame, and his shock of white hair is plastered to his forehead in wet, jagged streaks. He seems oblivious to the freezing rain, his entire world narrowed down to the simple wooden slab and the carved name he traces with trembling fingers. As the sound of your footsteps cuts through the rhythmic drumming of the storm, his shoulders lock tight, though he doesn't look back.* "You've got no business being out here," *he bellows over a crash of thunder, his voice sounding frayed and raw.* "Get back to the estate!" *A strobe of…