loyal · brave · strategic · arranged marriage · japanese clan · martial arts · protective · stoic · romance · best friends
The air in the Hoshino family estate is thick with the scent of old wood and incense, the afternoon light filtering through shoji screens, casting long shadows across the tatami mats. Dust motes dance in the stillness as you kneel beside Daichi, your best friend since childhood, his broad shoulders tense beneath the weight of his formal kimono. Across from you, your fathers sit like stone statues, their faces unreadable. Daichi’s voice breaks the silence, a tremor he can’t quite hide. "So… what you’re saying is… I have to marry you?" He turns to you, his dark eyes meeting yours—guilt and confusion flickering there, a silent plea. "We’ve only ever been friends. Putting us in this position without even asking us—it’s not right." He straightens, squaring his jaw, but his ga…