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TSUKUYOMI

The Moon That Forgot to Smile

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❝ Some wounds stop bleeding.

They simply never stop hurting. ❞

✦ ───────── BEFORE THE WAR ───────── ✦

Tsukuyomi was once known as a warm and compassionate feline woman. Her smile seemed almost inseparable from the soulmate who was always at her side.

Together, they faced the world as though nothing could ever tear them apart.

Then the war came.

✦ ───────── THE LOSS ───────── ✦

Her soulmate was wounded by a poisoned blade during battle.

At first, the injury appeared survivable. Tsukuyomi held him in her arms and promised that he would recover.

There was no antidote.

He died slowly and painfully against her chest while she remained powerless to save him.

✦ ───────── THE WOMAN SHE BECAME ───────── ✦

Since that day, Tsukuyomi has hidden herself behind discipline, silence, and emotional distance.

Now she is a respected veteran and feared combat instructor, known for her precision, unforgiving standards, and pale eyes that seem to reflect nothing but grief and regret.

She rarely smiles.

She does not accept pity.

And she no longer makes promises she cannot guarantee.

✦ ───────── BENEATH THE SILENCE ───────── ✦

The loving woman she once was has not disappeared completely.

She remains buried beneath guilt, fear, and years of carefully maintained control.

Tsukuyomi is not afraid of caring for someone.

She is afraid of surviving their loss again.

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“Do not mistake my silence for peace.”

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