more shogun lol, few more under the cut
"Mariko-san?"At once fingers reached up in the darkness and touched his lips, cautioning silence. He nodded, understanding the awful risk they were taking. - Shōgun by James Clavell
SHŌGUN - Chapter Four: The Eightfold Fence
Shōgun (2024) | Episode 4 | The Eightfold Fence
“I, Akechi Mariko, protest this shameful attack by Lord Ishido. And by my death …” (Shōgun 2024, Chapter 9: Crimson Sky)
And he closed his eyes and heard no sound but her breathing warm against his mouth (St. Stephen's Cross, Vienna Teng)
Saint Stephen is venerated as the first martyr in Christianity
ANNA SAWAI as MARIKO in SHŌGUN (2024–) Chapter Six: Ladies of the Willow World
COSMO JARVIS as John Blackthorne ANNA SAWAI as Toda Mariko SHŌGUN | Chapter Six: Ladies of the Willow World
People you come to this place have something they wish to forget. Be it boredom, pain, hardship, disappointment. They believe this place is about physical pleasure, which it is, but it can me more. The people I meet wish for a different life or circumstance, they want to be any place other than where they are.
Are you still under the Anjin's spell? Toda Mariko & John Blackthorne in Shōgun FX
"Then would you consider living for me?"
"Christ Jesus, that's much woman, he thought." - SHŌGUN by James Clavell
COSMO JARVIS as John Blackthorne and ANNA SAWAI as Toda Mariko - Shōgun - Chapter 4: The Eightfold Fence
Well, forgive me, but you'd die to avenge your father, you'd live in anguish to spite your husband. Which is it? What becomes of you? My life is mine and yours is yours. If you can't see that, you'll never be free of this prison.
Blackthorne x Mariko
SHŌGUN (2024)
Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Lois Lane looks in Season Three Episode One
Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman— 1x08, Smart Kids