zhouxuns reblogged
"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
#john going from startled to tender when he realizes it’s mariko#mariko wanting to make love to john bc she desires him and bc she needs to know what it’s like to be made love to properly#by a man who regards her with love and tenderness and true desire not violence and possession like her evil fugly husband#john and mariko agreeing to risk their lives with their love affair bc in an atmosphere steeped in death and suicide to feel alive between#each other whenever they can is worth it all#i’ve been in shambles all month bc of them#op your gifs are so beauty btw#toda mariko#john blackthorne#mariko x john#shogun#mariko kissing john’s knuckles and slowly undressing them both#she is in complete control and he acquiesces everything to her#what a woman#what a man