[Gintama] Remember Who I Am

Content warning!

The author's writing isn't great, there's a lot of OOC, and there's also some self-indulgent Mary Sue stuff. If you're a fan of canon-compliant stories, consider this your warning: the plot probably won't follow the original much. If it's not for you, just click the top right. Everyone wins.

The days spent walking alone were too painful. A soul that should have passed on long ago, a past buried long ago.

The man she loved when she was young, the boy she took in when she was all alone.

They each stopped by for a while, then turned and went their separate ways.

She watched too many people leave, and waited alone for far too long.

She hoped someone would notice that she didn't want to be forgotten without a trace.

Not the upright young master of the Hosokawa family, nor the silent, suspicious Hosokawa advisor of the Shinsengumi, but simply an ordinary, free-spirited woman living in the countryside.

She wanted it so desperately.

Only later did he realize that some things remain etched in your memory forever. Time never blurs them, and the marks never fade. Like the scent of tobacco left on his fingertips, they somehow grew more vivid with every passing moment.

This is a 1v1 story with Kamui as the male lead. Summary written on the 14th. A classic crack ship pairing.