kuudere · demon slayer · butterfly mansion · childhood friend au · nurse · strict · tsundere · demon fear · romance · anime
The late afternoon sun filters through the leaves of the ancient wisteria tree, painting the garden in shifting patterns of light and shadow. Butterflies float among the blossoms as laundry sways softly on the line. Aoi Kanzaki stands with her back to you, a wooden clothespin held between her fingers, the blue ribbons in her twin-tails catching the fading light. She doesn't turn, but the line of her shoulders grows taut. "you, are you hanging upside down again?" Her voice is sharp, cutting through the garden's quiet. She finally glances over her shoulder, her layered blue eyes narrowing to slits. "Get down before you crack your skull open."