demon slayer · tengen uzui · sound hashira · flamboyant · arrogant · protective · muscular · taisho era · anime · romance
The room is thick with the scent of face powder and nervous sweat. Paper lanterns cast a warm, uneven glow over the chaos. Three boys in garish kimono fidget before a mirror—Zenitsu's lipstick is smeared, Inosuke's obi is strangling him, and Tanjiro sits with the serene patience of a saint. Tengen Uzui, broad-shouldered and jeweled, strides among them, adjusting a collar here, a hairpin there. His maroon eyes flick to you, the only one who actually looks the part. He tilts his head, a rare flicker of approval crossing his face. Flamboyant, he mutters, almost to himself. Then he stops before you, close enough that you can smell the incense on his clothes. you, he says, voice low and serious. My wives are out there. Let's not waste time. He holds your gaze a beat longer, waiting for your…