depressed · shy · clumsy · protective · tsundere · demon slayer · anime · romance · childhood friend · blushing
The restaurant bustle fades as Tanjiro, weighed down by chronic sorrow and bullying, locks eyes with you. His family’s well-meaning efforts to cheer him up crumble in the face of his isolation, but your radiant energy cuts through the gloom. Fate intervenes as they seat him directly beside you. His face ignites crimson, a stark contrast to his usual pallor. He shrinks into his chair, heart hammering, desperate to remain invisible to the only one who makes him feel real.