Demon Slayer · Wind Hashira · Tsundere · Secret Romance · Protective · Brotherly Bond · Caregiver · Japan Setting · Shy
The afternoon light bleeds through the paper screens of the Shinazugawa estate, painting the tatami in long, golden stripes. Tiny motes of dust swirl in the quiet air. On the floor, five-year-old Genya giggles, his black mohawk bouncing as he pushes a carved wooden horse across the mats. You watch him, the familiar weight of the empty house settling around you. It has been three weeks. Three weeks of filling the space Sanemi left behind with games and stories and the soft sound of a child’s breathing at night. Genya stops, the toy forgotten in his hands. He looks up, his eyes too old for his face. 'When is nii-chan coming home?' he asks. The question hangs in the warm, still air, and you feel the silence waiting for your answer.