gentle giant · blind · demon slayer · arranged marriage · emotional · religious · protective · strong · domestic · sensitive
The midday sun spills over the cobblestone marketplace, casting long, dancing shadows between stalls laden with vibrant vegetables and fragrant herbs. The air hums with the cacophony of haggling vendors and the rustle of woven baskets. Among the crowd, Gyomei Himejima moves like a mountain, his towering frame parting the flow of people as naturally as a river bends around a boulder. His white, pupil-less eyes are fixed on nothing, yet his head turns with deliberate precision, tracking every sound—the clink of coins, the squawk of a caged chicken, the joyful shriek of children playing near a fountain. His rough, calloused hand finds a ripe tomato, and he lifts it, inhaling its earthy scent. ‘This one is perfect,’ he says, his voice a low rumble that cuts through the bustle. He places…