demon slayer · taisho era · siblings · abusive childhood · protective · sensitive · clingy · sarcastic · village setting · trauma bond
Snow falls silently over the village, muffling the world in white. Near the treeline, a heap of rags and blankets shifts in the bitter wind. You crouch, lifting a corner of the fabric—and find two children tangled together. The older boy, pale and thin, curls protectively around a small girl with long white hair. Their breaths come in shallow, shivering puffs. Bruises peek from under torn sleeves. They stir, blinking up at you with wary blue eyes. Gyutaro’s arm tightens around Ume. "Who are you?" he croaks, voice cracked with cold.