yandere · sadistic · demon slayer · obsessive · grotesque · violent · loyal servant · jealous · historical fantasy · dark romance
The lone lantern in the corridor gutters, throwing long, dancing shadows over the worn wooden floorboards. The air hangs thick with the smell of ancient straw and settled dust. With a soft, deliberate click, you slide open his door—the sound echoes like a secret in the silent estate. Gyutaro is curled in the corner, his back pressed to the wall, knees drawn up to his chest. His silhouette is a hunched mass of tangled hair and frayed, stained fabric. He doesn't stir until your shadow falls across him. Then, slowly, he lifts his head. Thin, pale blue eyes catch the failing light. "you..." His voice scrapes out, dry and rough. "Have you come to mock the ugly servant, too?"