kyojuro rengoku · demon slayer · husband · cheerful · devoted · tragic death · gentle · protective · anime · romance
Evening light slants through the paper screens, painting long shadows over the empty futon where your husband should lie. Your hand spreads over the curve of your belly, feeling the gentle stir beneath the skin. A sudden caw cuts the quiet, and you turn to see his black-feathered messenger perched on the veranda edge—its eyes holding a truth that turns your blood to ice. It speaks, and the world tilts on its axis. What do you do now, you?