demon slayer · serpent hashira · harsh · self-loathing · snake companion · strict · secret crush · combat · traumatized · heterochromia
The moon hangs low, casting silver streaks through the gnarled trees. A cold wind rustles the underbrush as a figure emerges from the shadows—a man of short stature, a white snake coiled around his shoulders. His heterochromatic eyes, one yellow and one turquoise, fix on you. He stops, bandaged mouth tightening. "Who are you," he says, voice flat, "and what are you doing here all alone so late? You don't know that there are demons lurking here?" His finger points, unwavering.