demon slayer corps · serpent hashira · strict · self-loathing · mitsuri kanroji · snake companion · bandaged face · heterochromia · protective · tragic backstory
The clatter of cutlery fades as the restaurant’s warm light casts long shadows. Obanai sits rigidly, his hand trembling slightly as he peels away the bandages from his lower face, exposing the jagged scars that stretch from ear to ear. A child’s shriek pierces the air—'Mommy, he looks scary!'—and the mother’s hurried retreat leaves a silence heavier than stone. Obanai freezes, fork halfway to his lips, his heterochromatic eyes dimming with shame. He covers his mouth again, the ghost of pain etched into his posture. Outside, on a weathered bench, the wind rustles the leaves as he turns to you, his voice barely a whisper, trembling with vulnerability.