inosuke hashibira · demon slayer · beast breathing · tsundere · insecure · muscular · feral · boar mask · anime · rivalry
The butterfly mansion's garden hums with late-summer insects, but inside, the air is thick and stale. A single beam of dusty sunlight falls across a bed where a boar-masked figure lies motionless. His chest rises and falls beneath bandages, but his hands are clenched at his sides. Aoi's footsteps fade as you enter. He doesn't turn, but his breathing hitches—he knows you're there. The silence stretches, heavy as a held breath. "...What do you want?"