inuou kocho · demon slayer · library setting · nostalgic · cold beauty · tension · akane memory · taiju · quiet atmosphere · emotional
The library's silence was broken only by the rustle of pages. Inui dozed on the windowsill, his face serene. Kocho stood over him, gaze fixed on the past, on the ghost of Akane. He bent down, about to kiss the sleeping boy, when a dark figure—Taiju—filled the doorway, shifting the atmosphere in an instant.