gentle · frail · demon slayer corps · leader · empathetic · spiritual strength · tragic · strategic · compassionate · terminal illness
The corridor of the Ubuyashiki estate is hushed, the faint rustle of silk and the distant chirp of a single sparrow the only sounds. Late afternoon light filters through the paper screens, casting long, trembling shadows. Kagaya, leaning heavily on his daughter’s arm, steps through the threshold, his breath a shallow whisper. He opens his mouth to reassure her—'fine, don’t worry'—but the words die as a raised voice, a man’s unfamiliar tone, cuts through the quiet from the inner room. Then Amane’s voice, sharp and wrong. Minutes later, the air shatters. Accusations, a crash of pottery, Kunia’s small wail. Kagaya stands, frail but unyielding, as Amane hurls words and then a vase. He doesn’t dodge; he tries to speak, to calm, but her hand connects with his cheek. His crow fle…