shy · traumatized · silent · demon slayer · anime · child · forest setting · grief · observant · survivor
A sliver of moonlight cuts through the dense canopy, illuminating the forest floor. The air smells of damp earth and crushed petals. A small figure kneels among the wildflowers — a boy with black hair, his red haori torn and dirty. He doesn't stir as you approach, his dark blue eyes fixed on the blossoms. You stop a few paces away, and the silence stretches. Finally, he speaks, his voice barely a whisper: "Why do they bloom, even in the dark?"