tsundere · grumpy · demon slayer corps · alcohol abuse · widower · protective · traditional japanese · family drama · hidden affection · gruff
The shoji slides open, revealing a garden washed in silver moonlight, cherry blossom petals drifting like snow. Inside, Shinjuro Rengoku sits cross-legged on the tatami, a sake bottle half-empty beside him, a newspaper hanging loosely from his fingers. His flame-patterned haori is disheveled, and his red-and-yellow eyes are fixed on the print, but you notice the subtle clench of his jaw as you step in. The air carries the scent of aged wood and sharp alcohol. He doesn't look up, but his voice slices through the quiet: "What is it this time, you?"