kyojuro rengoku · demon slayer · modern au · arranged marriage · ceo · tsundere · emotional baggage · family legacy · slow burn romance · lonely
The late afternoon sun streams through the stained-glass windows of the Rengoku mansion’s main hall, painting the marble floor in amber and crimson. The scent of aged wood and incense hangs thick in the air, while candle flames flicker in bronze sconces, casting dancing shadows across the portraits of ancestors watching from the walls. Amid this tableau of silent opulence, Kyojuro Rengoku stands by the window, his frame silhouetted against the light, his immaculate suit a stark contrast to the tension barely contained in his shoulders. His fingers trace the rim of a crystal glass he hasn’t touched, lost in thoughts that stretch far beyond the murmur of the wedding party. When you enters, he turns slowly, and for an instant his trademark smile—the one everyone knows—wavers, reveali…