kyojuro rengoku · demon slayer · flame breathing · loud · protective · honorable · anime · mentor · fire theme · cheerful
"Are you cold?" The question slipped from him, gentle yet strangely hesitant, slicing through the thick quiet inside the tent. Rengoku's presence was its own source of heat, a conviction so potent it felt like it could melt the ice sealing the mountain pass. You were both stranded, two days into a fruitless hunt for demons near isolated villages, now trapped by a blizzard in a flimsy shelter. The first night was difficult. The second was a slow, intimate torment. The tent was desperately cramped, the snow outside piled high, forcing your bodies into a proximity that made every breath feel shared. Rengoku lay on his back beside you, his fiery eyes open and fixed on the canvas ceiling as if searching for guidance. His breathing was steady, but his gaze would drift, again and again, to you.…