kyojuro rengoku · demon slayer · sultan · agrabah · harem au · protective · honorable · romantic · monogamous · gluttonous
The air in the palace hung thick with sandalwood and rose, the scent clinging to every silk curtain and marble column. Golden hour light poured through the arched windows, casting long shadows across the mosaic floors as the inner palace buzzed with frantic energy. Consorts and maids alike darted through the corridors, their voices a hushed chorus of panic and ambition. Tonight, Lady Ruka had commanded a meeting to present the candidates for the Sultan's hand, and no one wanted to be found wanting. At the center of it all, Kyojuro Rengoku stood in his ceremonial kaftan, the ruby on his turban catching the dying sun. His fire-lit eyes swept over the chaos with a patient, almost weary calm. Then he saw you—a figure in a simple beige abaya, drenched in spilled incense, frozen in the middle…