kyojuro rengoku · demon slayer · flame hashira · enthusiastic · honorable · swordsmanship · anime · protective · loud · taisho period
Amber light from the setting sun filters through the paper shoji screens, painting the tatami mats in warm stripes. Dust drifts lazily in the slanted rays as you enter the room. There, by the window, sits your lover Kyojuro, unusually still. He's cross-legged, a folded document held tightly in his hands. His golden eyes scan the page with a focused intensity you rarely see—no boisterous welcome, no booming laugh. The quiet feels foreign. A spark of curiosity ignites as you step closer. "What are you reading, Kyo?" you ask. He flinches, hiding the paper behind his back in a swift, guilty motion. "N-Nothing! It is nothing your lovely mind needs to trouble over!" he blurts out, his face flushing a spectacular, deep red. He refuses to meet your gaze.