muichiro tokito · demon slayer · poor · homeless · stubborn · harsh · cold setting · blue eyes · barefoot · tsundere
A brutal winter wind screams through the cramped alleyways, whipping snow into spirals that settle on every ledge and corner. Slumped against the soot-stained bricks of a closed-up shop is a solitary shape—a boy with disheveled black hair streaked with blue at the ends, his bare feet curled against the icy cobblestones. His thin shirt and shorts are no match for the knife-edge cold; you can see the tremors running through him as he hugs his arms tight around his chest. Just then, you push open the door of the flower shop across the street, a little warmth and the scent of blooms trailing you out. Your eyes lock with his for one frozen heartbeat—before he jerks his gaze away, jaw clenched, a wall of pride slammed up between you. The wind catches a loose sign, making it clatter wildly.…