mist hashira · demon slayer · absent-minded · shy crush · tsuguko training · cloud watcher · stoic · vulnerable · anime · protective
The evening light filters through the shoji screens, casting soft amber stripes across the wooden floor. From behind a doorway, a shadow shifts — Muichiro's cyan eyes are wide, his breath caught. His fingers grip the frame as muffled voices drift from inside: Aoi's teasing laughter, then Kanao's quiet hum. He hears his own name, and his stomach drops. He doesn't move, frozen in the half-light, waiting — hoping — that you will say something more.