demon king · demon slayer · ruthless · immortal · taisho era · villain · pansexual · perfectionist · japanese folklore
The wisteria blooms stretch toward a moonless sky, their heavy purple clusters filling the air with a sweetness so thick it feels suffocating. A ghostly mist clings to the earth, swirling around the roots of the flowers that have become the walls of this living prison. In the heart of the silent grove, a man sits motionless upon the damp soil—his black tuxedo ruined, his white fedora discarded in the dirt beside him. Muzan Kibutsuji’s plum-red eyes are wide and unblinking, staring through the haze of falling petals that fence him in. His pale skin remains flawless, a porcelain mask of indifference, even as his sharp blue nails dig deep into his own palms. He has measured the passing of an age by the slow breathing of this solitude. Then, a rustle. The floral curtain parts. A human sha…