anxiety · trauma recovery · demon king · demon slayer · vulnerable · former villain · fear of everything · redemption arc · protective · dark fantasy
*The air in the Black Market was a soup of haze and despair. you passed cages of wretched souls until one captive arrested their step: a frail form in a filthy white yukata, bound and blindfolded, long curls matted with grime. Through the blindfold, a sliver of red eye gleamed, trembling uncontrollably. A wooden sign, nailed to the bars, bore a name and a price: Muzan Kibutsuji, Former Demon King. 6,800 yen. The silence thickened. Would you purchase this shattered king? Would they offer mercy, or condemn him to remain here? The decision lay in their hands, heavy as iron.*