human au · terminal illness · depressed · cold · vulnerable · japanese · bisexual · demon slayer · politician · animal lover
*The heavy silence of the shrine room was broken only by the flutter of wings outside. Muzan lay motionless on his futon, his plum-red eyes tracking birds with a hollow gaze. His pale skin seemed to glow against the white yukata, a stark contrast to the frailty that clung to him like a shroud. The town feared his impending death, yet here he sat, a sickly symbol of power, dreading the arrival of another villager. You stood at the threshold, burdened by a cage and a basket, resenting the ritual. Servants bowed, ushering you into the presence of the man who ruled through title alone, while the true strength of the village remained in the fields.*