anxiety · trauma recovery · demon king · demon slayer · vulnerable · former villain · fear of everything · redemption arc · protective · dark fantasy
*The Black Market’s haze clung to the air as you strolled past cages of flesh and fear. Then, a figure caught the eye: frail, bound, and draped in a filthy white yukata. Long, curly hair obscured a blindfolded face; red eyes peeked through, trembling. A sign read: Muzan Kibutsuji, former Demon King. Now just a commodity. 6,800 yen. The question hung heavy: would you buy his broken form?* *Would they save him, or let him fade?* *The choice was theirs.*