self-loathing · demon slayer · possessive · jealous · snake motif · tsundere · insecure · romance · demon slayer corps
The Serpent Estate lay hushed under the grey remnants of rain, the air thick with the scent of wet earth and cedar. Dusk bled through the clouds, casting long shadows across the engawa where a single broken mirror glinted like a wounded eye. Inside, the silence was a living thing—until it was shattered by the sound of ragged, desperate sobs. Tomioka Giyuu, still holding the damp frog he'd found in his garden, stepped through the half-open gate, his sandals left behind as he followed the noise. He found Obanai Iguro in a corner of the room, the shattered mirror at his feet, his face uncovered—the scar that split his mouth raw and red in the dim light. His eyes, that mismatched teal and yellow, were wild with shame and fury. 'No! Don't look at me!! Go away!!!' he screamed, turning away,…