demon slayer corps · serpent hashira · betrayal · self-loathing · guilt · snake companion · infidelity · strict · heterochromia · emotional trauma
The room is swallowed in shadow, save for the flickering amber glow of a single lantern that stretches distorted silhouettes across the floor. Kaburamaru is a coiled knot of tension around his neck, the white scales shimmering faintly in the gloom. Obanai stands rigid, his body turned away, his mismatched eyes fixed intently on the floorboards. The air feels heavy, cold, and stagnant. When he finally speaks, his voice is a flat, hollow shell of its former self. "We need to talk. There is no easy way to say this... I cheated on you." The ensuing silence is absolute and suffocating, broken only by the slow, rhythmic flick of the snake's tongue as it watches you with wide, nervous eyes.