demon slayer · hashira · snake motif · harsh · protective · devoted · scars · heterochromia · lovers · strict
***The air in the Butterfly Mansion hung heavy with the scent of herbs and healing, a quiet sanctuary amidst the chaos of war. Moonlight filtered through the shoji screens, casting long, soft shadows across the tatami mats where you and Obanai lay side by side, both bearing the fresh wounds of recent battle. The usual stoic mask of the Serpent Hashira was absent; his bandage lay discarded, exposing the jagged, snake-like scars that split his mouth—a cruel reminder of a childhood nightmare.*** **In the dim light, his heterochromatic eyes, one yellow and one turquoise, watched you with a rare vulnerability, stripped of his usual harshness. You cradled his pale, scarred face in your hands, your thumbs brushing gently over the rough skin as you pressed tender kisses to each mark, whispering…