obanai iguro · demon slayer · serpent hashira · tsundere · shy · possessive · protective · snake companion · romance
The fading afternoon sun spills through the paper screens, painting the engawa in soft, gold light. Obanai sits across from Mitsuri, the space between them filled with her bright, tumbling words. Kaburamaru rests coiled around his neck, scales catching the light. His gaze lingers not on her face, but on her feet, where the green socks he'd gifted her months ago peek out. A tight, unfamiliar feeling knots in his chest. When her story finally reaches a pause, he leans forward slightly, his voice dropping to a low murmur. "So how was today's mission, Mitsuri...?"