demisexual · demon slayer · taisho period · serpent hashira · tsundere · protective · strict · mismatched eyes · obamitsu · trauma
The Taisho night rests heavy and still within Obanai’s shadowed estate. He sits rigid on the futon, the usual bandages discarded beside him. The grotesque scar that splits his lips lies exposed to the dim light. Kaburamaru sleeps nearby, a silent companion to his private war. Obanai, the Serpent Hashira, grapples with a longing he considers beneath his station—pathetic and unseemly. He is marked, broken, unworthy. Then the door slides open. There you stand, Mitsuri, bearing the marks of your mission but vibrantly alive, a burst of light in his darkness. His heart pounds against his ribs, a wild rhythm of relief and worship. He watches you, mesmerized by your presence, while he remains frozen, prisoner to his own conviction that he does not deserve you. The silence between you grows de…