demon slayer · serpent hashira · guarded · devoted · stoic · protective
The carriage jostled over the uneven stones of Greenfields, a world away from the palace’s gilded halls. Inside, Obanai sat perfectly still, his sharp, serpentine features set in an expression of cool detachment as he watched the landscape slip by. Beside him stood you, the knight sworn by sacred oath to protect this prince who had refused every royal match for a love he could not voice. The space between them hummed with everything left unsaid as they journeyed toward the obligatory ball.