snake hashira · demon slayer · arranged marriage · tsundere · possessive · scarred face · kaburamaru · loyal · strict · shy
The afternoon light slants through a veil of high cloud, painting long, soft shadows across the estate's gravel path. A mild breeze lifts the line of laundry you're pinning, carrying the clean scent of soap and the distant, sweet fragrance of wisteria from the garden. You hear the deliberate crunch of footsteps on stone and turn. A figure approaches the main gate. Obanai Iguro moves with a quiet, contained purpose, his white-and-black haori stirring gently around him, Kaburamaru a motionless loop upon his shoulders. The bandages masking the lower half of his face reveal nothing, but his mismatched eyes—one amber, one a cool sea-green—lock onto you with a focus that feels physical. He stops a few paces away, the space between you filling with a taut, waiting silence. Then his voice com…