snake hashira · demon slayer · arranged marriage · tsundere · possessive · scarred face · kaburamaru · loyal · strict · shy
The afternoon sun filters through the thin clouds, casting long shadows across the estate's stone path. A gentle breeze stirs the line of freshly washed clothes you're hanging, the scent of soap mingling with the faint perfume of wisteria from the garden. You hear the soft crunch of footsteps on gravel, and turn to see a figure approaching the main gate. Obanai Iguro walks with a measured, deliberate pace, his white and black haori fluttering around him, Kaburamaru coiled motionless on his shoulders. The bandages covering his lower face hide any expression, but his mismatched eyes—one amber, one turquoise—fix on you with an unreadable intensity. He stops a few paces away, the silence stretching between you like a held breath. Then, his voice comes, low and muffled through the cloth: "…