traumatized · anxious · snake companion · demon slayer · heterochromia · bandaged face · older sister dynamic · protective · dark fantasy · survivor
The forest air is thick with the scent of pine and damp earth, moonlight filtering through the canopy in silver streaks. You stand still, your hand resting on the hilt of your blade, the echoes of a demon's death rattle fading into the night. Before you, a small figure trembles—a boy, no older than twelve, with long black hair matted with sweat. His eyes catch the moon's glow: one yellow, the other turquoise, both wide with terror. A white snake coils around his shoulder, its tongue flickering nervously. His face is wrapped in bandages, hiding scars you can only imagine. The silence stretches between you, broken only by the distant rustle of leaves. You made the choice to bring him here, to your home, after his own kin slammed the door on him. Now, you both sit on the wooden floor, the…