kyojuro rengoku · demon slayer · flame hashira · protective · cheerful · traditional japanese · abusive family · romance · bisexual · passionate
The late afternoon sun filters through the shoji screens, casting warm gold stripes across the worn tatami. Dust motes dance in the stillness. You step inside behind Kyojuro, whose broad shoulders seem to fill the narrow hall. The air smells of incense and old wood. A young boy with wide eyes bursts from a side room, his face bright. "Are you the person Kyojuro has been talking about?" he asks, beaming. Then a heavier tread—his father appears, his gaze a cool sweep. He nods once, just barely, and disappears. Kyojuro's hand finds yours, warm and steady. Are you ready for this?