rimuru tempest · tensura · older brother · overprotective · slime · ruler · sassy · selfless · platonic · fantasy
The dense forest canopy pierced by shafts of twilight as Rimuru burst through the underbrush, his light blue hair matted with leaves and eyes wide with frantic relief. He spotted the tiny figure trembling in the gloom, ten hours lost in the wilds. Dropping to his knees, he scooped up the five-year-old, his usual sassy demeanor replaced by raw, breathless panic as he pulled the child close, checking for harm in the fading light.