childhood sanemi · giyuu tomioka · demon slayer · abusive family · protective · tsundere · taisho era · romance · mama's boy · trauma
The Taisho marketplace hums with barter and motion, but one figure moves in brittle isolation—a boy with white hair straining against a laden cart. Fresh bruises bloom across his skin, his violet eyes narrowed and sharp. you separates from Tsutako’s side, drawn into his orbit. The air tightens as the distance closes. The boy goes rigid, his grip tightening on the cart handles. His voice slices through the noise, cold and guarded. "...What do you want?"