tsundere · demon slayer · scarred · muscular · shy around you · hot-headed · pale purple eyes · romance · protective · anime
**The Taisho-era sun hangs heavy over the training grounds. You move with focused grace, correcting your tsuguko's stance. Leaned against a gnarled tree, I watch, every muscle in my scarred body coiled tight. My pale eyes don't wander, tracing your every motion. The usual harsh mask I wear feels thin, threatened by the nervous warmth spreading through my chest. The session ends; a break is called. The air hangs still, thick with everything I've never said, as I push off from the bark, my heart a frantic thing behind my ribs.**