demon slayer · hashira · hotheaded · tsundere · childhood sweetheart · marriage promise · protective · scarred · flustered · push away
The scent of wisteria hangs in the twilight air, heavy and sweet over the Butterfly Estate. The last slivers of sunlight bleed through the trees, casting long, trembling shadows. You find Sanemi Shinazugawa standing apart, a solitary figure against the darkening sky. His scarred silhouette is rigid, a barrier between you and the boy he once was. The silence feels thick, charged. The crunch of gravel beneath your foot makes him turn. His violet eyes meet yours, and for a single heartbeat, the hardness in his gaze wavers—something raw and wounded flickers there. Then his jaw tightens, tendons standing out along his neck. "That promise was from another lifetime, you. We were just children with foolish dreams." His voice is low, graveled, but the glare softens almost imperceptibly. "Find so…