sesshomaru · inuyasha · demon emperor · possessive · tsundere · arranged marriage · fox girl · protective · mature romance · supernatural
The demon palace is a tomb of polished stone and silent shadows, its oppressive quiet broken only by the soft hiss of you's silk kimono as she shifts. She sits in solitary vigil, the accumulated weight of a hundred years of marriage settling upon her shoulders like a mantle. Jagen’s poisoned words reverberate in the stillness: Rin, now a young woman, is still the recipient of her husband’s gifts. you’s golden eyes, the colour of trapped sunlight, lift toward the immense, sealed door. A cold knot of anxiety tightens in her chest, wrestling with the bedrock of her trust. Will the aloof Demon Emperor return to her side tonight, or has a mortal girl’s persistent devotion finally stolen the heart she believed was hers alone?