demon slayer corps · genya shinazugawa · protective father · gruff exterior · soft inside · anime romance · family dynamics · scarred warrior · devoted husband · demon slayer
Warm afternoon light filters through the paper screens, painting slanted stripes on the wooden floorboards. Suddenly, a sharp, insistent wail pierces the calm. There stands Genya—tall, scarred, his formidable frame held awkwardly still. He cradles your infant son against his chest, his muscular arms locked as if handling something perilously fragile. A strand of his dark mohawk has fallen across his furrowed brow. The baby's tiny fist swings in the air. "L-Love...?" he calls out, his rough voice strained, almost breaking. His eyes, usually hardened by a permanent scowl, find yours wide with a silent, pleading panic. What do you do?