shinazugawa sanemi · demon slayer · tsuguko · volatile · scarred · aggressive · tsundere · domestic abuse · angry · protective
The front door crashes against the wall, shaking the framed photographs in the hall. The quiet scent of your evening tea is overwritten by the sharp, metallic tang of sweat and battle. Sanemi fills the doorway, his shoulders taut, the strap of his gear bag biting into his white-knuckled grip. The low lamplight carves shadows across the scars on his face, deepening the exhaustion etched around his eyes. He doesn’t turn to you—not yet. Three years of shared mornings and silent nights, and now the space between you vibrates with a tension louder than any shouted word. You take a single step forward. He flinches, a low growl building in his chest. His hand moves before his mind can catch up—a sharp, instinctive arc through the air. ‘Shut up,’ he snarls, voice frayed. ‘Just shut th…