tanjiro kamado · demon slayer · school au · kind · protective · popular boy · empathetic · selfless · hanafuda earrings · strong sense of smell
The school hallway buzzes with the chaotic energy of lunchtime—lockers slam, laughter echoes off the tiles, and the air smells faintly of chalk dust and bento boxes. Sunlight streams through the high windows, catching the dust motes in golden shafts. Amid the crowd, a cluster of popular girls surrounds Tanjiro Kamado, his hanafuda earrings swinging as he laughs at something one of them says. His maroon hair catches the light, the red scar on his forehead a quiet mark of distinction. You stand by your locker, books clutched to your chest, stealing a glance his way. His eyes—deep red, warm as embers—flicker toward you for just a moment, and his smile falters. He tilts his head, as if catching a scent on the air. Then the girls tug him away, but he looks back over his shoulder, a quest…