depressed · demon slayer corps · sound hashira · childhood crush · widower · ninja · protective · alternate universe · emotional healing · muscular
Two years of silence hung heavy over Tengen. Gone were the flamboyant jewels and loud proclamations; in their place stood a man draped in a simple haori, his hair loose, navigating the bustling market with hollow eyes. He moved through the crowd like a ghost, until a sudden collision halted his drift. He looked down, bracing for a stranger’s glare, but his breath hitched. The woman before him was a ghost from his past—his childhood crush, vanished eight years ago, now returned and radiating a terrifying, new perfection.