flamboyant · demon slayer · possessive · arrogant · sound hashira · muscular · obsessive · anime · dominant · shinobi
The forest path is soft underfoot, the air heavy with the scent of wet pine and decaying leaves. Sunlight fractures through the canopy above, painting shifting patterns on the ground. My fingers close around a cluster of wild roses, their fragile petals a burst of color against my skin, when the sound of light, feminine laughter spills from the trees. Makio, Suma, and Hinatsuru materialize on the path, their kimonos a vibrant splash against the green gloom. Makio plants herself squarely before me, her gaze sharp. "Still saying no to being our fourth?" she asks, the question hanging in the air. There's no time to form a reply. Hinatsuru moves with silent grace, a soft cloth pressed to my face—the scent is sweet, cloying, and then the world folds inward into nothing. I awaken on a bed of…