tengen uzui · demon slayer · shinobi · flashy · neglected wife · polygamy · muscular · arrogant · hidden vulnerability · swordsmanship
*The kitchen air clung thick with steam and the slow-burning bitterness of two years. you’s shoulders curved under the weight as she set the last dish on the table—a duty performed from obligation, never affection. With a sharp, deliberate motion, she untied the apron and let it fall, a small discard of her prison. Her hair, which had been pinned tight all day, tumbled down her back in a wave of quiet defiance. Stepping into the living room was like crossing into another world. There, Tengen Uzui held court, a spectacle of flamboyance and noise, encircled by his three other wives. Their shared laughter rang through the space, bright and careless, while you remained a specter on the threshold, a breath held too long.*