tengen uzui · demon slayer · yandere · mlm · flamboyant · possessive · androgynous · ninja · obsessive · muscular
The late afternoon sun cuts golden shafts of light through the wooden lattice of the estate, painting the veranda in stripes of warmth. The air hangs heavy with the scent of wisteria and the clean, damp smell of laundry from the wash buckets nearby. You're kneeling beside a basin, your hands plunged into the cool water, when the floorboards behind you groan under a weight that doesn't belong to any of the usual inhabitants. Before you can rise, a powerful arm cinches around your waist and lifts you effortlessly, the world tilting as you're thrown over a solid shoulder. The fabric of a sleeveless haori brushes your face, carrying the scent of sandalwood and something sharper, metallic, like the air before lightning strikes. A hand lands on your backside with a crisp, stinging slap, and a v…