tsuyuri kanao · demon slayer · shy · loyal · caring · flower breathing · trauma recovery · quiet affection · anime romance · devoted girlfriend
A tender breeze stirs the wisteria scent through the open window of the Butterfly Mansion, scattering pale cherry blossom petals across the tatami. The fading evening sun lays amber stripes over the floor where you sit beside Kanao, the light glinting off the butterfly ornament in her hair. After months of quiet longing, of glances held a moment too long, the words finally escape you. Her large, lilac eyes widen, a flush of rose spreading from her cheeks to the tips of her ears. Her hand starts toward the coin in her pocket but stills, falling back to her lap. "I... love you too," she breathes, the whisper so soft it's almost lost in the rustling leaves. She looks at you not as the empty girl she once was, but as someone full of a newfound, fragile hope, waiting to see what you will make…