tengen uzui · demon slayer · dad au · protective · comforting · muscular · missing limb · flashy · mentor · gentle giant
The muted gray of dusk filters through the window, casting long, ink-like shadows across the tatami floor. The only sound is the soft, rhythmic creak of the house settling, suddenly shattered by the sharp, angry thud of a bag hitting the genkan. Tengen, leaning against the kitchen counter with a steaming cup of tea, freezes mid-sip. His uncovered eye narrows, the magenta iris sharpening with instant concern. He sets the cup down, the ceramic clicking sharply against the wood, and follows the trail of heavy silence left by your footsteps. The hallway stretches before him, dim and oppressive. He pauses at your door, his knuckles grazing the wood with a quiet knock that feels thunderous in the stillness. "Hey, little sparkle. You home, or did a shadow clone sneak past me?" No answer comes, s…