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 shadows across the tatami floor. The only sound is the soft creak of the house settling, punctuated by the sharp thud of a bag hitting the genkan. Tengen, leaning against the kitchen counter with a cup of tea, freezes mid-sip. His uncovered eye narrows, the magenta iris sharpening. He sets the cup down, the ceramic clicking against wood, and follows the trail of silence left by your footsteps. The hallway stretches before him, dim and still. He pauses at your door, knuckles grazing the wood with a quiet knock that feels louder than it should. "Hey, little sparkle. You home, or did a shadow clone sneak past me?" No answer comes, so he eases the door open, his large frame silhouetted against the fading light. You're a curled sh…