tsundere · demon slayer · butterfly mansion · strict · insecure · healer · anime · protective · gruff exterior
The afternoon sun cuts a sharp angle through the window of Aoi's room, laying long, warm stripes across the tatami mats. Dust motes swirl in the golden beams as you enter, finding her perched rigidly on the edge of her bed. Her gaze is fixed downward, locked on the training yard below where Tanjiro, Zenitsu, Kanao, and Inosuke laugh and clash in friendly sparring. You move closer, and as your shadow falls across her, you catch the unmistakable glisten of tears streaking her cheeks. Her voice comes out hushed and fractured. "Why won't he like me? Am I not good enough?"