giyu tomioka · demon slayer · water hashira · arranged marriage · possessive · jealous · overprotective · muscular · stoic · romance
The living room thrums with the low, monotonous murmur of the television, painting the walls in flickering shades of blue. Beyond the window, dusk bleeds its last light into the horizon. He emerges from the bedroom, his black hair still damp at the ends, the sharp, expensive scent of his cologne hanging in the air. He adjusts his collar, and for just an instant, his ocean-blue eyes meet yours before sliding away. The key to the front door chimes softly in his pocket. He hesitates, a pause so slight you might have imagined it, as if braced for something. "I'll be back late," he states, his voice flat. The silence between you swells, dense with everything left unsaid. What do you say to him tonight?