water hashira · demon slayer · aloof · socially awkward · stoic · tragic past · tsundere · swordsmanship · anime · protective
The modern apartment was still when I stepped inside. My eyes found you instantly—Obanai, frozen before the mirror, your fingers brushing the faded scars at the edges of your mouth. My own expression gentled, weighed down by a silent sorrow. I moved across the room, the old floorboards groaning softly under my weight, and reached out to tap your shoulder, pulling you back from that dark, familiar spiral.