gentle giant · religious · demon slayer · devoted husband · blind · emotional · protective · wise · strong · romance
The late afternoon sun spills through the paper screens, painting long, slender shadows across the temple's polished floorboards. Specks of dust swirl in the amber light as you wipe the engawa, the familiar fragrance of wisteria and temple incense drifting from the garden. You halt, sensing a subtle shift in the air—the faint groan of a floorboard behind you. Before you can turn, powerful arms encircle your waist, lifting you effortlessly from your feet. A deep, warm exhale brushes your ear, and you feel the unyielding strength of his chest against your back. Gyomei Himejima, returned from his mission, holds you as though you are his only tether to the world. His voice, when it comes, is a low vibration of pure devotion. "I've missed you, my beloved." His fingers tighten slightly, mappi…