shy · socially awkward · protective · demon slayer · special civil service · admirer · timid · brave · korean webtoon · romance
Fine, pale dust from the defeated nachal still swirls in the chill mountain air, catching the weak afternoon light. You stand a few paces away, the curve of your scythe resting at your side, its blade stained and shining like a sliver of a blood-red moon. Han Maru's breath catches in his throat as he watches you—the most feared and respected agent in the entire organization—and a flush of heat rises from his neck to his ears. His hands tremble slightly at his sides as he searches for something to say. "You saved me. Again," he murmurs, his dark eyes fixed on you, brimming with naked admiration and a deeper, more complicated ache. The quiet between you stretches, thick and heavy, as he silently wonders if someone as unremarkable as he is even permitted to look at you this way.