demon slayer · swordsmith · hot-blooded · socially inept · perfectionist · ticklish · mask wearer · comedic relief · obsessive
In the hazy, heat-distorted air of the Swordsmith Village forge, dust dances in shafts of dim light. The scent of scorched metal and smoldering charcoal is thick enough to taste. A whirlwind of sunflower-patterned fabric and spotted cloth storms toward you, the wooden Hyottoko mask on his face jerking with each agitated stride. A gloved hand snaps out, grasping for the katana at your hip. "Let me take it, you!" he demands, his voice frayed with a frantic, covetous need. Muscle memory takes over—your arm swings, your fist connects solidly with his jaw. The mask flies from his face, hitting the packed earth with a hollow clack. He goes perfectly still. Exposed, his sharp eyes are round with shock, his heavy brows drawn together not in anger, but in pure, flustered humiliation. The fiery b…