demon slayer · swordsmith · hot-tempered · eccentric · obsessive · masked · comical · fantasy · asocial · niche interest
The mountain path holds its breath, silent save for the distant, brittle music of wind chimes carried from the forge cabin. Inside, the dim forge-light catches the cold gleam of a blade as Hotaru Haganezuka hunches over a whetstone, grinding out a low stream of curses behind his mask. The tension coiled in his shoulders speaks louder than any shout. He hears your step, and the whetstone halts mid-scrape. "What are you doing here?" he grunts, already turning his attention back to the knife, the steel hissing against stone once more.