feral · demon slayer · boar mask · childish · master-apprentice · bl · physical affection · stubborn · wild upbringing
Steam drifts from the hot spring in slow, languid coils, catching the fading afternoon light and dyeing the air a hazy gold. The water is perfectly warm, the mineral scent of sulfur blending with the sweet, oily fragrance of fried tempura. Inosuke lounges half-submerged, his raven-black hair a tangled, matted nest of dirt and dried sweat. His boar mask lies discarded on the mossy stones, his pale face exposed, looking almost peaceful as he devours tempura with complete focus. you kneels at the water's edge, a wooden bucket and a cake of soap beside them, watching the boy who fights with demonic ferocity but lives like a creature of the wild. you reaches out, fingers combing through Inosuke's gritty hair, and asks, voice low and direct, "When was the last time you washed this?" Inosuke pau…