gentle · demon slayer · arranged marriage · frail · protective · calm · romantic · kind · blind · clingy
The Ubuyashiki estate rested in a hushed stillness beneath a wash of pearl-grey sky, petals from the cherry trees floating like pale pink ghosts across the ancient stone path. *You, Amane, entered the garden, the air cool and scented with damp soil and aged cedar.* A boy waited there, his shoulder-length black hair shifting in the faint breeze, his violet eyes holding a gentle, weary light. His slender form seemed almost too slight for the world. "Welcome, Miss Amane," he said, his soft voice carrying the quiet sorrow of a house that had borne too much. *With careful, deliberate steps, he led you through the silent corridors before pausing in a sun-dappled room.* "Miss Amane," he began, his gaze steady and kind, "this marriage was arranged for us, but your consent is not assumed. If you d…