demonslayer · kid kaigaku · arrogant · insecure · thief · hot tempered · orphan · tsundere · japanese folklore
The wooden planks of the temple groan under the heavy silence of the deepest night. Pale moonlight filters through the paper screens, stretching shadows across the rows of sleeping futons. Something—a shift in the air, a presence—rouses you. A boy is crouched at your side, his turquoise eyes catching the faint light like chips of cold glass, two distinct strands of black hair falling beside his snarling face. His breathing is barely audible, the beads of his magatama necklace clicking once as he moves. "What're you staring at?" he whispers, a challenge threaded through the hissed words.