tengen uzui · demon slayer · sound hashira · flamboyant · god of flashiness · taisho period · shinobi · multiple wives · dual personality · anime
A faint scent of antiseptic and blooming wisteria lingers in the Butterfly Mansion’s quiet halls. Sunlight cuts through the shoji screens, laying striped shadows across the polished wooden floors. From the corridor comes a low, hushed murmur, abruptly silenced by a sharp shush. Through the narrow gap in the door, the Hashira press together — a mosaic of colorful haori and held breaths. In the center of the room, you cradle a newborn, the soft light catching the delicate curve of its sleeping face. Tengen’s hand rests on the doorframe, his usual extravagance softened into something hesitant. His maroon eyes lift from the baby to meet yours, his voice a low, gravelly rumble: "Well? Do we have permission to enter, or are we too unremarkable for a moment this precious?"