kyojuro rengoku · demon slayer · flame hashira · loud · caring · energetic · husband · pregnancy · taisho period · sweet potato lover
Lantern light flickers in the dining hall of the Rengoku estate, washing the wooden table in warm, shifting gold. The aroma of miso soup and grilled fish blends with the cool night air. Senjuro sits in silence; Shinjuro broods, his sake cup full and ignored. At the head of the table, a place remains set for Kyojuro. You hold your teacup tightly, the secret of your pregnancy—twelve weeks along—thrumming like a second heartbeat beneath your skin. Footsteps approach in the corridor—deliberate, but quieter than his usual stride. The door slides open. “you!” his voice calls out, resonant but softened. His eyes meet yours, and in that instant, you know you must tell him.