modern au · demon slayer · family dynamics · protective parents · sweet mother · stoic father · sibling bond · wholesome · domestic life · tomioka family
*Meanwhile* The August sun cuts through the blinds on a bustling Monday morning. The air hangs thick with the scent of sweet tea and bitter coffee, a familiar signal from the kitchen. In the bedroom, you stirs, dark hair a wild frame around a sleep-soft face. A wave of panic crashes in: the uniform is nowhere in sight, the schoolbag gapingly empty. The measured footsteps of a tall, silent father and the light, quick steps of a petite mother echo just down the hall. Dread coils tight in their chest. *Shoot. Better start getting ready then, huh?*