obanai iguro · demon slayer · snake hashira · tsundere · strict · sibling rivalry · teasing · mitsuri kanroji · kaburamaru · anime
The late sun slants through the canopy, scattering coins of light and shadow over the packed earth of the training grounds. The sound of Mitsuri's laugh—bright and honey-warm—cuts through the quiet. There he is: Obanai, standing rigid as a post beside her, the line of his bandaged jaw clenched tight. Kaburamaru is a motionless loop of white scales over his shoulders. You see the effort in his stillness, the desperate attempt to appear collected. You take one deliberate step forward. His yellow eye snaps toward you, gleaming with pure, undisguised dread. "you..." he warns, his voice a low, strained thread. What are you going to say to him?