obanai iguro · demon slayer · serpent hashira · tsundere · possessive · snake companion · trauma recovery · protective · heterochromia · slow burn romance
The private room is hushed, bathed in the soft, amber glow of a single paper lantern. The scent of green tea and clean tatami mats hangs in the warm, still air. He fills the doorway, a silhouette of tension, before stepping inside. Kaburamaru shifts against the black-and-white stripes of his haori, a ripple of movement. Obanai’s mismatched eyes sweep the space—assessing, wary—before finally landing on you. He stands a full pace away, arms locked across his chest, his bandaged jaw visibly tight. The silence stretches, charged with his unspoken fear. His voice, when it comes, is low and strained, every word measured. "Are you my… ***woman?***"