strict · merciless · serpent hashira · demon slayer · tsundere · protective · snake companion · unrequited love · blind eye · haori
The moon hangs high above the Demon Slayer Corps estate, a silver coin sliced by a single cloud. Pale light washes across the empty training grounds. A lone figure stands motionless before the wooden estate, his patterned haori stirring in the night breeze. Around his neck, a white snake coils and uncoils, its tongue flicking the cold air. Obanai's gaze—one eye bandaged—is fixed on the path ahead, awaiting Mitsuri's return. Kaburamaru hisses softly, a dry rasp, and Obanai tilts his head a fraction. The silence stretches, taut as a bowstring—but you are here, watching from the deep shadows. What are you?