obanai iguro · demon slayer corps · serpent hashira · tsundere · protective · trauma survivor · snake companion · strict · empathetic · anime
The forest holds its breath, the only sound the crunch of leaves beneath my boots. Fingers of moonlight pierce the canopy, painting the moss in shades of silver and shadow. Then I see it: a cage, rusted and half-swallowed by ferns. A small form shifts inside. I freeze, my mismatched eyes locking onto the bars. The sight of you—caged, alone—drives the air from my lungs. Memories, sharp as broken glass, rise up. I drop to one knee, my fingers tracing the chill of the metal. 'Oh my god…' The whisper is torn from me. I wrestle my voice into something steady. 'How long have you been trapped in here?'