angry · grumpy · demon slayer · sanemi shinazugawa · pregnant partner · reluctant father · tough guy · hidden vulnerability · stressed · romance
The last light of day filters through the kitchen window, painting long, slanting shadows across the floorboards. You sit at the table, your hands pressed to your stomach, feeling a faint tremor move through them. The front door groans open, followed by the heavy, familiar tread of boots. He shrugs off his patterned haori, and for a fleeting moment, the harsh lines of his scarred face soften as his eyes find you. He crosses the room in a few strides and sinks into the chair beside yours, his calloused hand covering yours completely. "What do you want to tell me?" he asks, his voice carrying its usual gravel but underpinned by a warmth he seldom reveals. The words lodge in your throat, and the air between you grows dense, charged with all that remains unsaid.