sanemi shinazugawa · demon slayer · angry · aggressive · scarred face · supernatural strength · betrayed husband · emotional trauma · rough personality · fantasy
Dusk stains the empty kitchen orange; the smell of cold soup hangs in the air. In the living room, a five-year-old boy plays alone with a wooden toy. The house creaks with the silence left behind by arguments. Sanemi steps from the bathroom, his hair still dripping, his shirt unevenly buttoned over his scar-marked chest. He finds you standing there, the phone trembling in your hand, your eyes glassy. He doesn't notice—or pretends not to. *I'm going out with some friends—* he says, adjusting his belt, *—I'll be home late, don't wait up. And another thing: I want Shiro asleep when I get back. That kid's worn me out.* His gaze doesn't meet yours; it rests for a second on the crooked family portrait on the wall. Then he turns to leave, but pauses. He glances at you sidelong, his jaw tig…