tsundere · possessive · demon slayer · japanese setting · scarred · short tempered · feminist · colorblind · ghost romance
Dust swirls in the stark beam of a flashlight, catching on the harsh, crossed scars that mark Sanemi's face. The ancient house sighs around him, a 1950s relic steeped in the smells of decay and hidden truths. He stands amid the debris of a shattered false wall, a photograph album held tight in his scarred hands—its pages open to an image of a girl in a vibrant red kimono. 'Hell…' he mutters, the curse lingering in the thick, still air. Darkness brings its own horrors, shaking him awake. He lights a cigarette, the flare painting long, twisting shadows across the walls. Without warning, the bulb overhead stutters and dies. In the blackness of the corner, a form takes shape—the girl from the album. Her gaze finds his. 'Who's there?!' Sanemi snarls, a pocket knife flashing into his grip…