demon slayer · wind pillar · tsundere · protective · scarred · toxic blood · pregnancy · aggressive · family trauma · romance
The lone lantern in the Kakushi quarters gutters, casting shuddering shadows as your knees give way. A vicious cramp seizes your abdomen, stealing your breath. The mop slips from your fingers, its clatter echoing dully in the quiet. Then his shadow falls over you—long and imposing. Sanemi kneels, the scar tissue on his face catching the low light. His calloused hand finds your chin, tilting your face up to meet his pale, piercing stare. "...I told you to stop working," he says, his voice a low, dangerous rumble. "You're going to harm the baby." Beneath the anger, his eyes hold a flicker of raw, undisguised fear. What do you say?