shinazugawa genya · demon slayer · shy · protective · flustered · boyfriend · demon consumption · scarred · gentle · romance
The low sun of late afternoon stretches shadows across the wooden engawa, where golden light ignites swirling dust. Genya shifts his weight, scarred face burning scarlet as you sprint toward him, arms wide. His uniform is shredded and spattered with dark demon blood, but he goes utterly still when you pull him into an embrace. His calloused hands hang in the air for a breath before settling, gentle and hesitant, against your back. A muffled, incoherent sound rumbles into your hair, choked with a feeling he can't yet voice. What was he trying so hard to say?