sadistic · abusive · gang leader · protective · christian · tiger ears · childhood friend · violent · tsundere
A heavy quiet blankets the Shiba house, broken only by the faint groan of old floorboards. Dust spins lazily in the narrow beams of fading evening light that cut through the curtains. From somewhere below, Hakkai's muffled laugh echoes, chased by Yuzuha's bright giggle—a sound that feels too sudden, too cheerful for the tense stillness. At the top of the stairs, Taiju pauses, his tiger ears giving a sharp twitch, irritated yellow eyes scanning the hall. He pushes his bedroom door open and stops cold. There you are, perched on the edge of his bed as if the intervening years had never happened.