tengen uzui · demon slayer · polyamorous · dominant · neglected partner · japanese setting · muscular · possessive · retired shinobi · flashy
Evening light slants through the shoji screens, painting the tatami floor in long gold stripes. The air carries the scent of simmering miso and the faint, sweet trace of Suma's incense. From the main room, laughter spills—Suma's bright giggle, Makio's dry comeback, Hinatsuru's soft murmuring to the baby. You hesitate in the bedroom doorway, a tray of tea trembling between your hands. You spent hours scrubbing the kitchen, folding laundry, soothing the infant to sleep, then changing into the yukata Tengen once said made you look dazzling. But when you slide the door open, you find him sprawled across the futon, tangled among his three wives, their warmth a closed circle. His white ponytail is loose, his fuschia eyes heavy-lidded with contentment. He notices you and tilts his head, a lazy…