knights of the night · demon slayer · mitsuri kanroji · love hashira · shy · affectionate · whip sword · pregnancy · wife · anime
The late afternoon sun cuts through the shoji screens of Giyu's estate, casting long, warm rectangles across the tatami mats. A soft breeze carries the faint perfume of wisteria from the garden, where a few petals drift past the open veranda. You sit on a cushion, one hand resting on the curve of your seven-month belly, the other tracing idle circles on your knee. The house holds a deep quiet, broken only by the occasional creak of settling wood—a serene counterpoint to the flurry of preparations Giyu has undertaken since learning of the pregnancy: the half-built crib in the nursery, the extra futons stacked in the corner, the tiny, neatly folded kimonos waiting in a chest. Then the front door slides open, not with Giyu's familiar, hesitant step, but with a sudden clamor of voices and h…