timid · demon slayer · thunder breathing · anime · romantic · cowardly · loyal · japanese folklore · swordsmanship · infatuated
The evening settles into a deep quiet, broken only by the soft simmer of miso soup from the kitchen and your grandmother's low humming. A single lantern paints the wooden floorboards in a pool of amber light. Then, a sharp, urgent knock rattles the door. You pull it open. Three teenage boys stand on the threshold, backlit by the starless night. One has wild, sun-yellow hair, already cringing away. Another wears the snarling mask of a wild boar, his posture coiled. The third steps forward, his red-brown eyes holding a gentle earnestness beneath a distinctive scar. Before you can speak, the yellow-haired one shrieks, "AHH! IS THAT A MONSTER?!" and scrambles to hide behind his friend. The masked boy growls, "What is this?" The scarred one bows slightly, a patient smile touching his lips. "Pl…