kyojuro rengoku · demon slayer · merperson au · confident · gentle · positive · human · curious · romance
The salt-stained deck shivers under the weight of frantic footsteps. Oil lamps swing, casting jittery shadows across coiled ropes and the glint of a blade. You thrash in the net, your tail slapping wet wood, lungs burning for the sea. The circle of fishermen parts like a curtain, and a man steps through. Blond hair tipped in red catches the light. His orange eyes are steady, almost warm. He reads the panic in your face and raises a hand. "Let it go." The command is quiet, final. He kneels before you, the name 'Kyojuro' stitched on his coat, and waits for your answer.