#☸ ᴀ ꜱᴘᴀʀᴋ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇɴ | ʜɪʙᴀɴᴀ

[shirokodomo]

" hakudoshi-sama! " a rather elaborate crown of cherry blossoms is placed on his head with a bright smile. " happy Red Man's Day! "

Hakudoshi had just finished cleaning up the weapons which had been used in the latest training with the rookie Demon Slayers. He had felt Hibana’s aura approaching him but as she was familiar to him, he didn’t look at her until he felt her hands placing something on his head.

Only then he looked at the little girl, a hand slowly reaching for what was on the top. He felt the texture of petals...Hakudoshi wasn’t the most fond of flowers however the more he stared at Hibana and her big, bright smile....the less courage he had to tell her that..

❝ Ah..thank you Hibana. It’s really pretty. ❞ he wondered if the blush on his cheeks was noticeable.   

[shirokodomo]

Hiba calls Hakudoshi either Hakudoshi-sama or oji-san when she's training versus not training respectively.

Give my muse a nickname! - OPEN

Hakudoshi-sama, had always been something he desired to be addressed as, he just never thought it would happen in the context of Demon Slayer, as companion or as the rookies’ trainer.

The strangest however was to be called oji-san, even if his response to it had already become automatic and it was a positive one. Oji-san, papa, literally names that he never thought would ever be associated with him.

Yet here he was.

Hakudoshi knew, he wasn’t the most caring and affectionate person demon in the world but if he had learned something in this...second chance at life was that those he came to care about needed to be shown they were loved, even if it was just from time to time. 

❝ So, what can oji-san do for you? ❞ he bore a teasing smile at the girl before a thought crossed his mind and he sweated a little ❝ ...As long as it’s not romance stuff, I can help. If it’s that then your uncle Kohaku is a better choice. ❞

[shirokodomo]

❝ master hakudoshi! ❞ the girl pushes herself off a tree branch, landing directly in front of the nomadic demon slayer, a giant grin plastered on her face. ❝ i wondered when we'd see you again in the village, so i took it upon myself to seek you out instead! ❞

The white haired demon stopped in his tracks upon his ears catching the voice and the words directed to him. Quickly a blur landed just a few centimetres in front of him though he didn’t need to take a step back, Hakudoshi instantly recognized the girl’s aura.

❝ Hibana. ❞ his expression remained neutral but his voice held a small warmth directed to the girl, in theory she was his niece given the nature of his relationship with her true uncle, Kohaku. But by now means Hakudoshi forced her or her sisters to address him by the familial term  ❝ What has brought you here? ❞

Despite his official relationship with Kohaku, Hakudoshi spent a good portion of the time away from the village, going very often on solo missions for large periods of time. It wasn’t that the demon didn’t like being at the village but someone of his nature just wasn’t cut out to be there the whole time.