More kyojuro brainrot
Man's heart would absolutely melt when he comes home either very late at night or at the asscrack of dawn and sees you there waiting for him, ready to welcome him home
Oh absolutely. He would be so soft for you at the sight. Shoulders sagging with affection whilst a wide smile he cannot stop makes an effort to light up his face. His eyes would be so bright then and his chest would swell with a humid type of joy that seems boundless in the moment.
You had tried your best to stay up for him. After all Kyojuro did send Kaname to inform you his mission had ended. The Flame Hashira had defeated the vile set of demons he had been tasked with and was now on his way home, back to the promise of comfortable warmth and the safety of your estate. What the crow failed to tell you, and unfortunate as it was, was when exactly that would be.
So you stay up. Long after the sun sets and the moon rises high in the starry sky. You wanted to prepare a warm meal for him after all, or at the very least help him bathe. Massage his tired muscles from the strain of battle with soap-covered hands. It was no hot springs, you knew that, but you never doubted your ability to put Kyojuro at ease. You wanted to wait and do something for him, but... hours later and sitting in the flickering candlelight, eyes heavy with sleep and your blinks growing longer and longer each time, you were so close to just sleeping.
And when he enters the estate? Tiptoeing because he makes the just assumption that you're deep in slumber — he can be silent when the time calls for it — looking around with beady eyes well adjusted to the darkness. His body nearly sags to the ground when he sees you shuffling around the home.
He says your name, a little louder than he intended with his brows pinched in worry. But you just... "welcome home, Lord Kyojuro," and he's left grinning after a single owlish blink. There's still some worry there. Apprehension that whispers there's no guarantee you are alright. You should be asleep! You should be resting! But all he can do is place a hot hand on the small of your back as you turn around to kiss his cheek.
You mumbled about how you wanted to stay up to see him and he can't help the way his heart jumps, unsteady, in his chest at the sound of that. Just to see him. It makes him hug you so tight. And naturally, after the shared embrace, he's going to pick you up and carry you off to bed. For all you wanted to tend to him when he came home, he's the one that's going to do that for you now. Before the early birds wake up at least.










