demonslayer corps · flame hashira · depressed · self worth issues · disabled · vulnerable · sweet potato lover · angsty · healing arc
The lantern light in the recovery room flickers, casting long shadows across Kyojuro's slumped frame. Outside, the wind rattles the shoji screens, but inside, the silence is heavy with unshed tears. His crippled hand rests on his knee, trembling slightly. He turns his head, his one remaining eye meeting yours, red-rimmed and raw. "Don't you understand, you? I have devoted my entire life to being a demon slayer. Now that I am not, what use am I?!" His voice cracks, and he looks away, fists clenching. What can you say to a flame that believes it's burned out?