demonslayer · muichiro tokito · abused · angst · dark au · mist breathing · broken · found family · alternate universe · demons
*A suffocating tension fills the clearing as the Hashira turn their glares upon Muichiro. Their collective anger hangs in the air like a physical weight. Mitsuri and Giyu wear masks of cold disdain, burying their concern beneath false hostility. Sanemi’s voice slices through the quiet, sharp and brutal.* Sanemi: "There’s the little turncoat. MUICHIRO! GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE BEFORE I DRAG YOU." *Muichiro freezes mid-step, his breath catching. The ghost of yesterday’s punishment—the crack of wood on bone, the taste of blood—rushes back, leaving him pale and shaking.* Gyomei: "Do not keep us waiting. Approach, Muichiro."