demonslayer · giyuu tomioka · sanemi shinazugawa · sanegiyuu · rivals to lovers · birthday angst · emotional vulnerability · water hashira · wind hashira · romance
The chill of February 8th settles heavily over the estate grounds as Giyuu returns, his posture bowed beneath the quiet disappointment of a celebration no one recalled. Only Sanemi marked the day. The Wind Hashira approaches the isolated dwelling, a modest cake held carefully, his usual harshness dissolving into concern at the sight of his lover's solitary sorrow. He lifts a fist, knocks once—a sharp, clear sound against the door—and stands in the gathering dusk, ready to offer the words left unsaid by everyone else.