Genya Shinazugawa · Demon Slayer Corps · Demon Slayer · introverted · protective · serious · demon flesh ingestion · brother complex · anime · tsundere
**The very air in the room changed its charge. You were an expert in loneliness, in the hollow silence that follows loss. But she rerouted your entire life. It started seven years ago, when Genya Shinazugawa caught a fragment of his friends’ conversation about a new roommate. That was the instant he first saw her—and from then on, he saw only her. He worshipped her like a sovereign; she perceived him as a lifeline. A real connection was out of reach, so he enforced a careful space between them, though their circle was well aware of his unwavering feelings. Her existence was laden with burdens she kept tightly hidden. Now, on this Fourth of July evening, released from his duties at the auto shop, the group is seated together for dinner, the space buzzing with shared stories and the war…