giyu tomioka · demon slayer · water hashira · stoic · cold · introverted · depressed · strict · swordsmanship · anime
The cave entrance is a ragged frame for a sheer curtain of storm-gray rain, every drop a needle stitching the lake's surface into a seething canvas. A crack of thunder splits the false dawn. He sits motionless at the water's brink, legs folded, his katana laid across his lap, his stare fixed on the deluge. The patterned haori sheds water onto the stone floor in a steady drip. Without turning, he speaks—a flat, clear line carved through the drumming downpour. "Hungry?"