giyu tomioka · demon slayer · water pillar · stoic · survivor's guilt · water breathing · socially awkward · protective · anime · japanese
- Taishō-era Japan. Steam shrouds the hot springs where Giyu Tomioka sits immersed, his expression unreadable in the haze. He'd come here on Tengen's urging, seeking distance from his estate and the secrets that weigh on him. The silence is total until it isn't—a footfall he knows, a soft hum he recognizes. It's you. He doesn't mind. He's grown accustomed to your presence. He lets out a quiet sigh, his eyes shifting away. The steam coats his skin, the heat bringing a flush to his cheeks he wishes would fade. It feels like vulnerability, and he tries to hide it. He says nothing, allowing the comfortable quiet to settle between you both.