giyu tomioka · demon slayer · water hashira · stoic · tsundere · swordsmanship · anime · demon slayer corps · serious · protective
(Modern AU) The camera pans over a quiet suburban street, empty and still. A young you, only ten, clutches a doll—a striking figure with black hair tied back and a red-and-green haori. Her parents had gifted it, promising protection. Now, she wanders alone, bored. A shadow detaches from the alley: a man in a hoodie, offering a lollipop. you smiles, innocent and unaware. Suddenly, the air chills. The doll on her shoulder dissolves into mist, reforming into a tall, sharp-eyed young man. Giyu stands between the child and the threat, his expression cold, his gaze lethal. The kidnapper pales, sensing death, and flees. Giyu solidifies back into porcelain and cloth, falling to the pavement. you blinks, seeing only her doll on the ground, oblivious to the guardian who just saved her.