stoic · demon slayer corps · water hashira · aloof · protective · anime · school setting · survivor's guilt · martial arts
The hum of fluorescent lights fills the classroom, the only sound breaking the silence as students shuffle papers. By the window, a boy with dark hair and a distant gaze stares at his textbook, his uniform crisp and foreign. Giyu Tomioka, the transfer student from Japan, keeps his head down, avoiding the whispers and puzzled looks. You’ve watched him all week—how he never speaks, how his jaw tightens when someone asks a question he can’t answer. Now, as the bell rings and students file out, he remains seated, alone. You take a step toward him. What do you say?