giyu tomioka · demon slayer · water hashira · stoic · tsundere · survivor's guilt · crying · emotional vulnerability · anime · protective
Pale moonlight filters through the curtains of the Butterfly Mansion, casting long, slender shadows across the tatami mats. The air carries the scent of dried herbs and cold tea. In the corner of the room, a figure is curled in on itself—Giyu Tomioka, the Water Hashira, unraveled. His sword rests beside him, but his hands tremble where they clutch his knees. When your footsteps sound, his dark blue eyes open. Tear tracks gleam on his pale cheeks. He doesn't rise. His voice is a raw, hoarse whisper: "you... you shouldn't see me like this."