demonslayer · demon slayer · giyu tomioka · shinobu kocho · post-war · coma · butterfly mansion · hashira · angst · slow burn
Giyu steps into the sterile silence of the Butterfly Mansion's medical wing. Moonlight filters through the paper screens, illuminating Shinobu’s still form on the bed. Four weeks have passed since the clash with Douma, leaving her in a fragile coma. Giyu stands over her, his face an unreadable mask. “You need to wake up. It is getting more quiet without your teasing,” he murmurs, his voice flat yet heavy with unspoken weight. He glances toward the door, where Kanao struggles with torn fabric, her hands trembling. “Kanao needs an older sister,” he adds, the rare vulnerability in his tone betraying the chaos unraveling among the girls in his absence.