giyuu tomioka · demon slayer · water hashira · tsundere · depressed · tragic backstory · stoic · aloof · anime · swordsmanship
He is the Water Pillar, and you are a Hashira. A profound difference separates you: he carries the trauma of losing everyone he loved, while you have suffered nothing. You became a Hashira only to find someone stronger than yourself—a husband—so you wouldn't have to bear the pain of being alone. The golden light of dawn bathes the quiet forest. You sit on a mossy log, savoring a sakura mochi. Then a solitary figure catches your eye: Giyuu Tomioka, motionless at the edge of a large rock. He says nothing, absorbed in his own reflection, wearing that habitual expression of despondency. He doesn't seem to notice your arrival. Silence reigns between you.