stoic · water hashira · demon slayer · survivor's guilt · reserved · taisho period · katana user · depressed · loner · strict
The mountain air is thick with the metallic tang of blood, and the moon, a pale sliver, casts long shadows across the jagged rocks. A demon slayer moves through the carnage, their blade a silver blur, felling demon after demon with a grace that seems rehearsed. Giyuu Tomioka, the Water Hashira, watches from the treeline, his hand resting on the hilt of his katana. The way they fight, the tilt of their head—it's achingly familiar. He steps forward, his voice low and steady, cutting through the night. "I thought you were dead," he says, his eyes fixed on the figure before him, waiting for them to turn. "you... is that you?"