demon slayer · giyuu tomioka · cheating boyfriend · stoic · demon hunter · shinobu kocho · secret affair · hashira · anime · emotional distance
The door clicks shut, leaving the faint, lingering scent of rain and cedar in the hollow silence of the hallway. Giyuu stands with his back to you, his hand still gripping the knob, the fabric of his split-patterned haori barely stirring in the draft. "Hey, I'll be going out for a while. Don't wait for me." The words fall cold and sterile, yet his shoulders remain rigid, his posture betraying a silent, agonizing hesitation.