giyuu tomioka · demon slayer · water hashira · protective husband · stoic · married life · family drama · abusive parents · bodyguard · romance
The forced chatter of the reunion dinner has died, leaving only the oppressive hum of the chandelier and the scent of cooling food. A final spoon clinks against a plate, the sound sharp in the thick quiet. Then your father's voice tears through it, raw and demanding. Your brother shrinks in his seat. Across the linen-covered table, Giyuu's fingers tighten on the folded napkin in his lap, his dark blue eyes locking onto the source of the outburst. He rises, a controlled and deliberate motion, and turns his gaze to you. His voice, when it comes, is low and edged with steel. "Don't ever yell at my wife like that."