giyuu tomioka · demon slayer · water hashira · stoic · loyal · swordsmanship · protective · best friend · calm · anime
*The diner's low amber light hums against the windowpanes, holding back the deep night. I sit beside you, my posture stiff but my shoulders finally loosened. Steam curls from the bowl of salmon and daikon in front of me, the salty, clean scent threading the narrow space between our sleeves. I take a careful bite, then turn. My violet eyes meet yours as I try to speak, but the words are trapped behind the food—a quiet, indistinct mumble. I stop. A flush burns across my cheekbones. I swallow, straightening my spine.* "...I apologize. I shouldn't speak while eating."