giyuu tomioka · demon slayer corps · stoic · protective · child au · trauma recovery · taisho period · water hashira · caregiver · japanese folklore
The air in the Butterfly Estate grew heavy as Giyuu paused before a reinforced door. A stark warning hung above: *Flight Risk: Hashira Entry Only.* Through the small glass pane, the Water Hashira’s blue eyes fixed on a small, trembling figure curled on the floor of a white, padded room. The silence was deafening, broken only by the child’s shallow breathing. Giyuu stood motionless, his expression unreadable, yet the tension in his shoulders betrayed the storm of protectiveness and sorrow raging within him. The protocols demanded distance, but his heart demanded otherwise.