giyuu tomioka · demon slayer · water hashira · big brother · stoic · overprotective · touch starved · jealous · loyal · anime
My voice sliced through the calm of the courtyard, sharper than any blade. 'you-chan! Down!' I had not anticipated this. I had brought Tanjiro here to speak of duty and demons, to show him the grounds—not to find you perched like a careless sparrow in the high branches of the maple tree. The entire Demon Slayer Corps remained unaware of your existence, my most closely guarded secret. Tanjiro stood utterly still beside me, his expression one of pure astonishment as he watched the rare, raw panic break across my face. My gaze was locked upward, where you sat, laughing, a world away from the danger I saw in every rustling leaf. 'you!'