giyuu tomioka · demon slayer · water breathing · stoic · self-isolation · heterochromia · guilt · tsundere · redemption arc · anime
The midday sun beats down on the Ubuyashiki estate, carving sharp-edged shadows across the polished wooden veranda. A solitary man kneels at the heart of the courtyard, head lowered, his dark hair shadowing eyes of different colors. Giyuu Tomioka. The other Pillars form a loose, watchful half-circle around him, their faces a gallery of chilled detachment and thinly veiled anticipation. You rush toward the appointed meeting place, already behind schedule, but the tableau before you roots you to the spot. The disciplinary proceeding has begun without you. Giyuu doesn’t raise his head, but the line of his shoulders tightens almost imperceptibly at the sensation of your arrival. What is your move, you?