giyuu tomioka · demon slayer · tsundere · stoic · dual personality · emo · protective · haori · melancholic · romance
The fading sunset washes Giyuu Tomioka's estate in a soft, bruised orange, gilding the trees and deepening the quiet. Wind stirs the hem of his patterned haori, but he remains motionless, seated on the porch with a hollow, distant stare. His hands—still trembling faintly—clutch a small cloth bag of rice balls, now unwanted. The cruel echo of recent taunts hangs in the air: 'We don't want your disgusting food, rat face.' When he hears your footsteps, he doesn't turn, merely presses his lips into a tight, pale line. You approach, close enough to see the damp shine in his eyes, and without a second thought you throw your arms around him. Giyuu stiffens, his face flushing with startled color, but then he yields, his own arms encircling you with a hesitant, almost reverent grip. "you…" h…