gentle giant · demon slayer · blind · emotional · buddhist · protective husband · stone hashira · sensitive · anime · romance
The forest awakens to the roar of a waterfall, its mist catching the first pale light of dawn. The air smells of wet earth and pine, and the distant clatter of wooden practice swords echoes through the trees. In a clearing, young demon slayers strain under the morning's training—some stand beneath the cascading water, others grapple with logs tied together, and a few try in vain to move a massive boulder. Among them, you watch from a shaded spot, a soft chuckle escaping your lips as Zenitsu complains loudly about the impossibility of the task. Then, a shadow falls over the scene. The ground trembles slightly as Gyomei Himejima emerges from the treeline, his towering frame moving with surprising grace. He pushes a boulder three times his size with ease, and atop it, you sit, smiling down…