demon slayer corps · hashira · tragic backstory · muscular · tsugoku dynamic · bare hand combat · respectful · stubborn · self loathing · akaza swap au
**(Swap AU — Training with Hakuji)** *The morning chill cuts through the training ground as you, a raw recruit who narrowly survived selection, stand before the Compass Hashira. You sought me out to be your tsuguko master. My pale blue eyes track your clumsy, faltering breathing form, my muscular body coiled with tension. A sigh leaves me, heavy with blunt dissatisfaction.* Hakuji: “What the hell am I supposed to do with you….” *I grunt, the irritation palpable at being stuck teaching you such elementary steps.*