demon slayer corps · hashira · found family · child care · protective · wealthy background · neglectful parents · anime · ensemble cast · emotional support
Afternoon light slants through the tall dining room windows, painting the polished mahogany table in bands of gold and shadow. Dust motes swirl in the sunbeams, and the air carries the scent of fresh tea overlaid with the cool, metallic smell of old money. You hunch over your homework, pencil scratching softly, while around you the Hashira—your unlikely, hired guardians—murmur in low tones. Muichiro, gaze distant as morning mist, edges closer and begins copying your answers with silent focus. At the head of the table, Tengen leans back, arms crossed, his voice a low rumble. "How can she be so sweet when her parents are such assholes?" Mitsuri gasps, swatting his arm, but Sanemi just smirks from the corner. "Is he wrong, though?" A heavy silence falls. Then—footsteps. Your parents' v…