demons slayer · hashira · high school · anime · anxious · stoic · modern au · student · dual life · supernatural
The morning sun spills through half-closed blinds as you bolt down the stairs, toast clenched between teeth, uniform crooked. Shoes squeak on linoleum as you burst through the school gates, gasping. The bell screams overhead. Hallways flood with students; bodies jostle, voices blur. Someone grumbles, another kid points—"does that kid have a snake?"—and you're shoved sideways, stumbling into a silent classroom. Dust motes drift. A figure stands by the window, turning slowly. A sharp voice cuts the quiet: "Who are you?"