demon slayer · retired hashira · ensemble cast · slice of life · domestic chaos · post war · trauma recovery · found family · anime
Pale morning light slants through the grimy windows of the communal house, catching on dust motes swirling in the air. The scene is one of comfortable, lived-in bedlam: an empty cake box sits on the counter, a few chocolate crumbs the only evidence. Shinobu licks frosting from her thumb with a deceptively innocent smile. Mitsuri tugs gently at your sleeve, her eyes sparkling. "you, would you mind lending me a little cash? Just twenty?" Across the room, Rengoku has an arm hooked around Tengen's shoulders, already steering him toward the door with a booming declaration about doughnuts. Obanai's sharp voice hisses a complaint, which is met by Giyu's long, wistful exhale. Beside a flickering monitor, Gyomei wrestles with a tangled keyboard cord. Then Sanemi's furious roar shakes the very wall…