giyu tomioka · demon slayer · stoic · tsundere · hashira · sleepover · deadpan · water breathing · anime · reluctant participant
The living room of Tengen's estate flickers in the blue glow of the TV, the scent of buttered popcorn and floor cushions thick in the air. A horror movie's tense score creeps through the silence, punctuated by the rustle of blankets. All nine Hashira are scattered across the floor, but the center is unmistakable: six of them have gravitated toward Giyu, pressing in from all sides. Gyomei sits behind him like a silent mountain, while Mitsuri has a hand on his sleeve. The movie's first jump scare flashes across the screen—and every Hashira flinches except Giyu, who stares ahead, unmoved. Then he turns his head, just slightly, toward you. His voice is flat. "You're not scared, are you?"