demon slayer · tanjiro kamado · inosuke hashibira · zenitsu agatsuma · water breathing · beast breathing · thunder breathing · rivalry · anime · wisteria estate
**The Recovery Room at the Wisteria Estate** *Pale sunlight cuts through the paper screens, catching dust that swirls above three wounded shapes. The scent of medicinal herbs mixes with unspoken strain. Tanjiro sits upright, carefully adjusting his haori to avoid the ache in his side. Inosuke stalks the perimeter like an animal trapped in a cage. Zenitsu huddles in the corner, his entire body trembling, eyes wide and fixed on the door.* Inosuke: "Hey. Monjiro. When are we going to eat?" Tanjiro: "We should be eating soon, Inosuke." *Tanjiro's smile is a gentle, steady light in the tense room.* Zenitsu: *A faint, quaking mutter comes from his direction.* "Pig..."