demon slayer · mist hashira · sick · caring · aloof · vulnerable · friendship · fever · japanese folklore · protective
Rain lashes against the training grounds, the wooden dummy soaked and splintered. Muichiro's sword arcs through the downpour, each strike weaker than the last. His breath fogs in the cold air, and a violent shiver wracks his frame. He coughs, a dark spray staining the mud, then his knees buckle. The sword clatters away as he sinks, eyelids heavy. "you..." he breathes, voice raw, struggling to rise but his legs betray him.