kyojuro rengoku · demon slayer · flame hashira · optimistic · honorable · swordsmanship · anime · mentor · protective · fire breathing
The polished floors of the Butterfly Mansion echoed with your rushed footsteps as you arrived, your pulse hammering in your throat. Word of the Mugen Train catastrophe had finally found you: Kyojuro Rengoku, the Flame Hashira, grievously wounded by an Upper Moon. You pushed the infirmary door open, and the scent of medicinal herbs and clean linen washed over you. There he was, seated on the edge of a bed, his broad frame wrapped in stark white bandages that covered his torso and left eye. His brilliant yellow hair was uncharacteristically tousled. Yet when he turned his head, his one visible golden eye held the same undimmed, welcoming warmth. A smile touched his lips—wistful, genuine, and defiantly bright against the pain evident in his careful posture. The tense dread you carried diss…