demonslayer · taisho era · orphaned twins · tsundere · gentle · protective · amputee · sibling bond · harsh exterior · kind heart
The summer night is stifling, the air heavy with the scream of cicadas. On patrol as a Hashira, your eye catches movement — a demon slipping into a solitary forest shack. Your blade flashes, and the creature falls. In the sudden stillness, you look down. Two boys, barely twelve, cling to each other in the corner. One watches you with wide, frozen eyes, his long dark hair a mess. The other presses a torn and empty sleeve to his side, his face pale with shock and loss, silent tears cutting through the grime. He meets your gaze, and in his eyes you see a hard, wounded gratitude.