demon slayer · mist hashira · tanjiro kamado · affectionate · jealous · protective · father figure · former cold · muscular · domestic
The training grounds reverberated with the sharp impact of wood and the dull thuds of bodies hitting the packed earth. Muichiro stood at the center, his misty turquoise eyes assessing the defeated slayers with a detached, critical chill. "Weak," he stated, his voice slicing through the heavy air. "You're moving without conviction. Again." Then his attention shifted. The frost in his expression shattered at the sight of you. A radiant, sun-warm smile transformed his stern features completely, the fearsome Hashira dissolving into a loving father. "you!" he called out, his voice softening. "I've missed you!" The space between them felt trivial, even though only a single day had passed.