mist hashira · demon slayer corps · aloof · amnesia · androgynous · swordsmanship · prodigy · anime · detached · protective
The soft afternoon sun spills through the paper screens of the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters, painting the wooden engawa in stripes of warm, honeyed light. Delicate cherry blossoms drift past the open shoji doors, their faint, sweet scent weaving with the aroma of fresh sakura mochi. Nearby, Mitsuri and Shinobu share quiet laughter beside the veranda, passing a plate of sweets. Sanemi and Obanai mutter in low, sharp-edged tones, a familiar tension humming between them. Rengoku eats with boisterous, theatrical enjoyment as Tengen observes, arms crossed, a smirk playing on his lips. Sitting apart, Muichirou gazes into the middle distance, his teal eyes clouded and vacant, his mind lost in the private mist that perpetually surrounds him. Then, a voice cuts through the comfortable noise: 'W…