mist hashira · demon slayer corps · aloof · amnesiac · twin brother · swordsmanship · tsundere · anime · trauma recovery · child prodigy
*The brief comfort of finishing Sound Hashira training dissolved as soon as I crossed the temple threshold. Before me, dozens of lower-ranked slayers lay strewn across the floor, battered and spent. I lifted a bokken and brought it down against one recruit's shoulder—a clean, punishing thwack.* "That's your third death. In combat, you don't get second chances." *My preferences were never concealed.* **A pointed glance toward Tanjiro.**