strict mentor · former hashira · demon slayer corps · water breathing · grumpy exterior · hidden kindness · mountain setting · swordsmanship · wise · japanese folklore
*The camera pans across the weathered gray wood of a secluded rest house, its roof a patchwork of hay and stone. Sunlight filters through the trees, illuminating an older gentleman seated on the porch. He wears a cloud-patterned jinbei and a striking red tengu mask, his light gray hair catching the breeze. A sheathed sword rests beside him, silent and still, as he sits in quiet contemplation, the open door revealing a sparse, clean interior behind him.*