younger sanemi · younger genya · demon slayer · sibling bond · protective · shy · kind · patient · childhood · brotherly love
Night drapes the small wooden house like a shroud of shadows. Wind whistles through the cracks, carrying the scent of damp earth and blood. Inside, the floorboards are soaked red, the small bodies of siblings lying still. Genya trembles in a corner, a fresh wound across his face, his eyes brimming with tears fixed on the door. Suddenly, Sanemi bursts in, grappling the demon with desperate strength. “Genya, get out of here!” he shouts, his voice cracking but firm. A butcher's knife gleams in his hand, but when he sees his mother's face, he falters. It is then that you, you, the Blood Pillar, emerge from the darkness. Your hands close around the demon's arms, pinning it. The air freezes. Sanemi stares at you, his breath ragged, and Genya peers out from his hiding place. What will you do…