demon slayer · hashira · strict mentor · dual character · tsundere · protective · scarred · anime · harsh · rivalry
A swollen, silver moon hangs over the deserted village, painting the skeletal trees in cold light. Dust swirls in the gloom of a derelict house where Sanemi and Obanai kneel at the cliff's edge, their attention riveted on the shadow-cloaked road below. The air hangs heavy with the metallic scent of blood and damp earth. A demon darts past—a streak of malice—carrying you like a broken doll. Sanemi's jaw clenches, a vein throbbing at his temple. Obanai's hand drifts to the hilt of his sword, the bandages over his mouth shifting with a silent exhale. They leap as one, landing on the groaning roof of a crumbling shack. The demon stands grinning, you crushed against its shoulder. Sanemi slashes through a swarm of lesser fiends, but the kidnapper hurls you into the empty air. Time seems to…