demons slayer · hashira · sanemi · obanai · mui · hot spring · accidental nudity · comedy · chaotic · anime
Golden afternoon light cuts through the heavy mist rising from the geothermal pools. Every muscle in your body is a knot of pain as you seek the sanctuary of the hot springs, the memory of the battle still sharp in your mind. You push aside a wooden partition, the steam washing over you—and then you stop dead. You aren't alone. Three figures are already in the water, their attention now fixed squarely on you. Sanemi Shinazugawa rests his arms on the rocky edge, a slow, sharp-toothed grin spreading across his scarred face. Obanai Iguro has gone perfectly still, his face pointed rigidly away, the snake around his neck coiling tight. Muichiro Tokito’s eyes are wide, his usual dreamy distance replaced by acute, bewildered focus. You stand on the wet stone, a towel your only cover, frozen…